plan

See also: PLAN, Plan, plán, plån, pláň, and -plan

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French plan (“a ground-plot of a building”), from plan (“flat”), a later form of the vernacular plain, from Latin planus (“flat, plane”); see plain, plane.

Pronunciation

enPR: plăn, IPA^(key): /plæn/, [pʰl̥æn]
(US regional) IPA^(key): [plɛən]
- Audio (US) (file)
Rhymes: -æn

Noun

plan (plural plans)

A drawing showing technical details of a building, machine, etc., with unwanted details omitted, and often using symbols rather than detailed drawing to represent doors, valves, etc.
The plans for many important buildings were once publicly available.
A set of intended actions, usually mutually related, through which one expects to achieve a goal.
He didn't really have a plan; he had a goal and a habit of control.
- 1980, John Lennon (lyrics and music), “Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy)”, in Double Fantasy:
  Life is what happens to you / While you're busy making other plans
A two-dimensional drawing of a building as seen from above with obscuring or irrelevant details such as roof removed, or of a floor of a building, revealing the internal layout; as distinct from the elevation.
Synonym: floor plan
Seen in plan, the building had numerous passageways not apparent to visitors.
A method; a way of procedure; a custom.
- 1815, William Wordsworth, Rob Roy's Grave
  The simple plan, / That they should take who have the power, / And they should keep who can.
A subscription to a service.
a phone plan
an Internet plan

Usage notes

A plan ("set of intended actions") can be developed, executed, implemented, ignored, abandoned, scrapped, changed, etc.

Derived terms

action plan
battleplan
business plan
contingency plan
development plan
escalation plan
flatplan
floor plan
game plan
lesson plan
marketing plan
masterplan
plan A
plan B
price plan
rate plan
track plan, trackplan

Related terms

2-dimensional drawing of a building

blueprint

Descendants

→ Japanese: プラン (puran)

Translations

technical drawing

Belarusian: план m (plan), чарцёж m (čarcjóž), схе́ма f (sxjéma)
Bulgarian: черте́ж (bg) m (čertéž), схе́ма (bg) f (shéma)
Catalan: pla (ca) m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 設計圖／设计图 (zh) (shèjìtú)
Czech: plán (cs) m
Dutch: schema (nl) n, ontwerp (nl) n
Finnish: kaava (fi), kaavapiirros
French: schema (fr) m
Georgian: სქემა (skema), ნახაზი (naxazi), პროექტი (ṗroekṭi), გეგმა (gegma)
German: Plan (de) m
Greek: σχέδιο (el) n (schédio)
Hebrew: תוכנית \\ תָּכְנִית‎ (he) f (tokhnít)
Hindi: नक़्शा m (naqśā), प्लैन (hi) m (plain)
Hungarian: tervrajz (hu)
Indonesian: denah (id), rancangan (id)
Japanese: 設計図 (せっけいず, sekkeizu), 図解 (ja) (ずかい, zukai)
Korean: 설계도(設計圖) (ko) (seolgyedo)
Luxembourgish: Plang m
Maori: hoahoa
Persian: پلان‎ (fa) (plân), نقشه‎ (fa) (naqše)
Plautdietsch: Plon m
Polish: schemat (pl) m, abrys (pl) m
Portuguese: planta (pt) f
Russian: план (ru) m (plan), чертёж (ru) m (čertjóž), схе́ма (ru) f (sxéma)
Slovene: načrt (sl) m
Spanish: plano (es) m
Swedish: plan (sv) c
Tajik: нақша (naqša)
Thai: แบบแปลน (bɛ̀ɛp-bplɛɛn), ผัง (th) (pǎng)
Turkish: plan (tr)
Ukrainian: план m (plan), кре́слення n (kréslennja), схе́ма f (sxéma)
Urdu: نَقشَہ‎ m (naqśā)
Zulu: isakhiwo class 7/8

set of intended actions

Albanian: plan (sq) m
Arabic: خِطَّة‎ f (ḵiṭṭa), خُطَّة‎ f (ḵuṭṭa)
Egyptian Arabic: خطة‎ f (ḵeṭa)
Armenian: ծրագիր (hy) (cragir), պլան (hy) (plan)
Azerbaijani: plan (az), layihə
Belarusian: план m (plan)
Bulgarian: план (bg) m (plan)
Burmese: အစီအစဉ် (my) (a.cia.cany)
Catalan: pla (ca) m
Chinese:
Cantonese: 計劃, 计划 (gai³ waak⁶)
Mandarin: 計劃／计划 (zh) (jìhuà)
Chuukese: kokkot
Czech: plán (cs) m
Danish: plan (da) c
Dutch: plan (nl) n
Egyptian:

