PLANNING

planning

(noun) the act or process of drawing up plans or layouts for some project or enterprise

planning

(noun) an act of formulating a program for a definite course of action; “the planning was more fun than the trip itself”

planning, preparation, provision

(noun) 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”

PLAN

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

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Verb

planning

present participle of plan

Noun

planning (countable and uncountable, plural plannings)

(uncountable) Action of the verb to plan.

The act of formulating of a course of action, or of drawing up plans.

The act of making contingency plans.

(informal, British) Planning permission.

Usage notes

• Planning is context-based. It may function as a gerund or verb in a participle, but care must be taken to avoid misuse with 'plan'.

• Planning is almost never used in the plural, especially by native speakers. It sometimes appears in print, often in translated works especially in politics and management fields.

Source: Wiktionary

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PLAN

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

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