plan
To create a plan forTo create a plan for.
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Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 3
By meaning 2
Examples
10745 sentencesDo you plan to go abroad?
Ви плануєте поїхати за кордон? — deniko
ruВы планируете поехать за границу? — JeNNeR
dePlanst du ins Ausland zu gehen? — Ullalia
We plan to stay a week.
Ми плануємо залишитися на тиждень. — deniko
ruМы планируем остаться на неделю. — marafon
deWir planen, eine Woche zu bleiben. — Vortarulo
What do you plan to do?
Що ти плануєш робити? — ascolto
ruЧто планируешь делать? — Aleksej
Meaning
4 senses(transitive)To create a plan for.
They jointly planned the project in phases, with good detail for the first month.
planen
плани́роватьplanírovatʹ, сплани́роватьsplanírovatʹ, заплани́роватьzaplanírovatʹ
планува́тиplanuváty, спланува́тиsplanuváty
(intransitive)To intend.
He planned to go, but work intervened.
planen, vorhaben
плани́роватьplanírovatʹ, сплани́роватьsplanírovatʹ, заплани́роватьzaplanírovatʹ
(transitive)To design (a building, machine, etc.).
The architect planned the building for the client.
anlegen, planen
разраба́тыватьrazrabátyvatʹ, разрабо́татьrazrabótatʹ
(intransitive)To make a plan.
They planned for the worst, bringing lots of emergency supplies.
planen
- have the will and intention to carry out some action
- make plans for something
- make or work out a plan for; devise
Origin
Borrowed from French plan (“flat surface, ground plot, map”), from Latin plānus. Some sourBorrowed from French plan (“flat surface, ground plot, map”), from Latin plānus. Some sources also argue for influence or alteration of French plant, from plantar, from Latin plantāre (“set, fix in place”). Doublet of llano, piano, plane, and plain.
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Forms
plans, planning, planned, plannedTenses
plan · planned · will plan · have plannedPhrasal verbs
3 phrasal verbs- plan onнадіятисяожидать, надеятьсяTo expect; to anticipate future actions based on.
- plan outрозплановувати, розплануватираспланировывать, распланироватьrozplanowywać, rozplanowaćTo plan, organize, make a plan for something
- plan aheadTo schedule or plan extensively for problems before it is needed; to come up with solutions before problems occur; to prepare for future situations.
Synonyms
4 synonymsWord family
16 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
12 patterns- was planning to
- planning on doing
- was planning on
- planning to go
- planning to stay
- planning on staying
- planning on going
- doesn't plan on
- don't plan to
- really planning to
- still planning on
- planning to get
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.