plot
The course of a story, comprising a series of incidents which are gradually unfolded,…The course of a story, comprising a series of incidents which are gradually unfolded, sometimes by unexpected means.
» I don't understand the plot.
Я не розумію сюжет.
Meaning
12 sensesThe course of a story, comprising a series of incidents which are gradually unfolded, sometimes by unexpected means.
Handlung, Plot
сюже́тsjužét, фа́булаfábula
сюже́тsjužét, фа́булаfábula
An area or land used for building on or planting on.
Grundstück, Parzelle
наде́лnadél, деля́нкаdeljánka, уча́стокučástok
ділянкаdiljanka
A grave.
He's buried in the family plot.
A ground plan, map; a nautical chart.
A sketch or outline detailing the arrangement of something; a plan.
A synopsis of a literary work.
A graph or diagram drawn by hand or produced by a mechanical or electronic device.
Ausdruck, Zeichnung
гра́фикgráfik, диагра́ммаdiagrámma
A secret plan to achieve an end, the end or means usually being illegal or otherwise questionable.
The plot would have enabled them to get a majority on the board.
The assassination of Lincoln was part of a larger plot.
Komplott
за́говорzágovor, сго́ворsgóvor, интри́гаintríga
змо́ваzmóva, зго́вірzhóvir
a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
Contrivance; deep reach thought; ability to plot or intrigue.
Participation in any stratagem or conspiracy.
A plan; a purpose.
(euphemistic, slang)Attractive physical attributes of a fictional character; assets.
Actor X has some great plot near the end of E07.
Examples
185 sentencesI don't understand the plot.
Я не розумію сюжет.
Tom explained the plot to Mary.
I didn't like the plot of that movie.
The plot was too difficult for me to follow.
I think most of them took part in the plot.
ruЯ думаю, почти все они присоединились к заговору.
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 3
By meaning 4
By meaning 4
Origin
From Middle English plot, plotte, from late Old English plot (“a plot of ground”), of unceFrom Middle English plot, plotte, from late Old English plot (“a plot of ground”), of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Proto-Germanic *plataz, *platjaz (“a patch”); or alternatively, perhaps from a rebracketing of Old English land-splott (“small portion, or plot, of ground”) taken as landes-plot (“plot of land”). Compare Middle Low German plet (“patch, strip of cloth, rags”), German Bletz (“rags, bits, strip of land”), and possibly Gothic 𐍀𐌻𐌰𐍄 (plat, “a patch, rags”). See also plat. See also complot for an influence and reinforcement of noun sense 8.
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Forms
plural: plotsSynonyms
23 synonyms- a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal):secret plangame
- a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation:plot of landplot of groundpatch