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plan — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • counsel noun Advice or guidance, especially on an important or serious matter.
  • design noun A plan showing how something should look, function, or be built.
  • 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.
  • plane noun An aircraft; an airplane.
  • scheme noun A plan for how to do something, especially an organized or official one.
  • shot noun The firing of a gun, or the result of firing it.

Senses

plan is used for these senses in English:

  • counsel Deliberate purpose; design; intent; scheme; plan.
  • design A plan (with more or less detail) for the structure and functions of an artifact, building or system.
  • 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 drawing showing technical details of a building, machine, etc., with unwanted details omitted, and often using symbols rather than detailed drawing to represent doors, valves, etc.
  • 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.
  • plane Of a surface: flat or level.

counsel — full definition

  1. noun Advice or guidance, especially on an important or serious matter.
  2. noun A lawyer or group of lawyers representing someone, especially in court.
  3. verb To give advice to someone, especially in a professional capacity.

design — full definition

  1. noun A plan showing how something should look, function, or be built.
  2. verb To plan and work out the details of something before it is made.
  3. noun A decorative pattern.

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