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Noun planning has 3 senses
- planning - an act of formulating a program for a definite course of action; "the planning was more fun than the trip itself"
--1 is a kind of preparation, readying
--1 has particulars:
- planning - the act or process of drawing up plans or layouts for some project or enterprise
--2 is a kind of design, designing
--2 has particulars: city planning, town planning, urban planning
- planning, preparation, provision - the cognitive process of thinking about what you will do in the event of something happening; "his planning for retirement was hindered by several uncertainties"
--3 is a kind of thinking, thought, cerebration, intellection, mentation
--3 has particulars:
Verb plan has 4 senses
- plan, be after - have the will and intention to carry out some action; "He plans to be in graduate school next year"; "The rebels had planned turmoil and confusion"
--1 is one way to intend, mean, think
Sample sentence:
They plan to move
- plan - make plans for something; "He is planning a trip with his family"
--2 is one way to think, cogitate, cerebrate
Sample sentence:
Sam and Sue plan the movie
- plan, project, contrive, design - make or work out a plan for; devise; "They contrived to murder their boss"; "design a new sales strategy"; "plan an attack"
--3 is one way to create by mental act, create mentally
Sample sentence:
They plan to move
- design, plan - make a design of; plan out in systematic, often graphic form; "design a better mousetrap"; "plan the new wing of the museum"
--4 is one way to create by mental act, create mentally
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
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