plan
13 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
plans
plural
plans
Britannica Dictionary definition of PLAN
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a set of actions that have been thought of as a way to do or achieve something
— often + for
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see also game plan, master plan
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the President's economic plan
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the army's plan of attack
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We need to agree on a plan of action.
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The partners created a business plan for their new store.
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The city has a ten-year plan for fixing the city's roads.
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Not everything at the show went according to plan. [=the way it was supposed to]
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something that a person intends to do
— often plural
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Our plan was to have the guests park on the street, not the lawn.
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We would love to have dinner at your house Friday night, but we already have plans. [=we are already planning/expecting to do something else]
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They didn't want to change their vacation plans.
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We made plans to go out this Friday.
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When we met them at the restaurant, they said there had been a change of/in plan.
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a detailed agreement for telephone service, medical care, insurance, etc.
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see also installment plan, pension plan
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a health/medical plan [=an insurance program that pays for medical care]
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He changed his long-distance/calling plan.
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a tuition payment plan
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Her employer offers a great dental plan. [=insurance for dental care]
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a retirement plan
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a drawing that shows the parts or details of something (such as a building, town, machine, etc.)
— often plural
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see also floor plan
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a street plan of Washington, D.C.
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a seating plan [=a drawing that shows the places where particular people will sit at a gathering]
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The builder brought over the plans for their new house.
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The architect drew up plans for the office tower.
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plan
/ˈplæn/
verb
plans;
planned;
planning
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plan
/ˈplæn/
verb
plans;
planned;
planning
Britannica Dictionary definition of PLAN
1
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to think about and arrange the parts or details of (something) before it happens or is made
— sometimes + out
[+ object]
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We are busy planning the party.
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The prisoners spent months planning their escape.
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a teacher planning her next lesson
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The students are planning a protest.
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We have something very special planned for your birthday.
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Their wedding is planned for June.
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a planned series of books about cars
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Things don't always go as planned.
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Her success was no accident. She had the whole thing planned out.
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They planned it all out.
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You should first plan out your essay.
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Always remember to plan ahead.
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to intend or expect to do (something)
[+ object]
— followed by to + verb
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She plans to move out and get a divorce.
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Please let us know if you plan to attend.
[no object]
— followed by on + -ing verb
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We don't plan on going anywhere tonight.
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They plan on coming to the party.
b
[no object]
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to expect something to happen
— + for or on
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They didn't plan for [=anticipate] such a long wait at the restaurant.
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She didn't plan on such cold weather.
