Past tense of design
regular verb
The past tense of design is designed. The past participle is also designed.
Forms of design
| Base form (V1) | design /dɪˈzaɪn/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | designed /dɪˈzaɪnd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | designed /dɪˈzaɪnd/ |
| Present participle | designing |
| Third person singular | designs /dɪˈzaɪnz/ |
Designed in a sentence
- comments designed to chip away at my self-esteem
- The king designed to mount an expedition to the New World.
- This equipment is designed to map the neurons of the human brain in three dimensions.From the entry map
- Many employers have rules designed to keep employees from comparing their pays.From the entry pay
- Strawberry Perl contains vendored copies of some CPAN modules, designed to allow them to run on Windows.From the entry vendor
Meaning of design
- noun A specification of an object or process, referring to requirements to be satisfied and thus conditions to be met for them to solve a problem.
- noun A plan (with more or less detail) for the structure and functions of an artifact, building or system.
- noun A pattern, as an element of a work of art or architecture.
Questions about the past tense of design
- What is the past tense of design?
- The past tense of design is designed.
- What is the past participle of design?
- The past participle of design is designed.
- Is design a regular or irregular verb?
- Design is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: design (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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