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plan¹
- /plæn/ US, UK
- [pleən] ~ [plɛən]
- /plan/ British, Northern England, Scotland
- /plæːn/ Australia
- [pleːn] ~ [plɛːn]
- /plɛn/ New Zealand
Rhymes with -æn
Where it comes from
Borrowed from French plan (“flat surface, ground plot, map”), from Latin plānus. Some sources also argue for influence or alteration of French plant, from plantar, from Latin plantāre (“set, fix in place”). Doublet of llano, piano, plane, and plain.
noun plans
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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.
The plans for many important buildings were once publicly available.
Similar: design, scheme, chart, diagram, map, graph, graphic, plan, plot, schematic
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A set of intended actions, usually mutually related, through which one expects to achieve a goal.
He didn't really have a plan; he had a goal and a habit of control.
Similar: design, scheme, blueprint, plan, plot, project, proposal
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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.
Seen in plan, the building had numerous passageways not apparent to visitors.
Similar: floor plan
- A method; a way of procedure; a custom. The simple plan, / That they should take who have the power, / And they should keep who can.
- A subscription to a service. a phone plan
Similar: blueprint
verb plans · planning · planned
- To design (a building, machine, etc.). The architect planned the building for the client.
- To create a plan for. They jointly planned the project in phases, with good detail for the first month.
- To intend. He planned to go, but work intervened.
- To make a plan. They planned for the worst, bringing lots of emergency supplies.
Plan²
proper noun
- A surname.
PLAN³
proper noun
- Abbreviation of People's Liberation Army Navy The national navy of the People's Republic of China
- A particular standardized examination taken by high-school students.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: design, program, project, programme, contrive, architectural plan, be after, charting, diagram, figure, chart, map, blueprint, photo, foreground, outline
noun
Similar: blueprint
Translations
Every language
noun technical drawing
| Español | plano |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 설계도 seolgyedo, 도해 dohae |
| 日本語 | 設計図 sekkeizu, 図解 zukai |
| 中文 | 設計圖 /设计图 shèjìtú |
| हिन्दी | मापचित्र māpcitra, नक़्शा naqśā, प्लैन plain |
| Kiswahili | ramani |
| Português | planta |
| Français | schéma |
| Deutsch | Plan |
| Ελληνικά | σχέδιο schédio |
| Русский | план plan, чертёж čertjóž, схе́ма sxéma |
| עברית | תוכנית \ תָּכְנִית tokhnít |
noun set of intended actions — see also project
| Español | plan |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 계획 gyehoek |
| 日本語 | 計画 keikaku, プラン puran |
| 中文 | 計劃 /计划 jìhuà |
| हिन्दी | योजना yojnā, प्रोग्राम progrām, प्लैन plain, तदबीर tadbīr |
| Kiswahili | mpango, mkakati |
| Português | plano |
| Français | plan, projet |
| Deutsch | Plan |
| Italiano | piano, programma, progetto |
| Ελληνικά | σχέδιο schédio |
| Română | plan, proiect |
| Русский | план plan |
| Tiếng Việt | kế hoạch |
| العربية | خِطَّة ḵiṭṭa, خُطَّة ḵuṭṭa |
| עברית | תוכנית \ תָּכְנִית tokhnít |
noun 2-dimensional drawing from above — see also layout
| Español | plano |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 평면도 pyeongmyeondo |
| 日本語 | 平面図 heimenzu |
| 中文 | 平面圖 /平面图 píngmiàntú |
| हिन्दी | मापचित्र māpcitra |
| Português | planta |
| Français | plan |
| Deutsch | Plan |
| Ελληνικά | σχέδιο schédio |
| Русский | план plan, чертёж čertjóž |
noun subscription plan
| Français | forfait mobile |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Tarif |
verb to design
| 日本語 | 設計する sekkei suru, 計画する keikaku suru |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 設計 /设计 shèjì |
| Português | planear, planejar |
| Deutsch | anlegen, planen |
| Italiano | progettare |
| Ελληνικά | σχεδιάζω schediázo |
| Русский | разраба́тывать razrabátyvatʹ, разрабо́тать razrabótatʹ |
verb to create a plan for
| Español | planear |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 계획하다 gyehoekhada |
| 中文 | 計劃 /计划 jìhuà |
| Português | planear, planejar |
| Français | projeter |
| Deutsch | planen |
| Italiano | progettare, pianificare, architettare, inventare |
| Ελληνικά | σχεδιάζω schediázo |
| Русский | плани́ровать planírovatʹ, сплани́ровать splanírovatʹ, заплани́ровать zaplanírovatʹ |
| العربية | خَطَّطَ ḵaṭṭaṭa |
verb to intend
| Español | planear, pensar, pretender |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 의도하다 uidohada, 작정하다 jakjeonghada |
| 日本語 | つもりである tsumori de aru |
| 中文 | 打算 dǎsuàn |
| हिन्दी | प्रोग्राम बनाना progrām banānā |
| Português | pretender, tencionar |
| Français | prévoir, penser, avoir l'intention, planifier |
| Deutsch | planen, vorhaben |
| Italiano | pianificare, organizzarsi, avere in animo |
| Ελληνικά | σχεδιάζω schediázo |
| Русский | плани́ровать planírovatʹ, сплани́ровать splanírovatʹ, заплани́ровать zaplanírovatʹ, собира́ться sobirátʹsja, собра́ться sobrátʹsja, намерева́ться namerevátʹsja |
| العربية | نَوَى nawā |
| עברית | תִּכְנֵן tikhnén, יזם |
verb to make a plan
| Deutsch | planen |
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title = {plan},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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