How do you use the word "plan" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "plan": You ought to have adopted his plan. Are you for or against my plan?

Plan Meaning

/plæn/

Definition, CEFR level A1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

nounA 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.

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

Sentence Examples

You ought to have adopted his plan.

Are you for or against my plan?

The first part of the plan has been safely accomplished.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

program programme design

Antonyms:

None

CEFR Practice Quiz

The project team created a detailed ____ to finish the work on schedule.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

She drew up a detailed ____ for the renovation project before approaching any contractors.

Word Origin & History

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.

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

"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:

"Life is what happens to you / While you're busy making other plans" — 1980, John Lennon, “Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy)”, in Double Fantasy:

"The simple plan, / That they should take who have the power, / And they should keep who can." — 1815, William Wordsworth, Rob Roy's Grave:

"It has jailed environmental activists and is planning to limit the power of judicial oversight by handing a state-approved body a monopoly over bringing environmental lawsuits." — 2013 August 10, “Can China clean up fast enough?”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8848:

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