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plan
What does plan mean?
plan (verb): to intend.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use plan in a sentence?
- He planned to go, but work intervened. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
How do you pronounce plan?
/plæn/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does plan come from?
Borrowed from French plan (“flat surface, ground plot, map”), from Latin plānus.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “plan” mean?
be seated
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to intend
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