Definition of plana
1. plan [ n ] a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
Examples:
"they drew up a six-step plan"
"they discussed plans for a new bond issue"
(The Atlanta Constitution...)
Fulton legislators `` work with city officials to pass enabling_legislation that will permit the establishment of a fair and equitable '' pension plan for city employes .
A Highway_Department source said there also is a plan there to issue some $ 3 million to $ 4 million worth of Rural_Roads_Authority bonds for rural road construction work .
The Highway_Department source told The_Constitution , however , that Vandiver has not been consulted yet about the plans to issue the new rural roads bonds .
(The Dallas Morning News,...)
Marshall_Formby of Plainview , former chairman of the Texas_Highway_Commission , suggested a plan to fill by appointment future vacancies in the Legislature and Congress , eliminating the need for costly special elections .
Under Formby 's plan , an appointee would be selected by a board composed of the governor , lieutenant_governor , speaker of the House , attorney_general and chief_justice of the Texas_Supreme_Court .
Synonyms plan program programme Related Terms idea agenda blueprint budget regimen outline project pension_plan employee_savings_plan stock_purchase_plan plan_of_action guideline audit_program master_plan program2. plan [ v ] have the will and intention to carry out some action
Examples:
"He plans to be in graduate school next year"
"The rebels had planned turmoil and confusion"
(The Sun, [Baltimore],...)
Ralph_Houk , successor to Casey_Stengel at the Yankee helm , plans to bring the entire New_York squad here from St._Petersburg , including Joe_Dimaggio and large crowds are anticipated for both weekend games .
(St. Louis Post-Dispatch,...)
After Thursday 's open date , Solly plans to open with Larry_Jackson against the Cubs here Friday night .
(Chicago Daily Tribune...)
They plan to become county people who know the proper way to terminate a fox 's life on earth .
(Frederick Mosteller et al., Probability with...)
A family of five plans to go together either to the beach or to the mountains , and a coin is tossed to decide .
(Stephen Longstreet, Eagles Where I Walk....)
There would be great need soon for his skill as surgeon , but somehow he had not planned to use his knowledge merely for war .
Synonyms plan be_after Related Terms intend hope aspire think_out3. plan [ n ] an arrangement scheme
Examples:
"the awkward design of the keyboard made operation difficult"
"it was an excellent design for living"
"a plan for seating guests"
(The Sun, [Baltimore],...)
Over the first five frames , Jack_Fisher , the big righthander who figures to be in_the_middle of Oriole plans for a drive on the 1961 American_League pennant , held the A 's scoreless while yielding three scattered hits .
(Max F. Millikan and Donald L. M. Blackmer,...)
For_example , in accordance with the fashion of the times , most transitional societies have announced economic development plans of varying numbers of years ; such is the mystique of planning that people expect that fulfillment of the plan will follow automatically upon its announcement .
For_example , in accordance with the fashion of the times , most transitional societies have announced economic development plans of varying numbers of years ; such is the mystique of planning that people expect that fulfillment of the plan will follow automatically upon its announcement .
(Joyce O. Hertzler, American Social Institutions;...)
This something leads to a conception of an over-all Social Plan with a meaning interpretable in_terms_of ultimate ends ; for_example , a plan that fulfills the will of God , which advances the Kingdom_of_God , which involves social life as part of the Grand Design .
(Douglas Ashford, "Elections in Morocco: Progress...)
Since the complicated process of establishing new communes and reviewing the rudimentary plan left by the_French did not even begin until the fall of 1957 , this goal appears somewhat ambitious .
Synonyms plan design Related Terms arrangement configuration layout trap European_plan hotel_plan American_plan4. plan [ v ] make plans for something
Examples:
"He is planning a trip with his family"
(Douglas Ashford, "Elections in Morocco: Progress...)
To minimize the chances of repeating the Balafrej debacle the Ibrahim government was formed a titre personnel and a special office was created in the Ministry_of_the_Interior to plan and to conduct the elections .
(Robert L. Duncan, The Voice of Strangers....)
It was rather a childish game , all_in_all , but everybody seemed to be getting_into the spirit of the thing and he could not remember when he had enjoyed planning anything quite so much .
(John Cheever, "The Brigadier and the Golf Widow,"...)
Then , getting_back into bed , he thought unashamedly of Mrs._Flannagan , planning where they would next meet and what they would do .
(Marvin Schiller, "The Sheep's in the Meadow,"...)
I looked_for Jessica to materialize out of the clogging , curdling crowd and , as the time passed and I waited , a fiend came_to_life beside me and whispered in my ear : How was I planning to greet Jessica ?
Synonyms plan Related Terms think schedule project intend schedule plot mastermind frame chart lay_out scheme design planning planner5. plan [ n ] scale drawing of a structure
Examples:
"the plans for City Hall were on file"
(Edward Austin Walton, "On Education for the Interior...)
Makes drawings and plans of rooms showing placement of furniture , floor_coverings , wall decorations , and determines color_schemes .
(Robert A. Futterman, The Future of Our Cities....)
Less ambitious freeway plans may be more successful - especially when the roadways and interchanges are raised , allowing_for cross access at many points and providing parking_areas below the ramp .
Synonyms plan architectural_plan Related Terms drawing floor_plan elevation design6. plan [ v ] make or work out a plan for; devise
Examples:
"They contrived to murder their boss"
design a new sales strategy"
"plan an attack"
(Edward Austin Walton, "On Education for the Interior...)
The controversy of the last few years over whether architects or interior_designers should plan the interiors of modern buildings has brought clearly into focus one important difference_of_opinion .
The architects do not believe that the education of the interior_designer is sufficiently good or sufficiently extended to compare with that of the architect and that , therefore , the interior_designer is incapable of understanding the architectural principles involved in planning the interior of a building .
`` Designs , plans and furnishes interiors of houses , commercial and institutional structures , hotels , clubs , ships , theaters , as_well_as set_decorations for motion_picture arts and television .
(W. E. B. DuBois, Worlds of Color....)
Now , if I were you I would just plan to repair the old church so it would last for five or ten years .
(Robert L. Duncan, The Voice of Strangers....)
In_any_event Rector sent him to the local hospital to have it checked , telling him to keep_his_ears_open while he was in the village to see if he could find_out what Kayabashi was planning .
Synonyms design plan contrive project Related Terms create_by_mental_act map concert undertaking invention planner planning project7. plan [ v ] make a design of; plan out in systematic, often graphic form
Examples:
"design a better mousetrap"
"plan the new wing of the museum"
(Covered Bridge Topics, XIX:2...)
Timothy_Palmer , who invented and later patented the arch type of construction for wooden bridges , was the genius who planned and supervised the building of the Essex , or `` Deer_Island '' bridge although the actual work was carried_out under the direction of William_Coombs , who received 300 as recompense .
Synonyms design plan Related Terms create_by_mental_act engineer redesign blueprint design invention designSimilar Spelling
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