Planned Plan Planning Trip Plæn Detail Future I

• to plan a trip
• everything went exactly as planned.
• we planned the day down to the last detail.
• a meeting has been planned for early next year.

plan

1. to make detailed arrangements for something you want to do in the future
• to plan a trip
• Everything went exactly as planned.
• We planned the day down to the last detail.
• A meeting has been planned for early next year.
• to plan for the future
• I've been planning how I'm going to spend the day.
• They planned that the two routes would connect.
2. to intend or expect to do something
• We hadn't planned on going anywhere this evening.
• They plan to arrive some time after three.
• We're planning a trip to France in the spring—are you interested?
3. to make a design or an outline for something
• to plan an essay/a garden
• a well-planned campaign

Extra Examples

• Everything has been planned down to the last detail.
• Everything went exactly as planned.
• He thought his life was all planned out before him.
• I had it all planned out.
• I had planned on staying here for two or three years.
• The government had originally planned to launch the review in June.
• We must plan for the future.
• You will need to plan your shopping carefully in advance.
• centrally planned economies
• A well planned advertising campaign is necessary to bring in visitors.
• Both men plan to appeal against the ruling.
• He never really planned for the future.
• His future had been planned down to the last detail.
• I’ve been planning how I’m going to spend my last week here.
• If you’re planning a family, you may be thinking about a bigger home.
• It had been planned that the winners would get a free vacation.
• It took six months to plan the expedition.
• It’s always a good idea to plan ahead.
• This is the place to visit if you are planning a new garden.
• We hadn’t planned on going anywhere this evening.
• We’re planning a trip to California.
• We’re planning a trip to France in the spring.
• You should always plan your essay before you start writing it.

Verb Forms

• present simple I / you / we / they plan
• he / she / it plans
• past simple planned
• past participle planned
• -ing form planning

Word Origin

• late 17th cent.: from French, from earlier plant ‘ground plan, plane surface’, influenced in sense by Italian pianta ‘plan of building’. Compare with plant.