(sḫr)
Esperanto: plano
Estonian: plaan (et)
Finnish: suunnitelma (fi)
French: plan (fr) m, projet (fr) m
Georgian: გეგმა (gegma)
German: Plan (de) m
Gothic: 𐌻𐌹𐍃𐍄𐍃 f (lists)
Greek: σχέδιο (el) n (schédio)
Hebrew: תוכנית \\ תָּכְנִית‎ (he) f (tokhnít)
Hindi: योजना (hi) f (yojnā), प्रोग्राम (hi) m (progrām), प्लैन (hi) m (plain), तदबीर (hi) f (tadbīr)
Hungarian: terv (hu)
Icelandic: áætlun (is) f
Indonesian: rencana (id), rancangan (id)
Irish: plean m
Italian: piano (it) m, programma (it) m, progetto (it) m
Japanese: 計画 (ja) (けいかく, keikaku), プラン (ja) (puran)
Kazakh: жоспар (jospar)
Khmer: ផែនការ (km) (phaen kaa)
Kikuyu: mũbango class 3
Korean: 계획(計劃) (ko) (gyehoek)
Kyrgyz: план (ky) (plan)
Lao: ແຜນ (phǣn), ແຜນການ (lo) (phǣn kān)
Latin: cōnsilium n
Latvian: plāns (lv) m
Lithuanian: planas m
Macedonian: план m (plan)
Maori: mahere
Meru: mubango
Mongolian:
Cyrillic: төлөвлөгөө (mn) (tölövlögöö)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: plan (no) m
Oromo: karoora
Persian: پلان‎ (fa) (plân), طرح‎ (fa) (tarh), نقشه‎ (fa) (naqše), تدبیر‎ (fa) (tadbir)
Plautdietsch: Plon m, Väanämen n, Äwalaj f
Polish: plan (pl) m
Portuguese: plano (pt) m, projeto (pt) m
Romanian: plan (ro) n, proiect (ro) n
Russian: план (ru) m (plan)
Sanskrit: न्याय (sa) m (nyāya)
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: пла̑н m
Roman: plȃn (sh) m
Slovak: plán m
Slovene: načrt (sl) m
Somali: qorshe
Spanish: plan (es) m, proyecto (es) m
Swahili: mpango (sw), mkakati (sw)
Swedish: plan (sv) c
Tajik: план (plan), лоиҳа (tg) (loyiha), реҷа (reja), тарҳ (tg) (tarh), нақша (naqša)
Thai: แผน (th) (pɛ̌ɛn), แผนงาน (th) (pɛ̌ɛn-ngaan), แปลน (th) (bplɛɛn)
Turkish: plan (tr)
Turkmen: plan
Ukrainian: план m (plan)
Urdu: نَقشَہ‎ m (naqśā), تَدْبِیر‎ f (tadbīr)
Uyghur: پىلان‎ (pilan), لايىھە‎ (layihe)
Uzbek: plan (uz), reja (uz), loyiha (uz)
Vietnamese: kế hoạch (vi)
Welsh: arfaeth
Yiddish: פּלאַן‎ m (plan)
Zulu: icebo (zu) class 5/6, isu class 5/6, iqhinga class 5/6

2-dimensional drawing from above

Catalan: pla (ca) m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 平面圖／平面图 (zh) (píngmiàntú)
Czech: půdorys m
Dutch: ontwerp (nl) n, plan (nl) n
Finnish: pohjakaava, pohjapiirros (fi)
French: plan (fr) m
German: Plan (de) m
Greek: σχέδιο (el) n (schédio)
Korean: 평면도(平面圖) (ko) (pyeongmyeondo)
Polish: plan (pl) m
Portuguese: planta (pt) f
Russian: план (ru) m (plan), чертёж (ru) m (čertjóž)
Slovene: tloris m
Spanish: plano (es) m
Swedish: plan (sv) n
Thai: พิมพ์เขียว (pim-kǐao), ผัง (th) (pǎng)

subscription plan

Bulgarian: план (bg) m (plan)
Finnish: liittymä (fi)
French: forfait mobile m
Indonesian: langganan (id)

