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DictionaryplanIntended course of action
noun / verb

plan

PLAN/plæn/

A proposed arrangement for how something will be done.

The gardener reviews a plan for the garden before planting.

An adult studies a clear overhead arrangement for a small garden before planting, paper diagram with paths and bed outlines matching miniature garden model, detailed intended arrangement, no words.
Etymology
planLatinflat surface

A flat surface became associated with a drawing laid out on it, such as a building's ground plot. Plan then broadened from a drawn design to an arrangement for achieving something.

In context

Tim Fairley29:55
documentation, preparing a response, submitting an offer, and then negotiating the offer. Phase two is then to deliver the project profitably by planning and mobilizing, executing in accordance with the plan,
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More examples

  • Our plan is to finish the repairs before winter.
  • We plan to leave early to avoid traffic.
  • They changed their weekend plans because of the rain.

Forms

plan · plans · planned · planning

planner noun — Someone who decides how things will be done.

Similar words

strategy
Usually emphasizes broad goals and choices rather than individual steps.
proposal
Presents an idea for consideration rather than a settled arrangement.
method
Describes a way of doing something, not necessarily an intention.