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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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   a scheme or method of acting, doing, proceeding, making, etc., developed in advance: battle plans. Synonyms: system, formula, plot. a design or scheme of arrangement: an elaborate plan for seating guests. a specific project or definite purpose: plans for the future.

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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.

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