plan

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English [edit]

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Etymology [edit]

From French plan (“a ground-plot of a building”), from plan (“flat”), a later form of the vernacular plain, from Latin planus (“flat, plane”); see plain, plane.

Pronunciation [edit]

Noun [edit]

plan (plural plans)

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. A 2-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.

Usage notes [edit]

  • A plan ("set of intended actions") can be developed, executed, implemented, ignored, abandoned, scrapped, changed, etc.

Synonyms [edit]

Derived terms [edit]

terms derived from plan (noun)

Related terms [edit]

  • (2-dimensional drawing of a building) blueprint

Translations [edit]

technical drawing
set of intended actions
2-dimensional drawing from above
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Verb [edit]

plan (third-person singular simple present plans, present participle planning, simple past and past participle planned)

  1. (transitive) To design (a building, machine, etc.)
    The architect planned the building for the client.
  2. (transitive) To create a plan for.
    They jointly planned the project in phases, with good detail for the first month.
  3. (intransitive) To intend.
    He planned to go, but work intervened.
  4. See plan on.
    I was planning on going, but something came up.
  5. (intransitive) To make a plan.
    They planned for the worst, bringing lots of emergency supplies.

Usage notes [edit]

Derived terms [edit]

Translations [edit]

to design
to create a plan for
to intend
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Dutch [edit]

Pronunciation [edit]

Noun [edit]

plan n (plural plannen, diminutive plannetje)

  1. A set of intended actions, through which one expects to achieve a goal.
  2. A technical drawing.
  3. A detailed map.

Derived terms [edit]

Verb [edit]

plan

  1. first-person singular present indicative of plannen
  2. imperative of plannen

French [edit]

Pronunciation [edit]

Noun [edit]

plan m (plural plans)

  1. plan
  2. map (schematic maps of streets, subways, etc.)

Adjective [edit]

plan m (feminine plane, masculine plural plans, feminine plural planes)

  1. planar

German [edit]

Adjective [edit]

plan (comparative planer, superlative am plansten)

  1. planar

Declension [edit]

positive forms of plan
gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
predicative er ist plan sie ist plan es ist plan sie sind plan
strong declension
(without article)		 nominative planer plane planes plane
genitive planen planer planen planer
dative planem planer planem planen
accusative planen plane planes plane
weak declension
(with definite article)		 nominative der plane die plane das plane die planen
genitive des planen der planen des planen der planen
dative dem planen der planen dem planen den planen
accusative den planen die plane das plane die planen
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		 nominative ein planer eine plane ein planes (keine) planen
genitive eines planen einer planen eines planen (keiner) planen
dative einem planen einer planen einem planen (keinen) planen
accusative einen planen eine plane ein planes (keine) planen
comparative forms of plan
gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
predicative er ist planer sie ist planer es ist planer sie sind planer
strong declension
(without article)		 nominative planerer planere planeres planere
genitive planeren planerer planeren planerer
dative planerem planerer planerem planeren
accusative planeren planere planeres planere
weak declension
(with definite article)		 nominative der planere die planere das planere die planeren
genitive des planeren der planeren des planeren der planeren
dative dem planeren der planeren dem planeren den planeren
accusative den planeren die planere das planere die planeren
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		 nominative ein planerer eine planere ein planeres (keine) planeren
genitive eines planeren einer planeren eines planeren (keiner) planeren
dative einem planeren einer planeren einem planeren (keinen) planeren
accusative einen planeren eine planere ein planeres (keine) planeren
superlative forms of plan
gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
predicative er ist am plansten sie ist am plansten es ist am plansten sie sind am plansten
strong declension
(without article)		 nominative planster planste planstes planste
genitive plansten planster plansten planster
dative planstem planster planstem plansten
accusative plansten planste planstes planste
weak declension
(with definite article)		 nominative der planste die planste das planste die plansten
genitive des plansten der plansten des plansten der plansten
dative dem plansten der plansten dem plansten den plansten
accusative den plansten die planste das planste die plansten
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		 nominative ein planster eine planste ein planstes (keine) plansten
genitive eines plansten einer plansten eines plansten (keiner) plansten
dative einem plansten einer plansten einem plansten (keinen) plansten
accusative einen plansten eine planste ein planstes (keine) plansten

Polish [edit]

Pronunciation [edit]

Noun [edit]

plan m

  1. plan
  2. set (scenery for a film or play)

Declension [edit]

    declension of plan
singular plural
nominative plan plany
genitive planu planów
dative planowi planom
accusative plan plany
instrumental planem planami
locative planie planach
vocative planie plany

Serbo-Croatian [edit]

Pronunciation [edit]

  • IPA: /plâːn/

Noun [edit]

plȃn m (Cyrillic spelling пла̑н)

  1. plan

Declension [edit]

    declension of plan
singular plural
nominative plȃn plȁnovi
genitive plana planova
dative planu planovima
accusative plan planove
vocative plane planovi
locative planu planovima
instrumental planom planovima

Spanish [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Latin planus

Noun [edit]

plan m (plural planes)

  1. plan
  2. intention
  3. (colloquial) mood
    • Vamos en plan rómantico.
      • We’re going in a romantic mood.

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Swedish [edit]

Pronunciation [edit]

Adjective [edit]

plan (comparative planare, superlative planast)

  1. flat; horizontal (of a surface)

Declension [edit]

Declension of plan
Inflections of
plan		 Absolute Comparative Superlative
Attributive Predicative
Indefinite
singular		 Common plan planare planast
Neuter plant
Definite
singular		 Masc. plane planaste
All plana planaste
Plural plana planaste

Noun [edit]

plan n

  1. (mathematics) a plane; flat surface.
  2. a plane; level of existence
    • astralplan
      • astral plane
  3. an aeroplane

Declension [edit]

Declension of plan
singular plural
Neuter indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative plan planet plan planen
genitive plans planets plans planens

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Synonyms [edit]

Noun [edit]

plan c

  1. a drawing showing how to construct a building, machine, etc.
  2. a set of intended actions, through which one expects to achieve a goal.

Declension [edit]

Declension of plan
singular plural
Common indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative plan planen planer planerna
genitive plans planens planers planernas

Derived terms [edit]

Volapük [edit]

Pronunciation [edit]

Noun [edit]

plan (plural plans)

  1. plant (botany)

Declension [edit]

declension of plan
singular plural
nominative plan plans
genitive plana planas
dative plane planes
accusative plani planis
predicative planu planus
vocative o plan! o plans!

Derived terms [edit]

Terms derived from plan

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