- plan
- In.
1) to concoct, devise a plan
2) to draw up, formulate, map out a plan
3) to make plans
4) to outline; unveil a plan
5) to accept; carry out, execute, implement a plan; to put a plan into operation
6) to present, propose a plan
7) to foil, frustrate, thwart; reject; shelve a plan
8) a brilliant, ingenious; complicated, elaborate; feasible; grandiose, sweeping; impracticable; impractical; realistic; secret; well-laid, well-thought-out plan
9) a contingency; five-year; long-term; master; security; short-term plan
10) (on) the installment plan (AE; BE has hire-purchase)
11) a flight; floor plan
12) a health plan ('health insurance'); a pension, retirement plan
13) an easy-payment plan
14) a plan calls for (smt.)
15) plans materialize
16) a plan for
17) a plan to + inf. (the mayor had a plan to reduce traffic congestion)
IIv.1) (d; intr.) to plan for (to plan for one's old age)
2) (d; intr.) to plan on (to plan on early retirement)
3) (E) we plan to visit them soon
4) (Q) they planned very carefully how they would accomplish their mission
* * *[plæn]a pensioncarry outcomplicateddevise a planfive-yearfloor planformulatefrustrategrandioseimplement a planimpracticablelong-termmap out a planpropose a planretirement planshelve a planshort-term plansweepingto put a plan into operationunveil a planwell-laidwell-thought-out plan(E) we plan to visit them soon(Q) they planned very carefully how they would accomplish their missiona brillianta contingencya flighta plan foran easy-payment planto acceptto concoctto draw upto foilto make plansto outlineto presentplans materializea health plan ('health insurance')(on) the installment plan (AE; BE has hire plan purchase)a plan calls for (smt.)a plan to + inf. (the mayor had a plan to reduce traffic congestion)(d; intr.) to plan on (to plan on early retirement)(d;intr.) to planfor (to planfor one's old age)
Combinatory dictionary. 2013.
