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plan
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- pronunciation:
- plaen
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb
- phrases:
- plan ahead
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Builder, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
an intended action; aim.
My plan is to travel by the northern route through the mountains.Don't you have any plans for after you graduate?- synonyms:
- aim, goal, idea, intent, intention
- antonyms:
- accident
- similar words:
- conception, design, platform, proposal, proposition, purpose
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| definition 2: |
the way something is to be accomplished; scheme or method of procedure.
The governor spoke of her plan to stimulate the state's economy.My parents are making plans for their retirement.The prisoner had devised a detailed plan of escape.- synonyms:
- method, program, projection, proposal, scheme, strategy
- similar words:
- agenda, conception, design, formula, game, idea, means, platform, procedure, schedule, system
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| definition 3: |
(often pl.) a graphic design that shows how something is to be built.
The architect went over the house plans with the owners.- synonyms:
- blueprint, design, diagram, layout
- similar words:
- draft, elevation, floor plan, representation, schema, scheme
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| related words: |
ambition, architecture, bill, budget, cabal, calendar, chart, contrivance, deal, enterprise, layout, map, measure, object, objective, outline, path, pattern, plot, process, program, provision, purport, tack, thought |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
plans, planning, planned |
| definition 1: |
to organize or develop a plan for.
The couple are planning their wedding.- synonyms:
- design, develop, devise, draft, draw up, formulate, line up, map out
- similar words:
- arrange, calendar, chart, conceive, construct, contemplate, lay, mastermind, outline, program, project, scheme
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| definition 2: |
to have in mind as an aim or intention, usually after giving the idea a certain amount of thought and consideration.
I plan to work for a year or two before going on to graduate school.My husband and I plan to travel once we retire.They planned that they would buy a house in the spring, but then she lost her job.We planned for the grandchildren to stay with us for at least two nights. |
| related words: |
block, brew, budget, contrive, draft, establish, frame, map, mean, meditate, phase, plot, program, propose, purpose, schedule, shape, structure |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to make a plan or plans.
Things always go wrong when I don't plan well.He now regrets that he never planned for his retirement.- similar words:
- aim, arrange, contrive, design, devise, intend, plot, prepare, scheme
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| definition 2: |
to have an intention or expectation (fol. by "on").
Don't plan on leaving tomorrow because it looks as if there's going to be an ice storm.We planned on having a big party, so we were disappointed when so many people couldn't come.They hadn't planned on their parents returning so soon, and the house was still a mess from the party the night before. |
| related words: |
foresee, intend, program, purpose, resolve |
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| phrase: |
plan ahead |
| derivation: |
planned (adj.) |
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