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Arabic: ^{(please verify)} خُطَّة‎ f (ḵuṭṭa)
German: ^{(please verify)} Grundriss (de) m, ^{(please verify)} Plan (de) m, ^{(please verify)} Schema (de) n
Ido: ^{(please verify)} projeto (io), ^{(please verify)} programo (io)
Swahili: ^{(please verify)} mpango (sw) class 3/4
Telugu: ^{(please verify)} ప్రణాళిక (te) (praṇāḷika)

Verb

plan (third-person singular simple present plans, present participle planning, simple past and past participle planned)

(transitive) To design (a building, machine, etc.).
The architect planned the building for the client.
(transitive) To create a plan for.
They jointly planned the project in phases, with good detail for the first month.
(intransitive) To intend.
- 2013 August 10, “Can China clean up fast enough?”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8848:
  It has jailed environmental activists and is planning to limit the power of judicial oversight by handing a state-approved body a monopoly over bringing environmental lawsuits.
He planned to go, but work intervened.
(intransitive) To make a plan.
They planned for the worst, bringing lots of emergency supplies.

Usage notes

This is a catenative verb that takes the to infinitive. See Appendix:English catenative verbs.

Conjugation

Conjugation of plan

infinitive	(to) plan
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	plan	planed
2nd-person singular	plan, planest^†	planed, planedst^†
3rd-person singular	plans, planeth^†	planed
plural	plan	planed

subjunctive	plan	planed

imperative	plan	—

participles	planing	planed

^†Archaic or obsolete.

Derived terms

planner
plan on
plan out

Translations

to design

Bulgarian: замислям (bg) (zamisljam)
Cornish: devisya
Dutch: ontwerpen (nl)
Finnish: suunnitella (fi), kaavailla (fi)
Galician: proxectar, deseñar (gl)
German: anlegen (de), planen (de)
Greek: σχεδιάζω (el) (schediázo)
Hungarian: tervez (hu)
Italian: progettare (it)
Indonesian: merancang (id)
Mandarin: 設計／设计 (zh) (shèjì)
Polish: projektować (pl) impf, zaprojektować (pl) pf
Portuguese: planear (pt) (Portugal), planejar (pt) (Brazil)
Russian: разраба́тывать (ru) impf (razrabátyvatʹ), разрабо́тать (ru) pf (razrabótatʹ)
Sorbian:
Lower Sorbian: planowaś impf
Swedish: projektera (sv)
Turkish: planlamak (tr)

to create a plan for

Arabic: خَطَّطَ‎ (ḵaṭṭaṭa)
Armenian: ծրագրել (hy) (cragrel)
Assamese: পাং (paṅ)
Bulgarian: планирам (bg) (planiram)
Catalan: planejar (ca)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 計劃／计划 (zh) (jìhuà)
Cornish: devisya
Czech: plánovat (cs)
Dutch: ontwerpen (nl), plannen (nl)
Finnish: suunnitella (fi), kaavailla (fi)
French: projeter (fr)
Galician: argallar (gl)
Georgian: დაგეგმვა (dagegmva)
German: planen (de)
Greek: σχεδιάζω (el) (schediázo)
Hungarian: tervez (hu)
Indonesian: berencana (id) (intransitive), merencanakan (id) (transitive), merancang (id)
Interlingua: projectar (ia)
Italian: progettare (it), pianificare (it), architettare (it), inventare (it)
Korean: 계획하다 (ko) (gyehoekhada)
Malay: merancang
Maori: mahere
Meänkieli: planeerata
Norman: plianner (Jersey)
Norwegian: planlegge (no)
Polish: planować (pl) impf, zaplanować (pl) pf
Portuguese: planear (pt) (Portugal), planejar (pt) (Brazil)
Russian: плани́ровать (ru) (planírovatʹ)
Sorbian:
Lower Sorbian: planowaś impf
Spanish: planear (es)
Swedish: planera (sv)
Thai: วางแผน (th) (waang-pɛ̌ɛn), วางแผนการ
Ukrainian: планува́ти impf (planuváty), спланува́ти pf (splanuváty)

