plan

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Pronunciation
/plæn/
Noun
5 definition(s)
1 Definition

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.

Example Sentences
  • The plans for many important buildings were once publicly available.
2 Definition

A set of intended actions, usually mutually related, through which one expects to achieve a goal.

Example Sentences
  • He didn't really have a plan; he had a goal and a habit of control.
3 Definition

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.

Synonyms
floor plan
Example Sentences
  • Seen in plan, the building had numerous passageways not apparent to visitors.
4 Definition

A method; a way of procedure; a custom.

5 Definition

A subscription to a service.

Example Sentences
  • a phone plan
Verb
4 definition(s)
1 Definition

To design (a building, machine, etc.).

Example Sentences
  • The architect planned the building for the client.
2 Definition

To create a plan for.

Example Sentences
  • They jointly planned the project in phases, with good detail for the first month.
3 Definition

To intend.

Example Sentences
  • He planned to go, but work intervened.
4 Definition

To make a plan.

Example Sentences
  • They planned for the worst, bringing lots of emergency supplies.