scheme

CEFRB1

/skiːm/

noun · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A plan made to achieve something, sometimes dishonest.

  2. 02

    verb

    To make a secret plan, often to gain an advantage.

Examples

  • The scheme has been set up to help homeless people.

  • Your help is indispensable for the success of the scheme.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A representation of the aspects of the celestial bodies for any moment or at a given event.

  2. A systematic plan of future action.

  3. An artful deviation from the ordinary arrangement of words.

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In context

  • Your scheme is like a house built on the sand.

  • April 29, 1694, Robert South, A Sermon Preached at Westminster Abbey to draw an exact scheme of Constantinople, or a map of France

  • The stoical scheme of supplying our wants by lopping off our desires, is like cutting off our feet when we want shoes.

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Origin

noun

From late Middle English scheame, from Medieval Latin schēma (“figure, form”), from Ancient Greek σχῆμα (skhêma, “form, shape”), from ἔχω (ékhō, “to hold”). Doublet of schema. Compare sketch.