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| plan [ plan ] |
noun (plural plans) |
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1. system for achieving objective: a method of doing something that is worked out in advance
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2. intention: something that somebody intends or has arranged to do
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often used in the plural
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  What are your plans for Saturday?
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3. layout: a drawing or diagram on a horizontal plane of the layout or arrangement of something
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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
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5. architecture perspective drawing: a scale drawing showing the various perspectives of something, especially a building
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verb (past and past participle planned, present participle plan·ning, 3rd person present singular plans) |
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1. transitive and intransitive verb work out how to do something: to work out in advance how something is to be done or organized
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2. transitive verb intend to do something: to intend to do something, or make arrangements to do something
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3. transitive verb architecture make scale drawing of something: to make a scale drawing of something, especially a building
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| [Late 17th century. < French, "ground plan," alteration (after plan "flat") of plant< Latin plantare (see plant)] |