to intend

Arabic: نوى‎
Moroccan Arabic: بلاني‎
Armenian: ծրագրել (hy) (cragrel), պլանավորել (hy) (planavorel)
Bulgarian: възнамерявам (bg) (vǎznamerjavam)
Catalan: planejar (ca)
Cherokee: ᎤᏰᎸᎭ (uyelvha)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 打算 (zh) (dǎsuan)
Czech: plánovat (cs)
Dutch: van plan zijn, plannen (nl)
Finnish: suunnitella (fi), aikoa (fi), kaavailla (fi), meinata (fi) (informal)
French: prévoir (fr), penser (fr), avoir l'intention
Galician: argallar (gl)
Georgian: განზრახვა (ka) (ganzraxva)
German: planen (de), vorhaben (de)
Greek: σχεδιάζω (el) (schediázo)
Ancient: μέλλω (méllō)
Hebrew: תכנן‎, יזם‎ (he)
Hindi: प्रोग्राम बनाना (progrām banānā)
Hungarian: tervez (hu)
Icelandic: ætla (is)
Indonesian: berencana (id), berniat (id)
Italian: pianificare (it), organizzarsi (it), avere in animo
Japanese: つもりである (tsumori de aru)
Polish: planować (pl) impf, zaplanować (pl) pf
Portuguese: pretender (pt)
Russian: плани́ровать (ru) (planírovatʹ)
Slovene: načrtovati
Sorbian:
Lower Sorbian: planowaś impf
Spanish: planear (es), pensar (es), pretender (es)
Swedish: planera (sv)

To make a plan

Finnish: varautua (fi)

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Esperanto: ^{(please verify)} projekti
Ido: ^{(please verify)} projetar (io)
Japanese: ^{(please verify)} 設計する (せっけいする, sekkei suru), ^{(please verify)} 計画する (けいかくする, keikaku suru)
Swahili: ^{(please verify)} kupanga
Volapük: ^{(please verify)} desinön (vo)

Azerbaijani

Other scripts
Cyrillic		план
Perso-Arabic		پلان‎

Pronunciation

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Noun

plan (definite accusative plannı, plural planlar)

plan (set of intended actions), scheme
Amma o ümidini itirmirdi, çünki artıq yeni möhtəşəmplan cızmışdı.
But s/he didn't lose hope, because s/he had already come up with a new magnificent plan.
beş illikplanını üç il yarıma yerinə yetirmək ― to complete a five year plan in three and a half years
bütünplanlar pozuldu ― all plans were ruined
draft, plan, scheme, contrivance, road map
layout
arxaplan ― background
önplan ― foreground
bu gündəm arxaplana keçdi ― this agenda faded into the background

Declension

Declension of plan
	singular	plural
nominative	plan	planlar
definite accusative	planı	planları
dative	plana	planlara
locative	planda	planlarda
ablative	plandan	planlardan
definite genitive	planın	planların

Possessive forms of plan
	nominative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	planım	planlarım
sənin (“your”)	planın	planların
onun (“his/her/its”)	planı	planları
bizim (“our”)	planımız	planlarımız
sizin (“your”)	planınız	planlarınız
onların (“their”)	planı or planları	planları
	accusative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	planımı	planlarımı
sənin (“your”)	planını	planlarını
onun (“his/her/its”)	planını	planlarını
bizim (“our”)	planımızı	planlarımızı
sizin (“your”)	planınızı	planlarınızı
onların (“their”)	planını or planlarını	planlarını
	dative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	planıma	planlarıma
sənin (“your”)	planına	planlarına
onun (“his/her/its”)	planına	planlarına
bizim (“our”)	planımıza	planlarımıza
sizin (“your”)	planınıza	planlarınıza
onların (“their”)	planına or planlarına	planlarına
	locative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	planımda	planlarımda
sənin (“your”)	planında	planlarında
onun (“his/her/its”)	planında	planlarında
bizim (“our”)	planımızda	planlarımızda
sizin (“your”)	planınızda	planlarınızda
onların (“their”)	planında or planlarında	planlarında
	ablative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	planımdan	planlarımdan
sənin (“your”)	planından	planlarından
onun (“his/her/its”)	planından	planlarından
bizim (“our”)	planımızdan	planlarımızdan
sizin (“your”)	planınızdan	planlarınızdan
onların (“their”)	planından or planlarından	planlarından
	genitive
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	planımın	planlarımın
sənin (“your”)	planının	planlarının
onun (“his/her/its”)	planının	planlarının
bizim (“our”)	planımızın	planlarımızın
sizin (“your”)	planınızın	planlarınızın
onların (“their”)	planının or planlarının	planlarının

Derived terms

planlaşdırmaq

Dutch

Pronunciation

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IPA^(key): /plɑn/
Hyphenation: plan
Rhymes: -ɑn

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French plan, from Middle French plant.

