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Definition of 'plan'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) plan
a scheme or method of acting, proceeding, etc., developed in advance:
a battle plan.

2.  plan
a design or arrangement:
a seating plan.

3.  plan
a specific project or definite goal:
plans for the future.

4.  plan
a drawing made to scale to represent the top view or a horizontal section of a structure or a machine, as a floor layout of a building.

5.  plan
an outline, diagram, or sketch.

6.  plan
(in perspective drawing) one of several planes in front of a represented object.

7.  plan
a program for specified benefits, needs, etc.:
a pension plan.

8. (v.t.) plan
to formulate a plan or scheme for:
to plan a new park.

9.  plan
to make plans for:
to plan a vacation.

10.  plan
to draw or make a plan of, as a building.

11.  plan
to have in mind as an intention.

12. (v.i.) plan
to make plans:
to plan for retirement.

Etymology: (1670–80; < F: ground, plan, groundwork, scheme, n. use of the adj.: flat, plane¹< L plānus level (cf. plain¹))

Definition of 'plan'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) plan, program, programme
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"

2. (noun) design, plan
an arrangement scheme
"the awkward design of the keyboard made operation difficult"; "it was an excellent design for living"; "a plan for seating guests"

3. (verb) plan, architectural plan
scale drawing of a structure
"the plans for City Hall were on file"

4. (verb) plan, be after
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"

5. (verb) plan
make plans for something
"He is planning a trip with his family"

6. (verb) plan, project, contrive, design
make or work out a plan for; devise
"They contrived to murder their boss"; "design a new sales strategy"; "plan an attack"

7. (verb) design, plan
make a design of; plan out in systematic, often graphic form
"design a better mousetrap"; "plan the new wing of the museum"

Definition of 'plan'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (noun) plan
an idea about what to do and how to do it
Have you made plans for this weekend?; plans to drill new oil wells; a business plan

2.  plan
go according to plan
to happen in the way you expect
If everything goes according to plan, we'll hit the target by Tuesday.

3.  plan
a picture showing the measurements and design of sth to be built
the architect's plan of the house

4.  plan
a picture showing the arrangement of sth
a seating plan for the party

5. (verb) plan
to think about what you want to do and how you will do it
We're currently planning the stages of the project.; I have to plan for the three months when I won't be paid.

6.  plan
plan ahead
to make preparations for sth that will happen
To make this recipe, you'll have to plan ahead.

7.  plan
plan to
to intend to
We are planning to have two kids.

8.  plan
to design sth that is to be built
civil engineers planning the new tunnel

Definition of 'plan'

Webster Dictionary

1. (adj) plan
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. (adj) plan
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

3. (adj) plan
a method; a way of procedure; a custom

4. (verb) plan
to form a delineation of; to draught; to represent, as by a diagram

5. (verb) plan
to scheme; to devise; to contrive; to form in design; as, to plan the conquest of a country

Translation of 'plan'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: an idea of how to do something; a method of doing something If everyone follows this plan, we will succeed; I have worked out a plan for making a lot of money.
Afrikaans: plan	Arabic: خِطَّه	Bulgarian: план
Brazilian: plano	Czech: plán	German: der Plan
Danish: plan	Greek: σχέδιο, πλάνο	Spanish: plan
Estonian: plaan	Farsi: طرح	Finnish: suunnitelma
French: plan, projet	Hebrew: תוֹכנִית	Hindi: योजना
Croatian: plan, osnova	Hungarian: terv	Indonesian: rencana
Icelandic: áætlun	Italian: piano	Japanese: 案
Korean: 방책	Lithuanian: planas	Latvian: plāns
Malay: rancangan	Dutch: plan	Norwegian: plan, framgangsmåte
Polish: plan	Persian: طرح	Pashto: طرح
Portuguese: plano	Romanian: plan, proiect	Russian: план, программа действий
Slovak: plán, osnova	Slovenian: načrt	Serbian: plan
Swedish: plan	Thai: แผนการ	Turkish: plân
Taiwanese: 計劃	Ukrainian: план	Urdu: منصوبہ
Vietnamese: kế hoạch	Chinese: 计划
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