plan

«plan» in Mova's judaism dictionary: An idea of what you will do and how: "Our plan is to… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (plan, plans); verb (plan, plans, planned, planning)

meaning for a pupil

1) An idea of what you will do and how: "Our plan is to leave at nine." tree →

2) A drawing showing the shape of a building or area from above: "a floor plan". tree →

3) As a verb, to decide and organise what to do: "plan a party". tree →

sense in the lessons

In school: plan your story before writing; in science, plan a fair test. In maths, a plan is a view from above (plan view). In safety: have a fire escape plan and a plan for meeting if you get lost. Phrases: make a plan, plan ahead, go to plan, plan B, plan view.

examples

• What is the plan for today? tree →
• We planned a surprise for Mum. tree →
• Plan your story before you write it. tree →
• Our family has a fire escape plan. tree →
• Everything went to plan. tree →
• If that fails, we have a plan B. tree →
• Draw a plan of your bedroom. tree →
• Plan ahead for a long walk. tree →

note

Double the n: planned, planning. In maths, "plan" is the view from above, "elevation" is the view from the side. A plan with a meeting place helps when someone is lost.

In the corpora

• If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, or if thou hast planned devices, lay thy hand upon thy mouth.
• Knowing this helps you understand why a family's week is planned round a piece of paper on the fridge.
• Most adults have some, like a mortgage or a car loan, and planned debt can be fine.
• By the end of the call there is a plan, and he says, "Right.
• Debt advice charities give free, private help to make a plan for paying debts back at a pace the family can manage.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «plan» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.