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# plan

«plan» in Mova's school dictionary: **An idea of what you will do and how: "Our plan is to…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (plan, plans); verb (plan, plans, planned, planning)

### meaning for a pupil

1) An idea of what you will do and how: "Our plan is to leave at nine." [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/plan/#m1)

2) A drawing showing the shape of a building or area from above: "a floor plan". [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/plan/#m2)

3) As a verb, to decide and organise what to do: "plan a party". [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/plan/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In school: plan your story before writing; in science, plan a fair test. In maths, a plan is a view from above (plan view). In safety: have a fire escape plan and a plan for meeting if you get lost. Phrases: make a plan, plan ahead, go to plan, plan B, plan view.

### examples

- What is the plan for today? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/plan/#x1)
- We planned a surprise for Mum. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/plan/#x2)
- Plan your story before you write it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/plan/#x3)
- Our family has a fire escape plan. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/plan/#x4)
- Everything went to plan. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/plan/#x5)
- If that fails, we have a plan B. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/plan/#x6)
- Draw a plan of your bedroom. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/plan/#x7)
- Plan ahead for a long walk. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/plan/#x8)

### note

Double the n: planned, planning. In maths, "plan" is the view from above, "elevation" is the view from the side. A plan with a meeting place helps when someone is lost.

### In the corpora

- [Knowing this helps you understand why a family's week is planned round a piece of paper on the fridge.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/2-shifts-nights-and-other-ways-of-working/4/)
- [Most adults have some, like a mortgage or a car loan, and planned debt can be fine.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/8-borrowing-and-debt/1/)
- [By the end of the call there is a plan, and he says, "Right.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/8-borrowing-and-debt/7/)
- [Debt advice charities give free, private help to make a plan for paying debts back at a pace the family can manage.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/8-borrowing-and-debt/21/)
- [Big building jobs often take longer and cost more than planned.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/11-when-things-break/10/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «plan» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/plan/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.