plan
[ plan ]
/ plæn /
noun
verb (used with object), planned, plan·ning.
verb (used without object), planned, plan·ning.
to make plans: to plan ahead; to plan for one's retirement.
Origin of plan
synonym study for plan
1.
Plan,
project,
design,
scheme imply a formulated method of doing something.
Plan refers to any method of thinking out acts and purposes beforehand:
What are your plans for today? A
project is a proposed or tentative plan, often elaborate or extensive:
an irrigation project.
Design suggests art, dexterity, or craft (sometimes evil and selfish) in the elaboration or execution of a plan, and often tends to emphasize the purpose in view:
a misunderstanding brought about by design. A
scheme is apt to be either a speculative, possibly impracticable, plan, or a selfish or dishonest one:
a scheme to swindle someone.
OTHER WORDS FROM plan
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British Dictionary definitions for replan
plan
/ (plæn) /
noun
verb plans, planning or planned
Word Origin for plan
C18: via French from Latin
plānus flat; compare
plane
1,
plain
1
Idioms and Phrases with replan
plan