planned
(adjective) designed or carried out according to a plan; “the planned outlays for new equipment”
planned, aforethought(ip), plotted
(adjective) with planning and intention; “with malice aforethought”
plan
(verb) make plans for something; “He is planning a trip with his family”
plan, be after
(verb) 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”
plan, project, contrive, design
(verb) make or work out a plan for; devise; “They contrived to murder their boss”; “design a new sales strategy”; “plan an attack”
design, plan
(verb) make a design of; plan out in systematic, often graphic form; “design a better mousetrap”; “plan the new wing of the museum”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
planned
simple past tense and past participle of plan
planned (not comparable)
Existing or designed according to a plan.
at or through the planning stage, but not yet implemented or started.
• unplanned
• Penland
Source: Wiktionary
Plan, n. Etym: [F., fr. L. planus flat, level. See Plain, a.]
1. A draught or form; properly, a representation drawn on a plane, as a map or a chart; especially, a top view, as of a machine, or the representation or delineation of a horizontal section of anything, as of a building; a graphic representation; a diagram.
2. A scheme devised; a method of action or procedure expressed or described in language; a project; as, the plan of a constitution; the plan of an expedition. God's plans like lines pure and white unfold. M. R. Smith.
3. A method; a way of procedure; a custom. The simple plan, That they should take who have the power, And they should keep who can. Wordsworth. Body plan, Floor plan, etc. See under Body, Floor, etc.
Syn.
– Scheme; draught; delineation; plot; sketch; project; design; contrivance; device. See Scheme.
Plan, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Planned; p. pr. & vb. n. Planning.]
1. To form a delineation of; to draught; to represent, as by a diagram.
2. To scheme; to devise; to contrive; to form in design; as, to plan the conquest of a country. Even in penance, planning sins anew. Goldsmith.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
28 April 2025
(adjective) enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure; “a happy smile”; “spent many happy days on the beach”; “a happy marriage”
Decaffeinated coffee is not caffeine-free. Studies from the National Institute of Health (US) have shown that virtually all decaf coffee types contain caffeine. A 236-ml (8-oz) cup of decaf coffee contains up to 7 mg of caffeine, whereas a regular cup provided 70-140 mg.
