plan
Noun · VerbOpen English WordNet
Verb (3)planned, planning, plans, planed, planing
- have the will and intention to carry out some action“He plans to be in graduate school next year”“The rebels had planned turmoil and confusion”Synonyms: be afterMore general intend, meanMore specific hope, draw a bead on, think out
- make plans for something“He is planning a trip with his family”More general think, cogitateMore specific project, schedule, intend, mastermind, plot, frame, chart, scheme, lay out
- make or work out a plan for; devise“They contrived to murder their boss”“design a new sales strategy”“plan an attack”Synonyms: projectcontrivedesignMore general create by mental act, create mentallyMore specific map, blueprint, plot, engineer, concert, redesign
Noun (3)plans
- a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished“they drew up a six-step plan”“they discussed plans for a new bond issue”Synonyms: programprogrammeType of idea, thoughtKinds agenda, blueprint, budget, project, regimen, outline, economic development, audit program, master plan, stock purchase plan +4 more
- an arrangement scheme“the awkward design of the keyboard made operation difficult”“it was an excellent design for living”“a plan for seating guests”Synonyms: designType of arrangement, organizationKinds configuration, trap, layout, hotel plan
- scale drawing of a structure“the plans for City Hall were on file”Synonyms: architectural planType of drawingKinds floor plan, elevation
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Translations
Noun set of intended actions
- Spanish
- plan
- French
- plan
- German
- Plan
- Italian
- progetto
- Portuguese
- plano
- Turkish
- plan
- Russian
- план plan
- Arabic
- خُطَّة ḵuṭṭa
- Chinese
- 计划 jìhuà
- Japanese
- 計画 keikaku
26 more languages
- Dutch
- plan
- Polish
- plan
- Swedish
- plan
- Greek
- σχέδιο schédio
- Korean
- 계획 gyehoek
- Indonesian
- rancangan
- Vietnamese
- kế hoạch
- Hungarian
- terv
- Portuguese (PT)
- plano
- Chinese (Trad.)
- 計劃 jìhuà
- Catalan
- pla
- Czech
- plán
- Danish
- plan
- Esperanto
- plano
- Estonian
- plaan
- Finnish
- suunnitelma
- Georgian
- გეგმა gegma
- Icelandic
- áætlun
- Latvian
- plāns
- Lithuanian
- planas
- Norwegian
- plan
- Romanian
- plan
- Serbo-Croatian
- plan
- Slovenian
- načrt
- Swahili
- mpango
- Yiddish
- פּלאַן plan
Verb to intend
- Spanish
- planear
- French
- prévoir
- German
- planen
- Italian
- pianificare
- Russian
- плани́ровать planírovatʹ
- Chinese
- 打算 dǎsuàn
- Dutch
- van plan zijn
- Polish
- planować
- Swedish
- planera
- Greek
- σχεδιάζω schediázo
Verb to create a plan for
- Spanish
- planear
- French
- planifier
- German
- planen
- Italian
- progettare
- Portuguese
- planejar
- Turkish
- planlamak
- Russian
- плани́ровать planírovatʹ
- Arabic
- خَطَّطَ ḵaṭṭaṭa
- Chinese
- 计划 jìhuà
- Dutch
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The main translation for each meaning, from the langtolang.com multilingual dictionary. Each word links to its full entry there.
Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Origin: F., fr. L. planus flat, level. See Plain, adjective
1. A draught or form; properly, a representation drawn on a plane, as a map or a chart; especially, a top view, as of a machine, or the representation or delineation of a horizontal section of anything, as of a building; a graphic representation; a diagram.
2. A scheme devised; a method of action or procedure expressed or described in language; a project; as, the plan of a constitution; the plan of an expedition.
God's plans like lines pure and white unfold.— Mary L. Reilly Smith
3. A method; a way of procedure; a custom.
The simple plan, That they should take who have the power, And they should keep who can.— William Wordsworth
Body plan, Floor plan, etc. See under Body, Floor, etc.
Synonyms: Scheme; draught; delineation; plot; sketch; project; design; contrivance; device. See Scheme.
1. To form a delineation of; to draught; to represent, as by a diagram.
2. To scheme; to devise; to contrive; to form in design; as, to plan the conquest of a country.
Even in penance, planning sins anew.— Oliver Goldsmith
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54
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