scheme
To plot, or contrive a planTo plot, or contrive a plan; to maneuver.
» What if the scheme doesn't work out?
А что, если этот план не сработает?
А що якщо ця схема не спрацює?
Meaning
2 senses(intransitive)To plot, or contrive a plan; to maneuver.
(transitive)To plan; to contrive; to maneuver.
etwas aushecken, intrigieren
плани́роватьplanírovatʹ, замы́слитьzamýslitʹ, замышля́тьzamyšljátʹ
- form intrigues (for) in an underhand manner
- devise a system or form a scheme for
Examples
106 sentencesWhat if the scheme doesn't work out?
А що якщо ця схема не спрацює? — deniko
ruА что, если этот план не сработает? — shanghainese
Who else was involved in that scheme?
ruКто еще был замешан в этой схеме? — xlenchik
She denied having taken part in the scheme.
Were you the one who picked this color scheme?
ruЭто ты выбрал такую цветовую схему? — xlenchik
Tom went along with the scheme.
Translations
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Origin
From late Middle English scheame, from Medieval Latin schēma (“figure, form”), from AncienFrom late Middle English scheame, from Medieval Latin schēma (“figure, form”), from Ancient Greek σχῆμα (skhêma, “form, shape”), from ἔχω (ékhō, “to hold”). Doublet of schema. Compare sketch.
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Forms
schemes, scheming, schemed, schemedSynonyms
3 synonymsWord family
1 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