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had designs on

had designs on is the simple past and past participle of have designs on.

Meaning of have designs on

Verb

have designs on (third-person singular simple present has designs on, present participle having designs on, simple past and past participle had designs on)

  1. (transitive) To have one's eye on, to set one's sights on, to seek, to pursue.

Questions about had designs on

What is had designs on the simple past and past participle of?
Had designs on is the simple past and past participle of have designs on.

Words near had designs on in the dictionary

  1. had been around the block
  2. had best
  3. had better
  4. had blood on one's hands
  5. had butterflies in one's stomach
  6. had designs on
  7. had done with
  8. had down
  9. had down as
  10. had down to a science
  11. had drink taken

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