plan (pl n)n. 1. A scheme, program, or method worked out beforehand for the accomplishment of an objective: a plan of attack. 2. A proposed or tentative project or 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. A drawing or diagram made to scale showing the structure or arrangement of something. 5. In perspective rendering, one of several imaginary planes perpendicular to the line of vision between the viewer and the object being depicted. 6. A program or policy stipulating a service or benefit: a pension plan. v. planned, plan·ning, plans v.tr. 1. To formulate a scheme or program for the accomplishment, enactment, or attainment of: plan a campaign. 2. To have as a specific aim or purpose; intend: They plan to buy a house. 3. To draw or make a graphic representation of. v.intr. To make plans. [French, alteration (influenced by plan, flat surface) of plant, ground plan, map, from planter, to plant, from Latin plant  re, from planta, sole of the foot; see plat- in Indo-European roots.]plan  ner n.Synonyms: plan, blueprint, design, project, scheme, strategy These nouns denote a method or program in accordance with which something is to be done or accomplished: has no vacation plans; a blueprint for reorganizing the company; social conventions of human design; an urban-renewal project; a new scheme for conservation; a strategy for survival. |
plan
Noun
1. a method thought out for doing or achieving something
2. a detailed drawing to scale of a horizontal section through a building
3. an outline or sketch
Verb
[planning, planned]
1. to form a plan (for)
2. to make a plan of (a building)
3. to intend [Latin planus flat]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  plan - 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"idea, thought - the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about; "it was not a good idea"; "the thought never entered my mind" audit program, audit programme - a listing of audit procedures to be performed in completing an audit master plan - a long-term outline of a project or government function; "the zoning board adopted a master plan for the new development" blueprint, design, pattern - something intended as a guide for making something else; "a blueprint for a house"; "a pattern for a skirt" plan of action - a plan for actively doing something project, projection - a planned undertaking pension account, pension plan, retirement account, retirement plan, retirement program, retirement savings account, retirement savings plan - a plan for setting aside money to be spent after retirement employee savings plan - a plan that allows employees to contribute to an investment pool managed the employer road map, guideline - a detailed plan or explanation to guide you in setting standards or determining a course of action; "the president said he had a road map for normalizing relations with Vietnam" stock purchase plan - an organized plan for employees of a company to buy shares of its stock budget - a summary of intended expenditures along with proposals for how to meet them; "the president submitted the annual budget to Congress" |
| 2. | 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" organization, arrangement, organisation, system - an organized structure for arranging or classifying; "he changed the arrangement of the topics"; "the facts were familiar but it was in the organization of them that he was original"; "he tried to understand their system of classification" configuration, constellation - an arrangement of parts or elements; "the outcome depends on the configuration of influences at the time" layout - a plan or design of something that is laid out snare, trap - something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares; "the exam was full of trap questions"; "it was all a snare and delusion" hotel plan, meal plan - a plan and a room rate for providing a room and meals to guests at a hotel | |
| 3. |  plan - scale drawing of a structure; "the plans for City Hall were on file"drawing - a representation of forms or objects on a surface by means of lines; "drawings of abstract forms"; "he did complicated pen-and-ink drawings like medieval miniatures" elevation - drawing of an exterior of a structure floor plan - scale drawing of a horizontal section through a building at a given level; contrasts with elevation | |
| Verb | 1. | plan - 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" think out - consider carefully and rationally; "Every detail has been thought out" |
