plan

CEFRA1

/plæn/

noun · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    An idea or set of steps for doing something.

  2. 02

    verb

    To decide what you will do in the future.

Examples

  • Are you for or against my plan?

  • The first part of the plan has been safely accomplished.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
4
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • [pleən] ~ [plɛən]
  • /plan/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A set of intended actions, usually mutually related, through which one expects to achieve a goal.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

More examples

In context

  • You ought to have adopted his plan.

  • He didn't really have a plan; he had a goal and a habit of control.

  • Seen in plan, the building had numerous passageways not apparent to visitors.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

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”). Compare plane, plain.