planful
- adjective
- /ˈplænfəl/
- US
:
planificado
- To achieve her long-term goals, she took a planful approach to her studies, mapping out each semester in advance.
- become planful
It's very mindful, it's very aware, it's very planful.
- It's very mindful, it's very aware, it's very planful.
Examples
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SWIT will require considerable teacher judgment to implement well, but it provides a principled, comprehensive, and planful approach that will help Ruby Meadows, Jacquelyn, Alex, and thousands of teachers like them who seek a logical and thoughtful approach to identify words for vocabulary instruction.
Academic text (2014) -
A friend with experience serving on public company boards of directors was irate over how this was handled, feeling like modern corporate governance practices demanded a more planful transition.
Blog text (30) -
The library media program needs to help students learn to be planful as they pursue interests of their own.
Academic text (2007) -
These workshops should be planful and repeated to ensure that all practitioners are aware of the importance of companion animals in the lives of clients.
Academic text (2010) -
Middle school students tend to become planful and idealistic, are able to examine gray areas in moral discussions, and build important and complex social structures.
Academic text (2005) -
This addresses the well-researched need for students at this age to become more planful and reflective about college and careers.
Academic text (2014) -
We were supposed to be planful career strategists, not flaky misfits.
Fiction book (2001) -
Findings suggest that, although this program itself helped students become more planful and reflective about their future, school-wide programs need to have a clear advocate at the school itself to ensure continued success.
Academic text (2014) -
First, we need to be planful—we need to be clear about what our goals are for our students and to enact those goals with a broad and deep vision of music learning.
Academic text (2009) -
Educators must be planful in designing lessons that meet the diverse needs of their students.
Synonyms
125
4.1
Done on purpose after careful thought
94
6.2
Being careful and thinking ahead when you make decisions
3
4.6
Able to plan well for the future
1
6.5
To plan ahead to meet future needs and avoid problems
Able to think about and plan for the future
Careful when planning ahead to avoid problems
Prepared for the future by planning or saving
How Organized
58
8.6
66
4.6
35
4.1
- US
- US
19
2.0
55
2.4
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Planful comes from the simple parts plan and -ful, meaning 'full of plans'. So a planful person prepares ahead and stays organized, which is why the word means showing careful planning.