plan en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /plæːn/ (Australia)
- /plɛn/ (New-Zealand)
- [pleːn] ~ [plɛːn] Australia, æ-raising
- /plæn/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
- /plan/ (British, Northern-England, Scotland, Southern, Standard, Wales)
- (US) audio
- plăn
- [pleən] ~ [plɛən] General American, æ-raising
Etymology
Borrowed from French plan (“flat surface, ground plot, map”), from Latin plānus. Some sources also argue for influence or alteration of French plant, from plantar, from Latin plantāre (“set, fix in place”). Doublet of llano, piano, plane, and plain.
Meanings
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A drawing showing technical details of a building, machine, etc., with unwanted details omitted, and often using symbols rather than detailed drawing to represent doors, valves, etc.
The plans for many important buildings were once publicly available.
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A set of intended actions, usually mutually related, through which one expects to achieve a goal.
He didn't really have a plan; he had a goal and a habit of control.
Life is what happens to you / While you're busy making other plans
1980, John Lennon, “Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy)”, in Double Fantasy:Sweet darling, don't you know somewhere / In the land where plans are made / Someone has written a story / Put down the pen and turn the page
1977, The Originals, “Been Decided”, in Down to Love Town:
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A two-dimensional drawing of a building as seen from above with obscuring or irrelevant details such as roof removed, or of a floor of a building, revealing the internal layout; as distinct from the elevation.
Seen in plan, the building had numerous passageways not apparent to visitors.
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A method; a way of procedure; a custom.
The simple plan, / That they should take who have the power, / And they should keep who can.
1815, William Wordsworth, Rob Roy's Grave:
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A subscription to a service.
a phone plan
an Internet plan
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| plans | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
no plan survives contact with the enemy · party plan · according to plan · floor plan · megaplan · planist · planform · modified American plan · planogram · off the plan · business plan · title plan · contingency plan · nonplan · planholder · plan of attack · time plan · newsplan · price plan · retirement annuity plan · no battle plan survives contact with the enemy · off-plan · passage plan · foreplan · trackplan · installment plan · flight plan · floor plan lending · showplan · planomania · box plan · plan B · go to plan · no battle plan survives first contact with the enemy · plan C · groundplan · top-hat plan · grid plan · plan of action · sail-plan · plannee · pension plan · game plan · query plan · planism · escalation plan · table plan · birth plan · plansifter · plan of campaign · open-plan · subplan · to plan · masterplan · New Jersey Plan · ground-plan · open-plan kitchen · planify · Plan of Campaign · development plan · counterplan · Mississippi plan · ground plan · attack plan · bayplan · dividend reinvestment plan · body plan · American plan · shareholder rights plan · life plan · cafeteria plan · campaign plan · Cadillac plan · battleplan · European plan · track plan · rate plan · action plan · open floor plan · Chequers plan · Fugu Plan · misplan · plandemic · Keogh plan · Marshall Plan · marketing plan · seating plan · planless · lesson plan · planful · sounds like a plan · oplan · flatplan · master plan · band plan · no plan survives first contact with the enemy · city plan · plan chest · plan A
Descendants
Synonyms
blueprint · plot · design · floor plan · proposal · plot · graph · graphic · schematic · scheme · scheme · diagram · design · map · plan · project · plan · design · blueprint (2-dimensional drawing of a building) · chart · design · scheme · scheme
Translations (203)
