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plan

/plæn/noun, verb1 syllable

Plan means: make or work out a plan for; devise.

Synonyms for plan7

noun, as in a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished

noun, as in an arrangement scheme

noun, as in scale drawing of a structure

architectural plan

verb, as in make or work out a plan for; devise

project, contrive, design

verb, as in have the will and intention to carry out some action

be after

What does plan mean?6

verb

1

make or work out a plan for; devise“They contrived to murder their boss”

2

have the will and intention to carry out some action“He plans to be in graduate school next year”

3

make plans for something“He is planning a trip with his family”

noun

1

a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished“they drew up a six-step plan”

2

an arrangement scheme“the awkward design of the keyboard made operation difficult”

3

scale drawing of a structure“the plans for City Hall were on file”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with plan?25

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All 25 rhymes for plan, grouped by syllable

Plan in a sentence

  • Had he known what was about to happen, he would have changed his plan.Dejo
  • If it's raining, we don't plan to go hiking.CK
  • If all went according to her plan, she would be in great demand.CM
  • At last, she has brought the plan into effect.unknown
  • Having failed many times, he never gave up the plan.auxitt
  • In carrying out the plan, you should have reckoned with all possible difficulties.unknown
  • You are going to carry out the plan, aren't you?unknown
  • I cannot approve of the plan, seeing that it costs too much.unknown

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of plan

as a noun

plural
plans

as a verb

past tense
planned
present participle
planning
third-person singular
plans
past participle
planned