planning

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈplænɪŋ/

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.
4. (informal, Britain) Planning permission.

   My neighbours were going to build an extension but they didn't get planning.

Usage notes

• Planning is 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

Derived terms

• family planning
• life planning
• macroplanning

• microplanning
• planning permission
• vacation planning

Translations

action of the verb to plan

• Catalan: planificació (ca) f
• Czech: plánování n
• Finnish: suunnitteleminen (fi)
• French: planification (fr) f
• Galician: planificación (gl) f
• German: Planen (de) n
• Greek: προγραμματισμός (el) m (programmatismós)
• Italian: pianificazione (it) f
• Malay: perancangan

• Navajo: nahat’á
• Norman: pliann'nie f
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: planlegging m, f

  Nynorsk: planlegging f

• Portuguese: planeamento m, planejamento (pt) m
• Russian: плани́рование (ru) n (planírovanije)
• Scottish Gaelic: dealbhadh m
• Swedish: planering (sv) c

act of formulating of a course of action

• Catalan: planificació (ca) f
• Finnish: suunnittelu (fi)
• French: planification (fr) f, prévision (fr) f
• German: Planung (de) f
• Greek: προγραμματισμός (el) m (programmatismós)
• Italian: pianificazione (it) f
• Japanese: 立案 (ritsuan)

• Malay: perancangan
• Norman: pliann'nie f
• Portuguese: planeamento m, planeamento m
• Russian: плани́рование (ru) n (planírovanije)
• Scottish Gaelic: dealbhadh m
• Swedish: planering (sv) c

act of making contingency plans

• Catalan: planificació (ca) f
• French: planification (fr) f
• German: Planung (de) f
• Greek: προγραμματισμός (el) m (programmatismós)
• Italian: pianificazione (it) f
• Malay: perancangan

• Navajo: nahat’á
• Norman: pliann'nie f
• Russian: плани́рование (ru) n (planírovanije)
• Scottish Gaelic: dealbhadh m
• Swedish: planering (sv) c

Further reading

• planning on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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Noun

planning n (plural planningen, diminutive planninkje n)

1. planning; schedule

Related terms

• plannen

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Etymology

A pseudo-anglicism.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pla.niŋ/

Noun

planning m (plural plannings)

1. schedule, work plan