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having designs on

having designs on is the present participle and gerund 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 having designs on

What is having designs on the present participle and gerund of?
Having designs on is the present participle and gerund of have designs on.

Words near having designs on in the dictionary

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

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