design
verb (used with object)
to prepare the preliminary sketch or the plans for (a work to be executed), especially to plan the form and structure of.
have designed
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present perfectof design.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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"Our buildings in this country weren't designed for the climate now and in future - unlike schools in Europe or Africa that have designed shading into their buildings," she says.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026
The real scandal isn’t that hundreds of colleges are in danger of closing—it is that we have designed K-12 so that their equivalents never will.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 6, 2026
Scientists have designed a powerful light based sensor capable of detecting extremely small amounts of cancer biomarkers in blood.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 16, 2026
It claims to have designed the first patented down jacket in America.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 4, 2026
But English is more flexible than what a logician would have designed, and the context generally makes it clear what the speaker means.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
