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plan — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • agenda noun A list of items to be discussed or dealt with, especially at a meeting.
  • blueprint noun A detailed technical drawing used for building or design, originally printed white-on-blue.
  • card noun A small, flat piece of stiff paper or plastic, used for games, messages, payments, or identification.
  • idea noun A thought, plan, or mental impression formed in the mind.
  • layout noun The way parts of something are arranged or positioned.
  • map noun A drawing or diagram showing the layout of an area, such as roads, borders, or landmarks.
  • plan noun A set of intended actions worked out in advance to achieve a goal.
  • scheme noun A plan for how to do something, especially an organized or official one.

Senses

plan is used for these senses in English:

  • card A list of scheduled events or of performers or contestants; chiefly used in professional wrestling.
  • idea A conception in the mind of something to be done; a plan for doing something, an intention. [from 17th c.]
  • layout (engineering) A map or a drawing of a construction site showing the position of roads, buildings or other constructions.
  • map A visual representation of an area, whether real or imaginary, showing the relative positions of places and other features.
  • plan A set of intended actions, usually mutually related, through which one expects to achieve a goal.
  • plan A two-dimensional drawing of a building as seen from above with obscuring or irrelevant details such as roof removed, or of a floor of a building, revealing the internal layout; as distinct from the elevation.
  • scheme A systematic plan of future action. [from 18th c.]

agenda — full definition

  1. noun A list of items to be discussed or dealt with, especially at a meeting.
  2. noun A hidden or underlying set of motives behind someone's actions.

blueprint — full definition

  1. noun A detailed technical drawing used for building or design, originally printed white-on-blue.
  2. noun A detailed plan for achieving something, whether literal or figurative.
  3. verb To plan something out in careful detail.

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