1. (

• 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" ;

2. (

• plan

) make plans for something; "He is planning a trip with his family" ;

3. (

• 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" ;

4. (

• design ,
• plan ,

) make a design of; plan out in systematic, often graphic form; "design a better mousetrap"; "plan the new wing of the museum" ;

1. (

• planned

) designed or carried out according to a plan; "the planned outlays for new equipment" ;

2. (

• aforethought ,
• planned ,
• plotted

) with planning and intention; "with malice aforethought" ;