| 2. | plan - make plans for something; "He is planning a trip with his family" cerebrate, cogitate, think - use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments; "I've been thinking all day and getting nowhere" schedule - plan for an activity or event; "I've scheduled a concert next week" chart - plan in detail; "Bush is charting a course to destroy Saddam Hussein" propose, project - present for consideration, examination, criticism, etc.; "He proposed a new plan for dealing with terrorism"; "She proposed a new theory of relativity" plot - plan secretly, usually something illegal; "They plotted the overthrow of the government" scheme - devise a system or form a scheme for mastermind, orchestrate, engineer, organize, organise, direct - plan and direct (a complex undertaking); "he masterminded the robbery" lay out - provide a detailed plan or design; "She laid out her plans for the new house" schedule - make a schedule; plan the time and place for events; "I scheduled an exam for this afternoon" | |
| 3. | plan - make or work out a plan for; devise; "They contrived to murder their boss"; "design a new sales strategy"; "plan an attack" create by mental act, create mentally - create mentally and abstractly rather than with one's hands plot - devise the sequence of events in (a literary work or a play, movie, or ballet); "the writer is plotting a new novel" concert - contrive (a plan) by mutual agreement | |
| 4. | plan - make a design of; plan out in systematic, often graphic form; "design a better mousetrap"; "plan the new wing of the museum" engineer - design as an engineer; "He engineered the water supply project" create by mental act, create mentally - create mentally and abstractly rather than with one's hands redesign - design anew, make a new design for |
plan
noun 1. scheme, system, design, idea, programme, project, proposal, strategy, method, suggestion, procedure, plot, device, scenario, proposition, contrivance
noun 2. diagram, map, drawing, chart, illustration, representation, sketch, blueprint, layout, delineation, scale drawing
Translations
plan [plæn] n (= drawing) → plano (= scheme); plan m; proyecto
vi → hacer proyectos;
plan out vt → planear detalladamente
plan [plæn] n → pianta (= scheme); progetto, piano
to plan to do → progettare di fare, avere l'intenzione di fare;
n plan [plan]
1 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. plan خِطَّه план plán plan der Plan σχέδιο, πλάνο plan plaan طرح suunnitelma plan, projet תוֹכנִית योजना plan,osnova terv rencana áætlun piano 案 안(案); 방법 planas plāns rancangan plan plan, framgangsmåte plan plano plan, proiect план, программа действий plán, osnova načrt plan plan แผนการ plân 計劃 план منصوبہ kế hoạch 计划
2 an intention or arrangement My plan is to rob a bank and leave the country quickly; What are your plans for tomorrow? planne مَقْصَد، قَصْد، تَخْطيط план plán plan der Plan σχέδιο, σκοπός plan kava(tsus) برنامه aikomus, suunnitelma plan, projet תוֹכנִית विन्यास, व्यवस्था nemjera terv rencana (fyrir)ætlun piano, progetto 計画 계획 planas plāns rancangan plan plan, hensikt plan plano plan, intenţie замысел; план plán, zámer, program načrt plan plan แผนการ plân, program 打算 план ارادہ dự định 打算
3 a drawing, diagram etc showing a building, town etc as if seen from above These are the plans of/for our new house; a street-plan. plan, kaart خَريطَه، تَصْميم план plán tegning; -tegning der Plan σχέδιο plano plaan نقشه pohjapiirros, kaavio plan מַפָּה नक्शा nacrt alaprajz rancangan uppdráttur, teikning pianta 図面 도면, 설계도 planas, brėžinys, projektas plāns; projekts pelan plan, plattegrond grunnplan, kart plan, rzut planta schemă план, схема plán, projekt, návrh načrt; tloris plan ritning, plan, karta แบบแปลน plân, proje 平面圖 план نقشہ bản vẽ; sơ đồ 平面图
v – past tense, past participle planned –
1 (sometimes withon) to intend (to do something) We are planning on going to Italy this year; We were planning to go last year but we hadn't enough money; They are planning a trip to Italy. beplan يُخَطِّط планирам plánovat planlægge planen σχεδιάζω, σκοπεύω planear kavandama قصد کردن aikoa, suunnitella projeter (de) לְתַכנֵן योजना बनना namjeravati,planirati tervez merencanakan áætla, ráðgera progettare 予定する ...을 계획하다 planuoti, ketinti plānot; iecerēt merancang van plan zijn planlegge, ha planer om planować planear a plănui (за)планировать plánovať, zamýšľať načrtovati planirati planera, ha för avsikt, ha planer på วางโครงการ düşünmek, niyet etmek, plânlamak 打算 планувати ارادہ کرنا đặt kế hoạch 打算
