planned

«planned» in Mova's school dictionary: the past form of «plan»: decided in advance what to do… — 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

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 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

• 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

• 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.
• Breakfast-show presenters are paid professionals working from a running order and an earpiece; the friendly chat is planned.

Trees and pragmatics

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