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plans

/plænz/

plans is the third-person singular simple present indicative of plan.

plans is the plural of plan.

Meaning of plan

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To design (a building, machine, etc.).
    • The architect planned the building for the client.
  2. (transitive) To create a plan for.
    • They jointly planned the project in phases, with good detail for the first month.
  3. (intransitive) To intend.
    • He planned to go, but work intervened.
  4. (intransitive) To make a plan.
    • They planned for the worst, bringing lots of emergency supplies.

See all 11 meanings of plan

Phrases with plans

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Words that rhyme with plans

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Questions about plans

What is plans the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Plans is the third-person singular simple present indicative of plan.
How do you pronounce plans?
Plans is pronounced /plænz/.

Words near plans in the dictionary

  1. planosporicin
  2. planovolumetric
  3. planozygote
  4. planozygotes
  5. planozygotic
  6. plans
  7. plans ahead
  8. plans of action
  9. plans of attack
  10. plans of campaign
  11. plans on

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Adapted from Wiktionary: plans (page history and authors); plan (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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