planning

Noun
Synonyms: preparationprovision

WordNet 3.0

Noun (3)

  1. an act of formulating a program for a definite course of action“the planning was more fun than the trip itself”
  2. the act or process of drawing up plans or layouts for some project or enterprise
  3. the cognitive process of thinking about what you will do in the event of something happening“his planning for retirement was hindered by several uncertainties”Synonyms: preparationprovision
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Plan \Plan\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Planned; p. pr. & vb. n. Planning.]

1.To form a delineation of; to draught; to represent, as by a diagram. [1913 Webster]

2.To scheme; to devise; to contrive; to form in design; as, to plan the conquest of a country. [1913 Webster]

Even in penance, planning sins anew.— Goldsmith.[1913 Webster]
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