🇬🇧 Design meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

To design means to plan and draw how something will look and work before it is made. When you design, you use your imagination and make careful choices about shapes, colors, and parts so that the thing you make is useful, safe, and nice to look at.

We were supposed to design a new playground, and I carefully added a “Nap Zone” for tired parents under every slide.

My brother wanted to design a quiet alarm clock, which is just a clock that never remembers to ring.

We decided to design a super-fast scooter, but we only drew flames and forgot the wheels.

I tried to design a secret hideout, but I accidentally drew a giant arrow that says, “Hideout Here.”

Dad said we could design our own pizza, so I carefully planned it with exactly zero vegetables and maximum cheese.

I sit at a table and draw on paper. I design a small toy car. I design round wheels. I design a red top. I design a seat for a doll. I design the door and cut the paper. I make the car and hold it. I smile. The doll hugs the car.

This word is at the A2 level, which means it’s useful for simple, everyday situations. You might use it when shopping, traveling, or talking about your hobbies. Words at this level help you build confidence in practical, routine conversations.

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