Noun

plan n (plural plannen, diminutive plannetje n)

A set of intended actions, through which one expects to achieve a goal.
A technical drawing.
A detailed map of a relatively small area, such as a building or settlement.
Synonym: plattegrond

Derived terms

bouwplan
lesplan
stadsplan
van plan zijn

Descendants

Negerhollands: plan
→ Caribbean Javanese: plan
→ Indonesian: plan

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

plan

first-person singular present indicative of plannen
imperative of plannen

French

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /plɑ̃/
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Homophones: plans, plant, plants

Etymology 1

From earlier plant, derived from the verb planter or from Latin planus. Doublet of plant.

Noun

plan m (plural plans)

plan
map (schematic maps of streets, subways, etc.)
plane (both flat surface and mathematical plane)
(film) shot
(slang, dated) a small case inserted in the rectum in order to hide one's valuables from a full-body search

Derived terms

bâtir des plans sur la comète
bon plan
de premier plan
faire des plans sur la comète
gros plan
laisser en plan
plan A
plan américain
plan B
plan comptable
plan cul
plan d'accès
plan d'action
plan d'eau
plan de cuisson
plan de faille
plan de niveau
plan d'épargne
plan d'épargne
plan de travail
plan de vol
plan directeur
plan d'urgence
plan fixe
planification
planifier
plan incliné
plan rapproché
plan-séquence
premier plan
tirer des plans sur la comète
tirer son plan

Descendants

→ Central Franconian: Plan
- Hunsrik: Plaan
→ German: Plan
- → Norwegian Bokmål: plan
→ Luxembourgish: Plang
→ Ottoman Turkish: پلان‎
- Turkish: plan

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin plānus. Doublet of plain, which was inherited, and piano.

Adjective

plan (feminine plane, masculine plural plans, feminine plural planes)

planar

Derived terms

lichen plan

Friulian

Etymology

From Latin plānus.

Adjective

plan

flat, level, plane

Related terms

planc

Noun

plan m (plural plans)

plane
plan

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin plānus.

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -aːn

Adjective

plan (strong nominative masculine singular planer, comparative planer, superlative am plansten)

(technical) planar, flat
(archaic) plain, forthright
- 1887, Gradenwitz, Otto, Die Ungültigkeit obligatorischer Rechtsgeschäfte, Berlin: Weidmannsche Buchhandlung, page 108:
  [Zur Auslegung von Dig. 16, 1, 8, 2] Ferner muss man wohl sagen, dass eine so plane Wahrheit, wie die, dass im Falle des Betruges keine Intercession vorliege, nicht erst von Marcellus entdeckt worden sein kann, und dass daher nicht erst Marcellus in seinen Noten den Julianus dahin zu corrigiren brauchte; dass die Betrügerin nicht intercedirt hat, das wusste auch Julianus!
  [Regarding the interpretation of Dig. 16, 1, 8, 2] One must say furthermore fittingly that such a plain truth like that in the case of fraud there is no intercession cannot have been discovered only by Marcellus, and that hence Marcellus did not have to correct Julianus in his notes; that the fraudstress has not interceded, this was already known to Julianus!

