planning

English

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Verb

planning

1. Present participle of plan.

Noun

planning (countable and uncountable; plural plannings)

1. (uncountable) action of the verb to plan
2. the act of formulating of a course of action, or of drawing up plans
3. the act of making contingency plans

Usage notes

Planning is a context-based. It may function as a gerund or verb in a participle, but care must be taken to avoid misuse with 'plan'. Planning is almost never used in the plural, especially by native speakers. It sometimes appears in print, often in translated works especially in politics and management fields.

Derived terms

• family planning
• life planning
• macroplanning
• microplanning
• planning permission
• vacation planning

Translations

action of the verb to plan

Czech: plánování (cs) n. Finnish: suunnittelu (fi) German: Planen (de) n.

Italian: pianificazione (it) f. Navajo: nahat’á Russian: планирование (ru) Scottish Gaelic: dealbhadh (gd) m.

act of formulating of a course of action

Finnish: suunnittelu (fi) German: Planung (de) f.

Italian: pianificazione (it) f. Scottish Gaelic: dealbhadh (gd) m.

act of making contingency plans

German: Planung (de) f. Italian: pianificazione (it) f.

Navajo: nahat’á Scottish Gaelic: dealbhadh (gd) m.