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plan

plan [ plan ]


noun  (plural plans)
Definition:
 
1. system for achieving objective: a method of doing something that is worked out in advance

2. intention: something that somebody intends or has arranged to do ( often used in the plural )
What are your plans for Saturday?

3. layout: a drawing or diagram on a horizontal plane of the layout or arrangement of something

4. list or outline: a list, summary, or outline of the items to be included in something such as a piece of writing or a meeting

5. architecture perspective drawing: a scale drawing showing the various perspectives of something, especially a building



verb  (past and past participle planned, present participle plan·ning, 3rd person present singular plans)
Definition:
 
1. transitive and intransitive verb work out how to do something: to work out in advance how something is to be done or organized

2. transitive verb intend to do something: to intend to do something, or make arrangements to do something

3. transitive verb architecture make scale drawing of something: to make a scale drawing of something, especially a building

[Late 17th century. < French, "ground plan," alteration (after plan "flat") of plant< Latin plantare (see plant)]
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