Declension

Positive forms of plan

number & gender		singular			plural
number & gender		masculine	feminine	neuter	all genders
predicative		er ist plan	sie ist plan	es ist plan	sie sind plan
strong declension (without article)	nominative	planer	plane	planes	plane
	genitive	planen	planer	planen	planer
	dative	planem	planer	planem	planen
	accusative	planen	plane	planes	plane
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der plane	die plane	das plane	die planen
	genitive	des planen	der planen	des planen	der planen
	dative	dem planen	der planen	dem planen	den planen
	accusative	den planen	die plane	das plane	die planen
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein planer	eine plane	ein planes	(keine) planen
	genitive	eines planen	einer planen	eines planen	(keiner) planen
	dative	einem planen	einer planen	einem planen	(keinen) planen
	accusative	einen planen	eine plane	ein planes	(keine) planen

Comparative forms of plan

number & gender		singular			plural
number & gender		masculine	feminine	neuter	all genders
predicative		er ist planer	sie ist planer	es ist planer	sie sind planer
strong declension (without article)	nominative	planerer	planere	planeres	planere
	genitive	planeren	planerer	planeren	planerer
	dative	planerem	planerer	planerem	planeren
	accusative	planeren	planere	planeres	planere
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der planere	die planere	das planere	die planeren
	genitive	des planeren	der planeren	des planeren	der planeren
	dative	dem planeren	der planeren	dem planeren	den planeren
	accusative	den planeren	die planere	das planere	die planeren
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein planerer	eine planere	ein planeres	(keine) planeren
	genitive	eines planeren	einer planeren	eines planeren	(keiner) planeren
	dative	einem planeren	einer planeren	einem planeren	(keinen) planeren
	accusative	einen planeren	eine planere	ein planeres	(keine) planeren

Superlative forms of plan

number & gender		singular			plural
number & gender		masculine	feminine	neuter	all genders
predicative		er ist am plansten	sie ist am plansten	es ist am plansten	sie sind am plansten
strong declension (without article)	nominative	planster	planste	planstes	planste
	genitive	plansten	planster	plansten	planster
	dative	planstem	planster	planstem	plansten
	accusative	plansten	planste	planstes	planste
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der planste	die planste	das planste	die plansten
	genitive	des plansten	der plansten	des plansten	der plansten
	dative	dem plansten	der plansten	dem plansten	den plansten
	accusative	den plansten	die planste	das planste	die plansten
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein planster	eine planste	ein planstes	(keine) plansten
	genitive	eines plansten	einer plansten	eines plansten	(keiner) plansten
	dative	einem plansten	einer plansten	einem plansten	(keinen) plansten
	accusative	einen plansten	eine planste	ein planstes	(keine) plansten

Derived terms

planlegen

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch plan, from French plan (“a ground-plot of a building”), from plan (“flat”), a later form of the vernacular plain, from Latin planus (“flat, plane”). Doublet of pelan.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /plan/, [ˈplan], [pə̆ˈlan]
Hyphenation: plan

Noun

plan

plan, a set of intended actions, usually mutually related, through which one expects to achieve a goal.
Synonym: rencana

Alternative forms

pelan (Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore)

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From German Plan (“project, plan”), from French plan (“plan, map; plane”), from Latin plānus (“level, flat, even”), from plānus (“flat, even, level”), from Proto-Italic *plānos, from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂-no-s (“flattened”), from *pleh₂- (“flat”).

Noun

plan m (definite singular planen, indefinite plural planer, definite plural planene)

a plan
a level or plane

Derived terms

planarbeid
plankart
planlegge
planovergang
ruteplan

References

“plan” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /plaːn/

Etymology 1

From German Plan, from Latin plānum.

Noun

plan n (definite singular planet, indefinite plural plan, definite plural plana)

plane
level

Derived terms

planovergang

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

plan m (definite singular planen, indefinite plural planar, definite plural planane)

a plan
Kva er planen din? ― What's your plan?

Derived terms

planarbeid
plankart
ruteplan

Etymology 3

From Latin planus.

Adjective

plan (neuter plant, definite singular and plural plane, comparative planare, indefinite superlative planast, definite superlative planaste)

plane, flat

References

“plan” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Occitan

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pla/
Audio (Béarn) (file)

Noun

plan m (plural plans)

plan (a drawing showing technical details of a building)
plan (a set of intended actions)

Adjective

plan m (feminine singular plana, masculine plural plans, feminine plural planas)

flat
Synonym: planièr

Adverb

plan

well
Antonym: mal
very, quite
Synonym: fòrça
mercés plan ― thank you very much

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Plan, from French plan.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /plan/
Audio (file)
Rhymes: -an
Syllabification: plan

Noun

plan m inan

plan
Pani Magdalena, zgodnie z planem swojej intrygi, zaaranżowała spotkanie, na którym jej córka sfilmowała dyrektora instytutu wpatrującego się w kuszące piersi matki.
Ms. Magdalena, according to the plan of her intrigue, arranged a meeting at which her daughter filmed the director of the institute staring at the mother's tempting breasts.
set (scenery for a film or play)

Declension

Declension of plan

	singular	plural
nominative	plan	plany
genitive	planu	planów
dative	planowi	planom
accusative	plan	plany
instrumental	planem	planami
locative	planie	planach
vocative	planie	plany

Derived terms

adjectives

bezplanowy
planowy

adverb

bezplanowo

noun

bezplanowość
plan amerykański

Related terms

noun

biznesplan

Romanian

Etymology

From French plan, from Latin planus.

