plan, design, plot, scheme, project mean a method devised for making or doing something or achieving an end. plan always implies mental formulation and sometimes graphic representation.

A plan is a method of achieving something that you have worked out in detail beforehand. The three leaders had worked out a peace plan. The project is part of a United Nations plan for refugees. He …

PLAN definition: 1. a set of decisions about how to do something in the future: 2. a type of arrangement for…. Learn more.

Apr 18, 2026 · A plan ("set of intended actions") can be developed, executed, implemented, ignored, abandoned, scrapped, changed, etc.

A plan is typically any list of steps, with details of timing and resources, used to achieve an objective. It is commonly understood as a temporal set of intended actions through which one expects to achieve …

Plan refers to any method of thinking out acts and purposes beforehand: What are your plans for today?

Plan definition: An orderly or step-by-step conception or proposal for accomplishing an objective.

The Five-Year Plan covers the period of April 1, 2025-March 31, 2029. This Plan is based upon the goals and objectives determined to meet the priority needs of the low-to-moderate income residents …

Not everything at the show went according to plan. [=the way it was supposed to]

Have the will and intention to carry out some action "He plans to be in graduate school next year "; "The rebels had planned turmoil and confusion " Derived forms: planned, plans, planning Type of: …