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schedule
What does schedule mean?
schedule (verb): to plan (an activity or event) for a specific date or time.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use schedule in a sentence?
- I scheduled an exam for this afternoon. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
- I've scheduled a concert next week. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
Where does schedule come from?
Inherited from Middle English cedule, from Middle French cedule (whence French cédule).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to schedule
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “schedule” mean?
to knowingly give false information with intent to deceive
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to move or pass from one place, person or thing to another
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to go or come into an enclosed or partially enclosed space
Not quite: that's what enter means.
to plan (an activity or event) for a specific date or time
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