Noun

plan n (plural planuri)

plan
(geometry) plane

Declension

Declension of plan

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) plan	planul	(niște) planuri	planurile
genitive/dative	(unui) plan	planului	(unor) planuri	planurilor
vocative	planule		planurilor

Adjective

plan m or n (feminine singular plană, masculine plural plani, feminine and neuter plural plane)

planar, flat

Declension

Declension of plan

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	plan		plană	plani	plane
nominative/ accusative	definite	planul		plana	planii	planele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	plan		plane	plani	plane
genitive/ dative	definite	planului		planei	planilor	planelor

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From German Plan.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /plâːn/
Rhymes: -âːn

Noun

plȃn m (Cyrillic spelling пла̑н)

plan

Declension

Declension of plan

	singular	plural
nominative	plȃn	plȁnovi
genitive	plana	planova
dative	planu	planovima
accusative	plan	planove
vocative	plane	planovi
locative	planu	planovima
instrumental	planom	planovima

Spanish

Etymology

From plano.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈplan/ [ˈplãn]
Rhymes: -an
Syllabification: plan

Noun

plan m (plural planes)

plan
scheme (systematic plan of future action)
Synonyms: régimen, sistema
intention
(colloquial) mood
Vamos en plan rómantico.
We’re going in a romantic mood.

Derived terms

en plan
no ser plan
planazo
plan de acción
plan de estudios
plan de pensiones

Related terms

llano
plana, plano
planificación
planificar
planilla
plantilla

Descendants

→ Basque: plan

Swedish

Pronunciation

audio (file)
IPA^(key): /plɑːn/
Rhymes: -ɑːn

Adjective

plan (comparative planare, superlative planast)

plane (flat)
en plan yta
a flat surface
plane (level)
Kulan rullar, så golvet är inte helt plant
The marble rolls, so the floor isn't completely level

Declension

Inflection of plan
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative²
Common singular	plan	planare	planast
Neuter singular	plant	planare	planast
Plural	plana	planare	planast
Masculine plural³	plane	planare	planast
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular¹	plane	planare	planaste
All	plana	planare	planaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic

Noun

plan n

(mathematics) a plane; flat surface.
an airplane / aeroplane
Synonym: flygplan
a plane; level of existence
astralplan ― astral plane

Declension

Declension of plan
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	plan	planet	plan	planen
Genitive	plans	planets	plans	planens

Derived terms

biplan
monoplan
triplan

Noun

plan c

a plan (planned actions)
Jag har en plan
I have a plan
a delimited, relatively level and flat area (like a delimited plane) (often used for sports, but also more general); a field, a rink, a yard, etc.
Fotbollsspelarna sprang ut på planen
The soccer players ran out onto the field
ishockeyplan
ice hockey rink (also called a rink)
gårdsplan
courtyard
a plan (drawing outlining a building, apartment, or the like, often more or less map-like)

Declension

Declension of plan
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	plan	planen	planer	planerna
Genitive	plans	planens	planers	planernas

Derived terms

planera
planering
planlägga
stadsplan

References

plan in Svensk ordbok (SO)
plan in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
plan in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Turkish

Alternative forms

plân (superseded)

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish پلان‎ (plân), from French plan.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /p(i)ˈlɑn/, [p(i).ˈlɑn̪]