tg реҷа (set of intended actions — see also project) · ar خِطَّة (set of intended actions — see also project) · pl schemat (technical drawing) · nl plan (set of intended actions — see also project) · id langganan (subscription plan) · sa न्याय (set of intended actions — see also project) · uk кре́слення (technical drawing) · hi प्लैन (technical drawing) · de Plan (set of intended actions — see also project) · ka გეგმა (set of intended actions — see also project) · chk kokkot (set of intended actions — see also project) · ga plean (set of intended actions — see also project) · bg план (set of intended actions — see also project) · sw mkakati (set of intended actions — see also project) · fi kaavapiirros (technical drawing) · th แบบแปลน (technical drawing) · id rencana (set of intended actions — see also project) · fa تَدْبیر (set of intended actions — see also project) · sl tloris (2-dimensional drawing from above — see also layout) · cs plán (set of intended actions — see also project) · pt planta (technical drawing) · tr plan (set of intended actions — see also project) · he תוכנית \ תָּכְנִית (set of intended actions — see also project) · uz loyiha (set of intended actions — see also project) · ja 図解 (technical drawing) · sl načrt (technical drawing) · uz reja (set of intended actions — see also project) · pl abrys (technical drawing) · cs půdorys (2-dimensional drawing from above — see also layout) · ar خُطَّة (set of intended actions — see also project) · tg тарҳ (set of intended actions — see also project) · he תוכנית \ תָּכְנִית (technical drawing) · fa پْلان (technical drawing) · fi suunnitelma (set of intended actions — see also project) · fi kaava (technical drawing) · th พิมพ์เขียว (2-dimensional drawing from above — see also layout) · izh certeža (technical drawing) · nl schema (technical drawing) · th แผน (set of intended actions — see also project) · kk жоспар (set of intended actions — see also project) · ka ნახაზი (technical drawing) · pdt Äwalaj (set of intended actions — see also project) · lo ແຜນ (set of intended actions — see also project) · id rancangan (set of intended actions — see also project) · pt planta (2-dimensional drawing from above — see also layout) · be схе́ма (technical drawing) · az plan (set of intended actions — see also project) · sh пла̑н (set of intended actions — see also project) · tr plan (technical drawing) · fa پْلان (set of intended actions — see also project) · ru план (set of intended actions — see also project) · tg лоиҳа (set of intended actions — see also project) · ur نَقْشَہ (technical drawing) · ja 平面図 (2-dimensional drawing from above — see also layout) · ka სქემა (technical drawing) · de Plan (2-dimensional drawing from above — see also layout) · ja 計画 (set of intended actions — see also project) · nb plan (set of intended actions — see also project) · sh plȃn (set of intended actions — see also project) · mn төлөвлөгөө (set of intended actions — see also project) · fr plan (2-dimensional drawing from above — see also layout) · lo ແຜນການ (set of intended actions — see also project) · yue 計劃 /计划 (set of intended actions — see also project) · ru схе́ма (technical drawing) · mk план (set of intended actions — see also project) · fr forfait mobile (subscription plan) · hu tervrajz (technical drawing) · ko 평면도 (2-dimensional drawing from above — see also layout) · ru план (technical drawing) · th ผัง (technical drawing) · hy հատակագիծ (technical drawing) · fa نَقْشِه (technical drawing) · de Plan (technical drawing) · lt sumanymas (set of intended actions — see also project) · nl plan (2-dimensional drawing from above — see also layout) · tk plan (set of intended actions — see also project) · el σχέδιο (set of intended actions — see also project) · bg схе́ма (technical drawing) · tg нақша (set of intended actions — see also project) · bg черте́ж (technical drawing) · sv plan (2-dimensional drawing from above — see also layout) · haw papa hoʻolālā (set of intended actions — see also project) · sw ramani (technical drawing) · be план (technical drawing) · zu isakhiwo (technical drawing) · ta திட்டம் (set of intended actions — see also project) · hi प्लैन (set of intended actions — see also project) · hy պլան (set of intended actions — see also project) · sq plan (set of intended actions — see also project) · yue 設計圖 /设计图 (technical drawing) · hi प्रोग्राम (set of intended actions — see also project) · ko 설계도 (technical drawing) · ki mũbango (set of intended actions — see also project) · om karoora (set of intended actions — see also project) · izh certeža (2-dimensional drawing from above — see also layout) · fr projet (set of intended actions — see also project) · ky план (set of intended actions — see also project) · sv plan (technical drawing) · hi तदबीर (set of intended actions — see also project) · fa نَقْشِه (set of intended actions — see also project) · az layihə (set of intended actions — see also project) · ta திட்டம் (technical drawing) · yue 平面圖 /平面图 (2-dimensional drawing from above — see also layout) · hi मापचित्र (2-dimensional drawing from above — see also layout) · egy s-x:r-Y1V (set of intended actions — see also project) · lv plāns (set of intended actions — see also project) · fa پِلان (technical drawing) · lt planas (set of intended actions — see also project) · es plano (2-dimensional drawing from