2 to decide how something is to be done; to arrange (something) We are planning a party; We'll have to plan very carefully if we are to succeed. beplan يُقَرِّر عَلى ، يَنْوي، يَعْتَزِم планирам plánovat arrangere; planlægge planen προγραμματίζω planificar, proyectar korraldama برنامه ریزی کردن järjestää organiser לְתַכנֵן योजना बनना namjeravati tervez merencanakan skipuleggja organizzare 計画する 계획을 세우다 (pasi)rengti, numatyti []plānot merancang plannen, plannen maken planlegge, organisere planować planear a pune la cale; a organiza строить планы plánovať, chystať organizirati planirati planera, ha för avsikt, ha planer på วางแผน yapmayı düşünmek, düzenlemek, plânlamak 部署 планувати انتظام کرنا dự trù 部署
3 to design (a building, town etc) This is the architect who planned the building. ontwerp يُصَمِّم проектирам projektovat designe; tegne planen σχεδιάζω proyectar, diseñar, hacer los planos de planeerima نقشه کشیدن suunnitella dresser les plans de לְתַכנֵן मानचित्र बनाना načiniti nacrt megtervez merancang hanna progettare 設計する ...을 설계하다 projektuoti plānot; projektēt mereka bentuk ontwerpen tegne projektować planear a proiecta проектировать projektovať, navrhovať napraviti načrt planirati rita [] ออกแบบ plânlamak, plânını çizmek 設計 проектувати نقشہ تيار کرنا thiết kế 设计
n planner
a person who plans (especially buildings etc) a town-planner. beplanner مُخَطِّط، مُصَمِّم проектант projektant, -ka planlægger; -planlægger der Planer σχεδιαστής planificador planeerija نقشه کش suunnittelija planificateur/-trice מְתַכנֵן योजनाकार organizator,planer tervező perancang skipuleggjandi progettista 立案者 계획자, 입안자, 설계자 planuotojas, projektuotojas plānotājs; projektētājs perancang ontwerper planlegger, reguleringsarkitekt planista planeador proiectant проектировщик projektant, -ka načrtovalec planer planerare นักออกแบบ plâncı 設計者 планувальник; проектувальник نقشہ بنانے والا người thiết kế 设计者
n planning
the act of planning town-planning. beplanning تَخْطيط проектиране plánování, projektování planlægning; -planlægning das Planen σχεδίαση, προγραμματισμός planificación; (town)urbanización planeerimine نقشه کشی kaavoitus, suunnittelu planification תִכנוּן आयोजना, नियोजन, योजना planiranje (meg)tervezés perencanaan skipulag progettazione 計画 입안(立案) planavimas, projektavimas plānošana; projektēšana perancangan planning planlegging, regulering planowanie planeamento planificare проектирование plánovanie načrtovanje planiranje planering การวางแผน plânlama, tasarlama 計劃的制訂，設計 планування منصوبہ بندي، نقشہ بنانا sự qui hoạch 计划的制订，设计
go according to plan
to happen as arranged or intended The journey went according to plan. volgens plan verloop حَسَب الخِطَّه развивам се по план běžet podle plánu gå efter planen planmäßig προχωρώ σύμφωνα με το σχέδιο salir como estaba previsto kavakohaselt minema طبق برنامه پیش رفتن sujua suunnitelmien mukaan se dérouler comme prévu לְפִי תוֹכנִית योजना सफल होना po planu terv szerint menurut rencana fara samkvæmt áætlun andare secondo i piani 計画通りに 계획[]대로 되다 vykti pagal planą norisināties pēc plāna/kā iecerēts berlaku spt yg dirancang volgens plan verlopen gå/utvikle seg etter planen iść według planu fazer-se conforme o plano a decurge conform planului идти по намеченному плану ísť podľa plánu potekati po načrtu ići u skladu sa planom gå enligt planerna เป็นไปตามแผนการ plânlandığı gibi yürümek 按計劃 іти за планом منصوبہ کے مطابق واقع ہونا theo kế hoạch 按计划
plan ahead
to plan something a long time before it will happen etc. beplan vooruit يُخَطِّطُ سَلَفا планирам předem plánovat lægge planer vorausplanen προγραμματίζω από νωρίς planear/con anticipación organizar ette kavandama از پیش برنامه ریزی کردن suunnitella etukäteen arranger d'avance לְתַכנֵן מְראש किसी चीज के होने से पहले उसकी योजना करना skovati zamisao előre tervez merencanakan sebelumnya skipuleggja fram í tímann in anticipo progettare 計画する 미리 계획을 세우다 iš anksto (su)planuoti plānot tālu uz priekšu merancang lebih awal vooruitplannen legge langsiktige planer, tenke framover planować na długo naprzód fazer planos futuros a planifica dinainte планировать заранее vopred plánovať načrtovati za prihodnost planirati unapred planera för framtiden วางแผนล่วงหน้า geleceğe dönük plân yapmak 預計 планувати заздалегідь, завчасно پہلے ہي سے منصوبہ بندي کرنا lên kế hoạch trước 预计
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