Noun

plan (definite accusative planı, plural planlar)

plan

Declension

Inflection

Nominative

plan

Definite accusative

planı

Singular

Plural

Nominative

plan

planlar

Definite accusative

planı

planları

Dative

plana

planlara

Locative

planda

planlarda

Ablative

plandan

planlardan

Genitive

planın

planların

Possessive forms
Nominative
	Singular	Plural
1st singular	planım	planlarım
2nd singular	planın	planların
3rd singular	planı	planları
1st plural	planımız	planlarımız
2nd plural	planınız	planlarınız
3rd plural	planları	planları
Definite accusative
	Singular	Plural
1st singular	planımı	planlarımı
2nd singular	planını	planlarını
3rd singular	planını	planlarını
1st plural	planımızı	planlarımızı
2nd plural	planınızı	planlarınızı
3rd plural	planlarını	planlarını
Dative
	Singular	Plural
1st singular	planıma	planlarıma
2nd singular	planına	planlarına
3rd singular	planına	planlarına
1st plural	planımıza	planlarımıza
2nd plural	planınıza	planlarınıza
3rd plural	planlarına	planlarına
Locative
	Singular	Plural
1st singular	planımda	planlarımda
2nd singular	planında	planlarında
3rd singular	planında	planlarında
1st plural	planımızda	planlarımızda
2nd plural	planınızda	planlarınızda
3rd plural	planlarında	planlarında
Ablative
	Singular	Plural
1st singular	planımdan	planlarımdan
2nd singular	planından	planlarından
3rd singular	planından	planlarından
1st plural	planımızdan	planlarımızdan
2nd plural	planınızdan	planlarınızdan
3rd plural	planlarından	planlarından
Genitive
	Singular	Plural
1st singular	planımın	planlarımın
2nd singular	planının	planlarının
3rd singular	planının	planlarının
1st plural	planımızın	planlarımızın
2nd plural	planınızın	planlarınızın
3rd plural	planlarının	planlarının

Derived terms

planlamak

References

Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “plan”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013) The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN

Volapük

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [plan]

Noun

plan (nominative plural plans)

plant (botany)

Declension

declension of plan

	singular	plural
nominative	plan	plans
genitive	plana	planas
dative	plane	planes
accusative	plani	planis
vocative ¹	o plan!	o plans!
predicative ²	planu	planus

¹ status as a case is disputed
² in later, non-classical Volapük only

Derived terms

barberaplan (cf. barber)
besäplanam
besäplanan
besäplanön (transitive verb)
bimiplanam
bimiplanan
bimiplanön
bimüliplanam
boragaplan (cf. borag)
boragaplans
deplanamatim
deplanot
deplanotastafädil
dämabaplan
fesülaplan
frutaplan
gerumaplan (cf. gerum)
hiplan
hiplanik
jadaplan
jiplan
jiplanik
klätaplan
klätaplanavul
komenaplan
kölümipolaplan
labiataplan (cf. labiat)
lebränaplan
lelaplan (cf. lel)
ligumaplan(cf. ligum)
lindigotaplan
lirisdaplan (cf. lirisd)
lumaplan
marädaplan
maäntaplan
melaplan
niminulüdamaplan
nümfeadaplan (cf. nümfead)
papilionaplan (cf. papilion)
planabid
planagnob
planam
planamaläd
planaskretot
planavaet
planavanik
planavik
planaviko
planavön
planem
planibrid
planibridan
planibridöp
planibridöp se sid
planidabridöp
planihibridan
planijibridan
planik
planil
planön
platen, Platanus
primulaplan (cf. primul)
pronimplan
rabarbaplanavul
rabarbaplan (cf. rabarb)
ridiplanam
rosadaplan
rutadaplan
rutadaplans
rüdafloraplan
safranakrokileplanän
sanaplan
sidaplan
spadigaplan
säplanam
säplanamacop
säplanamajüp
säplanamalecop
säplanan
tedrilaplan
venenaplan
vitidadeplanot
voulaplan

plan

English

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Noun

Usage notes

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Verb

Usage notes

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Further reading

Azerbaijani

Pronunciation

Noun

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

Dutch

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Noun

Derived terms

Descendants

Etymology 2

Verb

French

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Noun

Derived terms

Descendants

Etymology 2

Adjective

Derived terms

Further reading

Friulian

Etymology

Adjective

Related terms

See also

Noun

German

Etymology

Pronunciation

Adjective

Declension

Derived terms

See also

Further reading

Indonesian

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Alternative forms

Further reading

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Noun

Derived terms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Noun

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Noun

Derived terms

Etymology 3

Adjective

References

Occitan

Pronunciation

Noun

Adjective