plotted
part of speech
verb, past form of plot (plot, plots, plotted, plotting); adjective (plotted)
meaning for a pupil
1) (maths, maps) Marked points on a graph, grid or map: "We plotted the points." tree →
2) Secretly planned something, usually bad: "They plotted to steal the crown." tree →
3) Planned the story of a book or film: "a well-plotted mystery". tree →
4) (plotted plant) Planted in a pot (rare; usually "potted"). tree →
sense in the lessons
In maths, you plot coordinates like (2, 3) on a grid and join them to make a line graph; in science you plot results. In history, Guy Fawkes and others plotted to blow up Parliament in 1605 (the Gunpowder Plot). In English lessons, a well-plotted story has events that fit together.
examples
- We plotted the points (1, 2) and (3, 4) on the grid. tree →
- The temperatures were plotted on a line graph. tree →
- The pirates plotted to take the ship. tree →
- Guy Fawkes plotted to blow up Parliament. tree →
- The captain plotted a course on the map. tree →
- The mystery is cleverly plotted. tree →
- She plotted her revenge on her brother for weeks. tree →
- She now plotted continually how she might destroy her good fortune. tree →
note
Double t: plot, plotted, plotting. In maths, when plotting (x, y), go across first (x), then up (y): "along the corridor, then up the stairs".
Trees and pragmatics
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