designed

Everyday

1. Designed means planned and drawn before being made: she designed a poster. tree →
2. Designed for (or to) means made for a particular purpose or person: this bike is designed for small children. tree →
3. Designed can mean planned on purpose, intended. tree →

In the lessons

In design and technology lessons, pupils design and make things: they draw plans, choose materials, test and improve (design, make, evaluate). In science, «designed to» explains purpose: a helmet is designed to protect your head; a bird's beak is said to be «designed» for its food, though scientists mean shaped by adaptation. In maths, pupils design shapes, nets and patterns. Phrases: designed by, designed for, designed to, well-designed, badly designed.

Examples

• I designed a poster for the school fair. tree →
• This chair is designed for young children. tree →
• The helmet is designed to protect your head. tree →
• The bridge was designed by a famous engineer. tree →
• We designed and built a boat that could float. tree →
• A well-designed game is easy to learn. tree →
• The car seat is designed to keep babies safe. tree →
• Architecture next engaged his attention, and in 1657 he designed a house at Viry for his brother and supervised its construction. tree →

Note

Regular verb: designed. The «g» is silent: «di-ZINED». Noun: design, designer. «Designed to» + verb tells purpose.

In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: Sefer Yetzirah says Abraham studied these things, then designed and engraved them. Tradition treats this as Abraham understanding how God made the world. In the primary lessons: In design and technology lessons, pupils design and make things: they draw plans, choose materials, test and improve (design, make, evaluate). In science, «designed to» explains purpose: a helmet is designed to protect your head; a bird's beak is said to be «designed» for its food, though scientists mean shaped by adaptation. In maths, pupils design shapes, nets and patterns. Phrases: designed by, designed for, designed to, well-designed, badly designed.

Examples

• Ginsburg asserts that the system of vowel polluting was invented by a Rabbi Mocha in Palestine about a.d. 570, who designed it to assist his pupils. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →
• After that our father Abraham had seen, and pondered over, investigated, and understood these things, he designed, engraved, and composed them, and received them into his power (hands). (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1887) tree →
• + Make non-commercial use of the files We designed Google Book Search for use by individuals, and we request that you use these files for personal, non-commercial purposes. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →

Note

Regular verb: designed. The «g» is silent: «di-ZINED». Noun: design, designer. «Designed to» + verb tells purpose.