engineer

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˌɛn(d)ʒɪˈnɪə/

Verb

transitive specifically intransitive rare

To employ one's abilities and knowledge as an engineer to design, construct, and/or maintain (something, such as a machine or a structure), usually for industrial or public use.

Japanese Meaning

技術者としての知識や技能を活かし、機械や構造物などを設計、建設、維持管理する行為 / （産業用または公共目的の機器・構造物などに対して）技術者として取り組むこと

What is this buttons?

We need to engineer a sustainable water filtration system for the village before the rainy season arrives.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

私たちは雨季が来る前に、その村のために持続可能な水ろ過システムを設計・構築する必要がある。

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Sense（1）

To employ one's abilities and knowledge as an engineer to design, construct, and/or maintain (something, such as a machine or a structure), usually for industrial or public use.

Sense（2）

(specifically) To use genetic engineering to alter or construct (a DNA sequence), or to alter (an organism).

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Sense（3）

To plan or achieve (a goal) by contrivance or guile; to finagle, to wangle.

Sense（4）

To formulate plots or schemes; to plot, to scheme.

Sense（5）

(rare) To work as an engineer.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

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engineers

（ present singular third-person ）

engineering

（ participle present ）

engineered

（ participle past ）

engineered

（ past ）

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