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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, 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
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
Longman-Thesaurus
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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.
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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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