plan

plan
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noun
1 for future
ADJECTIVE
ambitious, audacious, grand, grandiose

The government has ambitious plans for prison reform.

future
long-range (esp. AmE), long-term, three-year, etc.
immediate

What are your immediate plans?

new
original
five-point, three-point, etc.

a three-point action plan to improve hygiene at work

definite, firm (BrE)

A spokeswoman confirmed there was no definite plan to stage a concert in the park.

comprehensive, detailed
good

The best plan is for me to meet you at the airport.

best-laid

Even the best-laid plans can go wrong.

brilliant, clever, cunning, devious, elaborate, fiendish, ingenious
evil
realistic, sound

We need to develop a sound business plan.

controversial
master
backup, contingency

Do you have any contingency plans if there is a delay?

secret
action, battle, game, ground, operational, strategic

What is their game plan for winning the election?

Plan A, Plan B

If Plan A fails, go to Plan B.

business, career, corporate, development
budget, economic, financial, spending
flight, travel
marriage, wedding
treatment
training
expansion, recovery, restructuring
disaster, emergency, escape, evacuation
diet, eating, meal

a six-week low-fat eating plan

birth
peace
war
VERB + PLAN
have
come up with, create, design, develop, devise, draft, draw up, figure out (AmE), form, formulate, hatch, make, prepare, put together, work out

I like to make plans well in advance.

consider, discuss, present, propose, put forward, set out
file (AmE), submit

The airline intends to file a reorganization plan within three months.

adopt, agree, approve

The moves contravene the peace plan agreed by both sides.

finalize, put in place
announce, detail, launch, outline, reveal, unveil

A new plan for reducing traffic accidents was unveiled.

carry out, execute, implement
put in motion, put into action, put into effect, put into operation, set in motion
forge ahead with, go ahead with, move ahead with, press ahead with
follow, keep to, stick to

Let's stick to our original plan

cancel, change, rethink, review, revise
abandon, cancel, drop, reject, scrap, shelve
disrupt, set back
derail, foil, ruin, scupper (BrE), spoil, thwart (BrE)

The strike ruined my travel plans.

support
fight (esp. BrE), oppose

Local residents have vowed to fight plans to build a new road.

Senators signed a letter opposing the plan.

PLAN + VERB
be afoot

Plans are afoot to stage a new opera.

be aimed at sth

The government launched a five-year plan aimed at diversifying the economy.

call for sth, envisage sth (esp. BrE), envision sth (esp. AmE), involve sth

The plan calls for massive investment in the region.

contain sth, include sth

The plan contains four main elements.

come to fruition, succeed, work
fail, fall through, founder, go awry, go wrong
PREPOSITION
plan for

plans for the future

The president will now press ahead with his plans for reform.

plan to

Plans to build a dam have been shelved following protests.

PHRASES
go to plan
a plan of action, a plan of attack, a plan of campaign

To change anything in this organization, we'll need a plan of action.

2 way of investing money or paying for sth
ADJECTIVE
pension, retirement
savings
insurance
health, health-care
instalment/installment, payment
PLAN + VERB
set up
3 map
ADJECTIVE
street, town
seating
floor, ground, site
VERB + PLAN
draw
file (AmE)

Site plans were filed with the city this week.

PLAN + VERB
show sth

The plan shows the exact location of the house.

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verb
ADVERB
ahead, in advance
initially, originally

The government had originally planned to launch the review in June.

carefully, meticulously
well
rationally
centrally

centrally planned economies

VERB + PLAN
have to, need to

You will need to plan your shopping carefully in advance.

PREPOSITION
for

We must plan for the future.

A meeting has been planned for early next year.

on

I had planned on staying here for two or three years.

PHRASES
be all planned out

He thought his life was all planned out before him.

have sth all planned out

I had it all planned out.

go as planned

Everything went exactly as planned.

plan sth (down) to the last detail

Everything has been planned down to the last detail.


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