Definitions for plan
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.7 / 6 votes

1. plan, program, programmenoun

   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. design, plannoun

   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. plan, architectural planverb

   scale drawing of a structure

   "the plans for City Hall were on file"

4. plan, be afterverb

   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. planverb

   make plans for something

   "He is planning a trip with his family"

6. plan, project, contrive, designverb

   make or work out a plan for; devise

   "They contrived to murder their boss"; "design a new sales strategy"; "plan an attack"

7. design, planverb

   make a design of; plan out in systematic, often graphic form

   "design a better mousetrap"; "plan the new wing of the museum"

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. plannoun

   A drawing showing technical details of a building, machine, etc., with unwanted details omitted, and often using symbols rather than detailed drawing to represent doors, valves, etc.

   The plans for many important buildings were once publicly available.

2. plannoun

   A set of intended actions, usually mutually related, through which one expects to achieve a goal.

   He didn't really have a plan; he had a goal and a habit of control.

3. plannoun

   A 2-dimensional drawing of a building as seen from above with obscuring or irrelevant details such as roof removed, or of a floor of a building, revealing the internal layout; as distinct from the elevation.

   Seen in plan, the building had numerous passageways not apparent to visitors.

4. planverb

   To design a building, machine, etc.

   The architect planned the building for the client.

5. planverb

   To create a plan for.

   They jointly planned the project in phases, with good detail for the first month.

6. planverb

   To intend.

7. Etymology: From plan, from plan, a later form of the vernacular plain, from planus; see plain, plane.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Plannoun

   Etymology: plan, French.

   1. A scheme; a form; a model.

   Remember, O my friends, the laws, the rights,
   The generous plan of power delivered down
   From age to age to your renown’d forefathers. Addis.

   2. A plot of any building or ichnography; form of any thing laid down on paper.

   Artists and plans reliev’d my solemn hours;
   I founded palaces, and planted bow’rs. Matthew Prior.

2. To Planverb

   To scheme; to form in design.

   Etymology: from the noun.

   Vouchsafe the means of vengeance to debate,
   And plan with all thy arts the scene of fate. Alexander Pope.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Plan

   A plan is typically any diagram or list of steps with details of timing and resources, used to achieve an objective to do something. It is commonly understood as a temporal set of intended actions through which one expects to achieve a goal. For spatial or planar topologic or topographic sets see map.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. plan

   A plan is a predetermined course of action or strategy designed to achieve a specific goal or objective. It involves organizing and outlining the necessary steps or tasks to be carried out in a systematic and logical manner. A plan typically includes setting objectives, identifying resources required, establishing timelines, and allocating responsibilities to effectively accomplish the desired outcome.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. Planadjective

   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. Planadjective

   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. Planadjective

   a method; a way of procedure; a custom

4. Planverb

   to form a delineation of; to draught; to represent, as by a diagram

5. Planverb

   to scheme; to devise; to contrive; to form in design; as, to plan the conquest of a country

WikidataRate this definition:4.0 / 2 votes

1. Plan

   A plan is typically any diagram or list of steps with timing and resources, used to achieve an objective. See also strategy. It is commonly understood as a temporal set of intended actions through which one expects to achieve a goal. For spatial or planar topologic or topographic sets see map. Plans can be formal or informal: ⁕Structured and formal plans, used by multiple people, are more likely to occur in projects, diplomacy, careers, economic development, military campaigns, combat, sports, games, or in the conduct of other business. In most cases, the absence of a well-laid plan can have adverse effects: for example, a non-robust project plan can cost the organization time and money. ⁕Informal or ad-hoc plans are created by individuals in all of their pursuits. The most popular ways to describe plans are by their breadth, time frame, and specificity; however, these planning classifications are not independent of one another. For instance, there is a close relationship between the short- and long-term categories and the strategic and operational categories. It is common for less formal plans to be created as abstract ideas, and remain in that form as they are maintained and put to use. More formal plans as used for business and military purposes, while initially created with and as an abstract thought, are likely to be written down, drawn up or otherwise stored in a form that is accessible to multiple people across time and space. This allows more reliable collaboration in the execution of the plan.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. Plan

   plan, n. a drawing of anything on a plane or flat surface: a drawing of a building as it stands on the ground: a scheme or project for accomplishing a purpose: a contrivance: a method or custom.—v.t. to make a sketch of on a flat surface: to form in design: to lay plans for:—pr.p. plan′ning; pa.t. and pa.p. planned.—adj. Plan′less.—ns. Plan′ner, one who forms a plan: a projector; Work′ing-plan, a draft on a large scale given to workmen to work from.—Plan of campaign, the method of conducting the struggle of the Irish tenants against the landlords, organised by the National League in 1886, its officers collecting what they considered a fair rent, and offering it to the landlord, and where he refused to accept it spending it on the support of the persons evicted. [Fr.,—L. planus, flat.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. plan

   The area or imaginary surface defined by, or within any described lines. In ship-building, the plan of elevation, commonly called the sheer-draught, is a side-plan of the ship. (See HORIZONTAL PLAN and BODY-PLAN, or plan of projection.)

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. plan

   A scheme devised; a method of action or procedure expressed or described in language; a project. A plan of campaign (says Napoleon) should anticipate all that an enemy may do, and combine within itself the means necessary to baffle it. Plans of campaign are modified by circumstances, the genius of the chief, the nature of the troops, and topography. There are good and bad plans of campaign, but sometimes the good fail from misfortune or mismanagement, while the bad succeed by caprices of fortune.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:3.0 / 4 votes

1. plan

   A methodical step-by-step list of tasks created to achieve a specific purpose, goal or vision.

   They did plan their wedding easily and simply.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on January 23, 2020  

Suggested ResourcesRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. PLAN

   What does PLAN stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the PLAN acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. PLAN

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Plan is ranked #92358 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Plan surname appeared 199 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Plan.
   
   67.3% or 134 total occurrences were White.
   30.1% or 60 total occurrences were Asian.

Matched Categories

1. • Arrangement
   • Create By Mental Act
   • Idea
   • Intend
   • Think

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'plan' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #869

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'plan' in Written Corpus Frequency: #560

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'plan' in Nouns Frequency: #152

4. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'plan' in Verbs Frequency: #164

How to pronounce plan?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say plan in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of plan in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of plan in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of plan in a Sentence

1. Publilius Syrus:

   Any plan is bad which is incapable of modification.

2. Paolo Gentiloni:

   At the end of this process, the country (that presents a draft spending plan) receives 13% of the overall plan that is presented, this means that in late spring, the Commission will go to financial markets to raise this money... with the goal of disbursing the pre-financing of this 13% to each country with an approved plan.

3. Matthew Hurtt:

   It’s refreshing to hear a candidate talk about what is possible, he has a plan and a view for people.

4. Michael Kugelman:

   We have to worry about the precedent it could set and the very troubling implications for Afghanistan’s rapidly deteriorating stability, we shouldn’t overstate the idea of Taliban-ISIS partnership. If the Sar-i -Pul assault was indeed staged by both groups, it could well have been a tactical decision to work together as opposed to a new long-term strategic plan.

5. Michael Himes:

   We’re very concerned, when we see impacts like this. It’s fair to say this is what we would call a worst-case scenario. These are the kind of the scenarios that we plan for well in advanced before we start removing the ship and even when you have all the infrastructure and personnel in place you can still learn things about the environment.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=plan
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Plan
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=plan
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plan
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plan
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=plan
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=plan
9. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=plan
10. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
    https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html
11. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
    https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html