planned
part of speech
verb (past form of plan: planned); adjective (planned)
meaning for a pupil
1) Planned is the past form of «plan»: decided in advance what to do and how. tree →
2) A planned thing has been arranged before it happens. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Thought out in advance, here wicked schemes. Interpretation: Proverbs advises that someone who has schemed evil should stop and hold the mouth, and the tradition values humility and quiet. In the primary lessons: In writing lessons pupils planned their stories before writing; in science they planned a fair test; in everyday life families planned a trip or a party. In safety lessons a planned fire drill practises what to do. Phrases: planned ahead, as planned, carefully planned, planned for.
examples
- If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, or if thou hast planned devices, lay thy hand upon thy mouth. (Writings PRO.30.32, JPS 1917) tree →
- We planned a surprise party for Mum. tree →
- Everything went as planned. tree →
- She planned her story with a mind map. tree →
- The fire drill was planned for Monday. tree →
- They planned the trip carefully. tree →
- Our class planned a fair test with seeds. tree →
- The picnic was not planned — it just happened. tree →
note
Double the n: plan → planned, planning (short vowel + one consonant). Not to be confused with «planed» (made smooth with a plane tool). Opposite: unplanned, spontaneous.
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.
- Big building jobs often take longer and cost more than planned.
- Supermarkets are designed to make people buy more than they planned, with offers, smells and treats by the tills.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «planned» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.