PLAN | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

Meaning of plan – Learner’s Dictionary

plan
noun [ C ]
uk
/plæn/
us

plan noun [C] (ARRANGEMENT)

A2
an arrangement for what you intend to do or how you intend to do something:
the country's economic plan
Do you have any plans for the weekend?
The plan is that we'll buy a car once we're there.
There's been a change of plan and we're going on Wednesday instead.
Luckily, everything went according to plan (= happened the way it was planned).
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plan noun [C] (DRAWING)

B2
a drawing that shows how something appears from above or will appear from above when it is built:
a street plan.
We had a designer draw up a plan for the yard.
plan
verb
uk
/plæn/
us
present participle planning | past tense and past participle planned

plan verb (THINK AND DECIDE)

B1
to think about and decide what you are going to do or how you are going to do something:
We're just planning our trip.
As a manager, you've got to plan ahead.
I'd planned the meeting for Friday.
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plan to do sth
A2
to intend to do something:
He plans to go to college next year.

plan verb (DESIGN)

to decide how something will be built:
We got an architect to help us plan our new kitchen.

(Definition of plan from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Translations of plan

in Chinese (Traditional)
決定, 計劃,方案, (金融投資)方案,規劃…
in Chinese (Simplified)
决定, 计划,方案, (金融投资)方案,规划…
in Spanish
plan, proyecto, plano…
in Portuguese
plano, planta, projeto…
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योजना, आराखडा, योजना बनवणे…
計画, 予定, 設計図…
plân, proje, taslak…
plan [masculine], projet [masculine], élaborer…
pla, projecte, plànol…
plan, plattegrond, van plan zijn…
எதிர்காலத்தில் ஏதாவது செய்வது எப்படி என்பது பற்றிய முடிவுகளின் தொகுப்பு, நிதி முதலீட்டிற்கான ஒரு வகை ஏற்பாடு, ஒரு கட்டிடம்…
(भविष्य में कुछ करने हेतु) योजना, (वित्तीय निवेश हेतु) योजना, नक्शा…
યોજના, આયોજન, નકશો…
plan, tegning, -tegning…
plan, ritning, karta…
rancangan, pelan, merancang…
der Plan, planen…
plan [masculine], plantegning [masculine], oversikt [masculine]…
پلان, منصوبہ, منصوبہ (مال بچت وغیرہ کے سباق میں)…
план, планувати, проектувати…
план, проект, схема…
పథకము/ప్లాన్, ప్లాన్, ప్రణాళిక…
خُطّة, مُخَطَّط, يُخَطِّط…
পরিকল্পনা, ভবিষ্যতে কোনোকিছু কিভাবে করা হবে তার জন্যে নেওয়া এক গুচ্ছ সিদ্ধান্ত, যোজনা…
plán, plánovat, projektovat…
rencana, rancangan, merencanakan…
แผนการ, แบบแปลน, วางโครงการ…
kế hoạch, dự định, bản vẽ…
plan, planować, zaprojektować…
계획, 도면, 계획하다…
piano, progetto, pianta…
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