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Word: Plan
Speech Type: Noun
mid 17th century: partly from French plan ‘drawing, sketch’, from earlier plant, from planter to plant (see plant), and partly from French plan ‘plane surface’, from plan, adjective (see plane). Compare with plant
plan
a detailed proposal for doing or achieving something
Short Definition:detailed proposal
Examples:- the UN peace plan
an intention or decision about what one is going to do
Short Definition:intention or decision
Examples:- I have no plans to retire
a detailed map or diagram
Short Definition:detailed map or diagram
Examples:- a street plan
Word: Plan
Speech Type: Verb
plan
decide on and make arrangements for in advance
Short Definition:arrange in advance
Examples:- they were planning a trip to Egypt
- he plans to fly on Wednesday
- we plan on getting married in the near future
design or make a plan of (something to be made or built)
Short Definition:design or make plan of
Examples:- she had planned the garden from scratch
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