The definition of a plan is a document, program or diagram that shows how to proceed.
(noun)An example of a plan is a list of tasks for accomplishing a project.
To plan is defined as to develop a scheme or program to get something done.
(verb)An example of to plan is a teacher coming up with the curriculum for her class.
See plan in Webster's New World College Dictionary
noun
Origin: Fr, plan, plane, foundation: merging of plan (< L planus: see plain) with MFr plant < It pianta < L planta, sole of the foot: see plant
transitive verb planned, planning
intransitive verb
See plan in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
Origin:
Origin: French
Origin: , alteration (influenced by plan, flat surface)
Origin: of plant, ground plan, map
Origin: , from planter, to plant
Origin: , from Latin plantāre
Origin: , from planta, sole of the foot; see plat- in Indo-European roots
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