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plan on

plan on verb: to expect; to anticipate future actions based on.

Verb

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

  1. To expect; to anticipate future actions based on.
    • I didn't plan on Truman winning the election.
    • I was planning on going, but something came up.

Forms of plan on

third-person singular presentplans on
present participleplanning on
past participleplanned on
pastplanned on

Questions about plan on

What does plan on mean?
Plan on means to expect; to anticipate future actions based on.
What part of speech is plan on?
Plan on is a verb.
What is the past tense of plan on?
The past tense of plan on is planned on.

Words near plan on in the dictionary

  1. plan chest
  2. plan chests
  3. plan of action
  4. plan of attack
  5. plan of campaign
  6. plan on
  7. plan out
  8. plan-
  9. plana
  10. planable
  11. planachromatic

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