plan
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1.0
- noun
- /plæn/
:
plan
- The only country to propose a peace plan was China.
- a lesson plan
- develop a plan
- an action plan
Let's come up with a plan to do this.
- Let's come up with a plan to do this.
- But yeah, that's the plan for this week.
- And now you've got nothing, no plan, nothing going on.
- And let's have a multi decade plan to remedy this.
- And so now we're this spring, there's the plan to build more.
- And so but could there be a Plan B connected to that?
- So the next step in our little Lesson plan is wet food.
- And there were plans to write more of these novels.
- Your spending goals, your needs, your plans are completely irrelevant.
Examples
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So it turns out that there was a plan in mind.
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The next day, I wake up and my plan is to head home.
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Because a dream without a plan is a wish.
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OK, so that is our plan for the day.
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Yeah, so, the plan is to get you back in the studio...
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Let's come up with a plan to do this.
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A chance conversation filled him in on plans for a large park in the middle of Manhattan.
Academic text (2011) -
The organization's membership is creating recovery plans for more than 500 of the threatened species.
Academic text (2011) -
Jim Mansell sets out an eight-point plan for preventing abuse in services for this client group.
Academic text (2011) -
We need to develop a clear plan to improve our sales this quarter.
Synonyms
∞
2.5
A planned set of services and projects to achieve a goal
∞
3.7
A plan to reach a goal, often used in business or games
709
2.2
A plan or purpose for what you will do
494
3.9
A way of organizing work or thoughts
458
3.5
A new plan to solve a problem or reach a goal
72
3.9
A detailed plan used as a guide to make or achieve something
71
3.7
A set of actions that helps a team or person reach a goal
70
3.6
A plan of steps to reach a goal
41
3.5
A plan that shows the steps to reach a goal
18
3.5
A plan that shows steps to reach a goal
13
3.4
A clear set of steps to reach a goal
11
3.2
A set of planned actions to solve a problem or reach a goal
A plan made in advance for an event or emergency
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- US
27
3.1
Money that an employer or worker saves regularly to give income after you stop working
- Specialized
10
3.5
A US retirement plan where workers save part of pay before tax and employers often add money, taxed when taken
9
4.0
A United States program that gave money to rebuild Western Europe after World War II
- Specialized
7
3.5
A list of medical steps and tests doctors use to help a patient get better
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5.8
A large plan to give money and help to rebuild a country, like the US plan after World War II
- Specialized
1
3.9
A detailed drawing that shows the size, design, and layout of a building
- Specialized
1
4.3
A program that lets employees buy or get shares in their company to become part owners
- Specialized
1
8.1
A retirement savings plan for self-employed people that delays tax until you take the money out
- Specialized
1
3.8
A plan that lets employees buy shares in their company, often at a lower price
- Jargon
A plan that uses buses to replace trains for a short time during track work
- Formal
A small elected group that runs a city government, each member managing one department
A hotel rate that includes a simple breakfast each morning but not other meals
A program from an employer that lets workers save part of their pay for retirement or other future needs
- Literature
A proposed United States immigration law linked to John McCain that critics say forgives people living without legal papers
- Specialized
A plan to take equipment or software out of use and remove it safely
How Detailed
Surface Forms
Etymology
Plan comes from the Latin word planus, which means 'flat', because people first used it for flat drawings or maps. Those drawings showed the steps to do something, so plan grew to mean a set of actions arranged to reach a goal.