to plan
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1.0
- verb
- /plæn/
- It's important to plan your study schedule ahead of the exam.
- plan ahead
- plan and implement
- plan and organize
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Watch on YouTubeDo what you can do to plan these events well.
- Do what you can do to plan these events well.
- Successful people plan their day the night before.
- They're all my clients and they plan for stuff to go wrong.
- And when we can't plan, we are inefficient.
- But most of us should plan for the thing we fear.
- And before I die, I plan to write a novel in it.
- Sarah used to always try and plan a route that worked.
- I would sit down and plan out the idea.
- You can't just plan all day long, right?
- And she said that one day she plans to run The New York Times.
- Then over here is where we plan to do the seating.
- So Mads wants to know, do you plan on creating a third palette?
- Let's say I I plan right now a murder.
Examples
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Successful people plan their day the night before.
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And NATO is saying that they plan to fast track the process.
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And that is exactly what we plan to build today.
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Sarah used to always try and plan a route that worked.
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Well, I should probably be planning some more group activities for tomorrow.
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We are aware of the changes and have been planning for them for some time.
Academic text (2011) -
And before I die, I plan to write a novel in it.
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What we aren't able to do now, we should be planning to do in the future.
Academic text (2011) -
As always, think about how you plan to share this information with your fellow educators.
Academic text (2011) -
But we understand you're planning to move to Philadelphia.
Synonyms
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1.6
Intend to talk about someone or something
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2.6
To plan and make something so it looks and works as needed
954
2.4
Plan to do something in the future
653
2.0
To plan and organize something so it can happen
486
3.0
To arrange something to happen at a certain time
217
1.0
To plan to do something to reach a goal
194
3.4
To estimate what will happen in the future
76
3.7
To plan to do something
45
3.7
Plan something carefully in detail before doing it
31
5.7
To plan the best way to reach a goal
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3.1
To plan the times and order of events
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7.3
To invent a clever plan or excuse
7
3.6
To make a secret or careful plan to do something
3
8.1
To think about and plan something before doing it, often a harmful act
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4.1
To plan something ahead of time
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4.3
To decide what to do before something happens
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6.3
To make an early plan or drawing before the main work begins
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8.4
Plan something together in advance
Idioms
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- US
31
3.1
Money that an employer or worker saves regularly to give income after you stop working
14
5.8
A large plan to give money and help to rebuild a country, like the US plan after World War II
- Specialized
10
3.5
A US retirement plan where workers save part of pay before tax and employers often add money, taxed when taken
- Specialized
8
3.5
A list of medical steps and tests doctors use to help a patient get better
- Specialized
2
3.9
A detailed drawing that shows the size, design, and layout of a building
- Formal
1
7.4
A small elected group that runs a city government, each member managing one department
- 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
1
4.0
A United States program that gave money to rebuild Western Europe after World War II
1
3.1
A program from an employer that lets workers save part of their pay for retirement or other future needs
- Specialized
1
3.6
A plan to take equipment or software out of use and remove it safely
- Jargon
A plan that uses buses to replace trains for a short time during track work
A hotel rate that includes a simple breakfast each morning but not other meals
- Literature
A proposed United States immigration law linked to John McCain that critics say forgives people living without legal papers
How Detailed
Surface Forms
Etymology
Plan comes from the Latin word planus, meaning 'flat', and was first the name for a drawing on paper. From that noun came the verb plan, which means to make decisions or prepare the steps you will follow in advance.