Meaning of plan | Babel Free

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1. A drawing showing technical details of a building, machine, etc., with unwanted details omitted, and often using symbols rather than detailed drawing to represent doors, valves, etc.
2. A surname.
3. Abbreviation of People's Liberation Army Navy The national navy of the People's Republic of China.
   abbreviation, alt-of
4. scheme (systematic plan of future action)
5. To make plans.
6. A set of intended actions, usually mutually related, through which one expects to achieve a goal.
7. A particular standardized examination taken by high-school students.
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8. intention
9. a person who plans (especially buildings etc). a town-planner. beplanner مُخَطِّط، مُصَمِّم проектант planejador projektant, -ka der Planer planlægger; -planlægger σχεδιαστήςplanificador planeerija نقشه کش suunnittelija planificateur/-trice מְתַכנֵן योजनाकार organizator, planer tervező perancang skipuleggjandi progettista 立案者 계획자 planuotojas, projektuotojas plānotājs; projektētājs perancang ontwerperplanlegger, reguleringsarkitekt planista نقشه جوړونكى planeador proiectant проектировщик proje...
   especially
10. A two-dimensional drawing of a building as seen from above with obscuring or irrelevant details such as roof removed, or of a floor of a building, revealing the internal layout; as distinct from the elevation.
11. mood
12. the act of planning. town-planning. beplanning تَخْطيط проектиране planejamento plánování, projektování das Planen planlægning; -planlægning σχεδίαση, προγραμματισμόςplanificación; urbanización planeerimine نقشه کشی suunnittelu planificationתכנון आयोजना, नियोजन, योजना planiranje (meg)tervezés perencanaan skipulag progettazione 計画 계획 입안(수립) planavimas, projektavimas plānošana; projektēšana perancangan planningplanlegging, reguleringplanowanie نقشه ايستنه planeamento planificare проектирование ...
13. A method; a way of procedure; a custom.
14. to happen as arranged or intended. The journey went according to plan. volgens plan verloop حَسَب الخِطَّه развивам се по план andar de acordo com o plano běžet podle plánu planmäßig gå efter planen προχωρώ σύμφωνα με το σχέδιο salir como estaba previsto kavakohaselt minema طبق برنامه پیش رفتن mennä suunnitelman mukaan se dérouler comme prévu לְפִי תוֹכנִית योजना सफल होना po planu terv szerint menurut rencana fara samkvæmt áætlun andare secondo i piani 計画通りに 계획대로 진행하다 vykti pagal planą norisi...
15. A subscription to a service.
16. to plan something a long time before it will happen etc. beplan vooruit يُخَطِّطُ سَلَفا планирам fazer planos futuros předem plánovat vorausplanen lægge planer προγραμματίζω από νωρίς planear/organizar con anticipación ette kavandama از پیش برنامه ریزی کردن suunnitella eteenpäin arranger d'avance לְתַכנֵן מְראש किसी चीज के होने से पहले उसकी योजना करना skovati zamisao előre tervez merencanakan sebelumnya skipuleggja fram í tímann progettare in anticipo 計画する 미리 계획하다 iš anksto (su)planuoti plān...
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17. An orderly or step-by-step conception or proposal for accomplishing an objective: a plan for improving math instruction.
18. A proposed or intended course of action: had no plans for the evening.
19. A systematic arrangement of elements or important parts; a configuration or outline: a seating plan; the plan of a story.
20. A drawing or diagram made to scale showing the structure or arrangement of something.
21. In perspective rendering, one of several imaginary planes perpendicular to the line of vision between the viewer and the object being depicted.

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Examples

“The plans for many important buildings were once publicly available.”

“He didn't really have a plan; he had a goal and a habit of control.”

“Life is what happens to you / While you're busy making other plans”

“Seen in plan, the building had numerous passageways not apparent to visitors.”

“The simple plan, / That they should take who have the power, / And they should keep who can.”

“a phone plan”

“an Internet plan”

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