above — see also layout) · th แปลน (set of intended actions — see also project) · fa پِلان (set of intended actions — see also project) · da plan (technical drawing) · da plan (2-dimensional drawing from above — see also layout) · uk план (technical drawing) · uk схе́ма (technical drawing) · uz plan (set of intended actions — see also project) · fa طَرْح (set of intended actions — see also project) · fi liittymä (subscription plan) · hu terv (set of intended actions — see also project) · uk план (set of intended actions — see also project) · et plaan (set of intended actions — see also project) · sk plán (set of intended actions — see also project) · ur نَقْشَہ (set of intended actions — see also project) · es plan (set of intended actions — see also project) · ko 계획 (set of intended actions — see also project) · hy ծրագիր (set of intended actions — see also project) · eo plano (set of intended actions — see also project) · id denah (technical drawing) · el σχέδιο (technical drawing) · ug لايىھە (set of intended actions — see also project) · pt plano (set of intended actions — see also project) · ru план (2-dimensional drawing from above — see also layout) · zu iqhinga (set of intended actions — see also project) · ro plan (set of intended actions — see also project) · hi योजना (set of intended actions — see also project) · km ផែនការ (set of intended actions — see also project) · nl ontwerp (2-dimensional drawing from above — see also layout) · nl ontwerp (technical drawing) · ur تَدْبِیر (set of intended actions — see also project) · ko 도해 (technical drawing) · ka გეგმა (technical drawing) · pl plan (2-dimensional drawing from above — see also layout) · vi kế hoạch (set of intended actions — see also project) · ru чертёж (technical drawing) · ru чертёж (2-dimensional drawing from above — see also layout) · ro proiect (set of intended actions — see also project) · fi pohjakaava (2-dimensional drawing from above — see also layout) · ca pla (technical drawing) · zh 計劃 /计划 (set of intended actions — see also project) · de Tarif (subscription plan) · it piano (set of intended actions — see also project) · mr योजना (set of intended actions — see also project) · ta திட்டம் (2-dimensional drawing from above — see also layout) · th ผัง (2-dimensional drawing from above — see also layout) · pdt Väanämen (set of intended actions — see also project) · fr schéma (technical drawing) · ca pla (2-dimensional drawing from above — see also layout) · ja 設計図 (technical drawing) · ka პროექტი (technical drawing) · th แผนงาน (set of intended actions — see also project) · fi pohjapiirros (2-dimensional drawing from above — see also layout) · got 𐌻𐌹𐍃𐍄𐍃 (set of intended actions — see also project) · ca pla (set of intended actions — see also project) · ar خطة (set of intended actions — see also project) · sw mpango (set of intended actions — see also project) · be план (set of intended actions — see also project) · cs plán (technical drawing) · el σχέδιο (2-dimensional drawing from above — see also layout) · hi नक़्शा (technical drawing) · it programma (set of intended actions — see also project) · es plano (technical drawing) · mi hoahoa (technical drawing) · mi mahere (set of intended actions — see also project) · yi פּלאַן (set of intended actions — see also project) · tg план (set of intended actions — see also project) · zu isu (set of intended actions — see also project) · my အစီအစဉ် (set of intended actions — see also project) · fr plan (set of intended actions — see also project) · cy arfaeth (set of intended actions — see also project) · zh 設計圖 /设计图 (technical drawing) · pl plan (set of intended actions — see also project) · la cōnsilium (set of intended actions — see also project) · zh 平面圖 /平面图 (2-dimensional drawing from above — see also layout) · sl načrt (set of intended actions — see also project) · ug پىلان (set of intended actions — see also project) · hi मापचित्र (technical drawing) · pdt Plon (technical drawing) · be чарцёж (technical drawing) · da plan (set of intended actions — see also project) · so qorshe (set of intended actions — see also project) · tg нақша (technical drawing) · it progetto (set of intended actions — see also project) · is áætlun (set of intended actions — see also project) · bg план (subscription plan) · ta திட்டம் (subscription plan) · hu felülnézet (2-dimensional drawing from above — see also layout) · pdt Plon (set of intended actions — see also project) · id rancangan (technical drawing) · lb Plang (technical drawing) · sv plan (set of intended actions — see also project) · mer mubango (set of intended actions — see also project) · zu icebo (set of intended actions — see also project) · ja プラン (set of intended actions — see also project)