scheme

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[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology

From Mediaeval Latin schema (“‘figure, form’”).

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[edit] Noun

Singular
scheme

Plural
schemes

scheme (plural schemes)

  1. A systematic plan of future action.
  2. A plot or secret, devious plan.
  3. An orderly combination of related parts.
  4. A chart or diagram of a system or object.
  5. (mathematics) A type of topological space.
  6. (British, business, law, finance)

[edit] Usage notes

In the US, generally has devious connotations, while in the UK, frequently used as a neutral term for projects: “The road is closed due to a pavement-widening scheme.”

[edit] Translations

a systematic plan of future action
secret, devious plan
orderly combination of related parts
chart or diagram
mathematics
UK, legal, finance
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[edit] Verb

Infinitive
to scheme

Third person singular
schemes

Simple past
schemed

Past participle
schemed

Present participle
scheming

to scheme (third-person singular simple present schemes, present participle scheming, simple past and past participle schemed)

  1. (intransitive) To plot, or contrive a plan.

[edit] Translations

to contrive a plan
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