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noun for future ADJ. ambitious, audacious, grand, grandiose The government has ambitious plans for prison reform. | future | 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 A spokeswoman confirmed there was no definite plan to stage a concert in the park. | detailed | good The best plan is for me to meet you at the theatre. | best-laid Even the best-laid plans can go wrong. | brilliant, clever, cunning, fiendish, ingenious | feasible, realistic, sound We need to develop a sound business plan. | impractical | controversial | master | contingency Do you have any contingency plans if the scheme doesn't work? | secret | action | strategic | business, career, corporate, development, economic, financial | travel | marriage | peace VERB + PLAN have | come up with, develop, devise, draw up, formulate, make, prepare, work out I like to make plans well in advance. | present, propose, put forward | discuss | agree The moves contravene the peace plan agreed by both sides. | announce, launch, outline, unveil The minister unveiled a new plan for reducing traffic accidents. | go ahead with, implement, press ahead with | keep to, stick to Let's stick to our original plan | cancel, change | abandon, cancel, drop, scrap, shelve | fight, oppose Local residents have vowed to fight plans to build a new road. 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 dam have been shelved following protests. PHRASES a plan of action/attack/campaign To change anything in this organization, we'll need a plan of action. | put a plan into action/effect/operation map ADJ. street, town | seating PLAN + VERB show sth The plan shows the exact location of the house. for sth, envisage sth, involve sth The plan calls for investments totalling $100 million. | contain sth, include sth The plan contains four main elements. | succeed | fail, fall through, founder PREP. ~ for The president will now press ahead with his plans for reform. | ~ to Plans to build a
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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plan on doing sth to intend to do something • We were planning on just having a snack and catching the early train.
Cambridge-Phrasal Verbs
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verb ADV. ahead, in advance | originally The government had originally planned to launch the review in June. | carefully, meticulously | intelligently, rationally | centrally centrally planned economies VERB + PLAN have to, need to You will need to plan your shopping carefully in advance. PREP. 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 go as planned Everything went exactly as planned. | plan sth down to the last detail
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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plan on sb/sth doing sth to realize that someone might do something or that something might happen and to make arrangements to deal with the situation • They hadn't planned on the whole family coming.
Cambridge-Phrasal Verbs
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In addition to the idiom beginning with PLAN, Also see BEST-LAID PLANS.
American Heritage Idioms
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noun scheme: The plan called for hard work. verb organize: We shall plan the party tonight. noun intention: My plan is to go to college next year. verb intend: I plan to make money selling.
Simple Definitions
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plan a set of actions for achieving something in the future, especially a set of actions that has been considered carefully and in detail: • Leaders outlined a plan to end the fighting. plot/conspiracy a secret plan to do something bad or illegal, made by a group of people: • There was a plot to assassinate the President. • a terrorist conspiracy scheme British English an official plan that is intended to help people: • The government has introduced a new scheme to help young people find work. strategy a carefully designed plan which is intended to achieve a particular purpose over a long period of time: • the company’s business strategy • The government’s economic strategy has been criticized by many experts. • We need to develop effective strategies for combating the sale of counterfeit goods. initiative a new plan for dealing with a particular problem or for achieving a particular aim: • a peace initiative • a major new initiative to tackle street crime policy a plan that members of a government, political party, company etc agree on, that states how they intend to deal with a particular subject or problem: • the government’s immigration policy • It’s company policy to allow people to work from home. programme British English , program American English a series of activities that a government or organization organizes, which aims to achieve something important and will continue for a long time: • a five-year programme which will create 2000 new jobs • federal programs for low-income housing
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plan verbs have plans • I have no plans to retire yet. change your plans • We had to change our plans at the last minute. abandon/give up your plans • The city authorities have abandoned their plans to host the Super Bowl. cancel your plans • The weather got worse, and we had to cancel our plans to have the party outdoors. shelve a plan (= cancel your plan, although you may do it later ) • The plan had to be shelved because of lack of money. phrases a change of plan • The day before my flight, my boss phoned and said there’d been a change of plan. adjectives sb’s immediate plans (= what they are going to do next ) • So what are your immediate plans after graduation? the best plan British English (= the best thing to do ) • I think the best plan is to take the train. plan 2 verbs have a plan • Don’t worry – I have a plan. make plans (= prepare for something ) • Mary has been busy making plans for her wedding. come up with a plan (= think of a plan ) • The chairman must come up with a plan to get the club back on its feet. devise/formulate/draw up a plan (= make a detailed plan, especially after considering something carefully ) • He devised a daring plan to steal two million dollars. • The company has already drawn up plans to develop the site. carry out a plan (= do what has been planned ) • The bombers were arrested by the security forces before they could carry out their plans. keep to/stick to a plan • We’re sticking to our original plan. abandon/scrap a plan (= decide not to continue with it ) • The plan was scrapped because it was too expensive. announce/unveil a plan (= officially tell people about it ) • The government unveiled its plans for a shake-up of the health system. approve a plan • The plan was approved at a board meeting on 24 December. reject a plan • The plan was rejected on the grounds that it would cost too much money. outline a plan (= describe it in a general way ) • They listened as he outlined his plan. implement a plan formal (= to do what has been agreed as part of an official plan ) • To implement its plans, the company has entered into a partnership with another software developer. shelve a plan (= not continue with it, although you might continue with it later ) • The plans will be shelved until an alternative access to the site can be found. ADJECTIVES/NOUN + plan ambitious • The plan was very ambitious, but it worked. detailed • The generals drew up detailed plans for the invasion. cunning/clever/ingenious • They devised a cunning plan to get back their money. • The gang devised a cunning plan to rob the bank. a five-year/ten-year etc plan • Unesco has a 25-year plan to provide basic education to all. a grand plan (= a plan that involves doing a lot of things in order to achieve something big ) • Marrying the countess was all part of his grand plan. a master plan (= a detailed plan for dealing with a complicated situation ) • The governors came up with a master plan for saving the school. a business plan • We’ve developed a business plan to take over the company. a peace plan • Both sides have agreed to implement the UN peace plan. a rescue plan (= a plan for saving a company, economy etc ) • Which rescue plan offers the company the best prospects of survival? an action plan • My accountant developed a detailed action plan with specific targets. phrases go according to plan (= happen in the way that was arranged ) • If everything goes according to plan, we’ll finish in January. a plan of action • Ministers are discussing a plan of action to deal with the crisis. a plan of attack (= a plan to attack or achieve something ) • At this stage, you go back to the office and work on a plan of attack. a plan of campaign British English (= a plan to achieve something ) • What we need now is a plan of campaign. COMMON ERRORS >>> Do not say ' do a plan '. Say make a plan .
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