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   plan

   /plan/

   noun

   • 1. a detailed proposal for doing or achieving something: "the UN peace plan" Similar schemeplan of actionideamaster plangame planproposalpropositionploysuggestionprojectprogrammesystemmethodprocedurestrategystratagemformularecipescenarioarrangementscheduleagendawaymeansmeasuretactictackplotdevicemanoeuvrerusearchaic:shift
   • ▪ a scheme for the regular payment of contributions towards a pension, savings account, or insurance policy: "a personal pension plan"
   • 2. an intention or decision about what one is going to do: "I have no plans to retire" Similar intentionaimideaintentobjectiveobjectgoaltargethopeaspirationambition
   • 3. a detailed map or diagram: "a street plan"
   • ▪ a drawing or diagram made by projection on a horizontal plane, especially one showing the layout of a building or one floor of a building. Similar blueprintdrawingscale drawingdiagramsketchchartmaplayoutartist's impressionillustrationrepresentationdelineationplat
   • ▪ a diagram showing how something will be arranged: "look at the seating plan"
   • ▪ (in the Methodist Church) a document listing the preachers for all the services in a circuit during a given period.

   verb

   • 1. decide on and make arrangements for in advance: "they were planning a trip to Egypt" Similar organizearrangework outthink outdesignline upoutlinesketch outmap outchalk outdraftpreparescheduleprogrammeformulateframeprojectdevelopset upfix upshapebuilddeviseconcoctcontriveplotschemecook uphatchbrewmastermindorchestratechoreographslaterare:excogitateintendmake plansaimproposemeanbe resolvedhave in mindhopewantwishdesirecontemplateenvisageforeseeenvisionexpectformal:purpose
   • 2. design or make a plan of (something to be made or built): "she had planned the garden from scratch" Similar designdraw up a plan ofmake a drawing ofdraw up a layout ofsketch outmake a map ofmap outmake a representation ofplat

   Word Origin mid 17th century: partly from French plan ‘drawing, sketch’, from earlier plant, from planter to plant (see plant), and partly from French plan ‘plane surface’, from plan, adjective (see plane1). Compare with plant.

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › planPlan Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   Jun 3, 2012 · 1. : to arrange the parts of : design. plan a new layout. 2. : to devise or project the realization or achievement of. planned their escape. 3. : to have in mind : intend. plans to leave soon.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › thesaurus › planPLAN Synonyms: 130 Similar and Opposite Words - Merriam-Webster

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   Synonyms for PLAN: strategy, blueprint, program, scheme, project, design, system, arrangement; Antonyms of PLAN: method, means, way

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPLAN | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   PLAN definition: 1. a set of decisions about how to do something in the future: 2. a type of arrangement for…. Learn more.

5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › planPlan - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Definitions of plan. noun. 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: program, programme. see more. verb. have the will and intention to carry out some action.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPLAN definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   When you plan something that you are going to make, build, or create, you decide what the main parts of it will be and do a drawing of how it should be made.

7. www.thefreedictionary.com › planPlan - definition of plan by The Free Dictionary

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   1. An orderly or step-by-step conception or proposal for accomplishing an objective: a plan for improving math instruction. 2. A proposed or intended course of action: had no plans for the evening. 3. A systematic arrangement of elements or important parts; a configuration or outline: a seating plan; the plan of a story. 4.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishplan noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   Definition of plan noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishplan verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   Definition of plan verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

10. www.yourdictionary.com › planPlan Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

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    An orderly or step-by-step conception or proposal for accomplishing an objective. A plan for improving math instruction. A scheme or program for making, doing, or arranging something; project, design, schedule, etc. A proposed or intended course of action. Had no plans for the evening.

11. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishPLAN | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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    PLAN definition: 1. an arrangement for what you intend to do or how you intend to do something: 2. a drawing that…. Learn more.