how to pronounce design

/dɪˈzaɪn/

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design is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of design in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… analysis or thought or design it was all …”

meaning of design

Design is the act of planning and making a plan or drawing up a plan for a particular purpose.

design frequency in english - A2 level of CEFR

the word design occurs in english on average 129.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for A2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics design can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that design can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) communication, information, and media;

3) leisure and entertainment;