WORD OF THE DAY : PLAN

Thesaurus-Synonyms :     PLAΝ

'plan'
1 noun an idea or a statement of what you intend to do, how you intend to solve a problem, etc., made before you actually do it: I have a plan that I think might work. * σχέδιο ενεργειών ή αλληλουχίας, «πρόγραμμα», κν. πλάνο: πρόθεση, προγραμματισμένος στόχος ή επιδίωξη

[agenda] a list or plan of things that you intend to do, especially
that you intend to discuss during a meeting: The next item on the agenda is the Club’s annual dance. * ημερήσια διάταξη π.χ. μιας συζήτησης

[intention] something that you decide that you are going to do: It was never my intention to do all the work myself. * πρόθεση, προαίρεση: σκοπός, επιδίωξη

[method] a planned way of doing something: This photocopier uses a new method of producing high-quality copies.
* μέθοδος: τρόπος: συστηματική διαδικασία, «σύστημα»

[plot] a secret plan to do something dramatically bad, such as to kill someone or overthrow a government: a plot to blow up the king and the parliament. * σκευωρία, συνωμοσία για μυστικό σχέδιο
όπως μια δολοφονία

[project] a plan for doing something that will involve work or effort on your part over a period of time: My project for this year is to redecorate all the bedrooms in the house. * οργανωμένο σχέδιο, ανατεθειμένο (ατομικό ή συλλογικό) εκπαιδευτικό θέμα έρευνας, πόνημα, «εργασία», «μελέτη»

[proposal] a plan or suggestion, especially one that is formal or written down, for others to decide on: The commission is considering a proposal to help tackle global warming. * εισήγηση, πρόταση ιδιαίτερα έγγραφη και επίσημη

[scheme] a plan, usually one involving dishonesty or trickery, or (in British English) an official organized plan for a particular activity such as training people or saving money for a pension: She wanted you to think George was in love with her – that was part of her little scheme to get him away from you. * δόλιο σχέδιο, δολοπλοκία, ραδιουργία, μηχανορραφία, αλλά (ΜΒ) και απεικόνιση με σύμβολα, κν. πλάνο π.χ αποταμίευσης ή εκπαιδευτική διαδικασίας

[strategy] (usually used when talking about business or military matters) a plan setting out your goals and how you intend to achieve those goals over a fairly long period of time: Opening up new markets in developing countries is part of the company’s strategy for the next five years. * (ως τέχνη ή μέθοδος:) στρατηγική, στρατηγικό σχέδιο

2 verb to have a plan or the intention to do something, to make plans, or to make a plan for a particular thing, event: We were just planning our holiday for next year. * σχεδιάζω, καταστρώνω σχέδιο: προγραμματίζω, εκπονώ πρόγραμμα: προτίθεμαι

[aim] to have something as your goal, to want and intend to do something: We’re aiming to finish the work by the end of next week. * αποσκοπώ, επιδιώκω, αποβλέπω σε ένα στόχο

[contemplate] (formal) to have a plan to do something in the future, or to think about doing something in the future: Before we contemplate expanding our business in Europe, we ought to try to increase our share of the UK market. * σχεδιάζω, μελετώ, προτίθεμαι, «σκέπτομαι» (να..)

[envisage]* to have an idea or a plan of what you will do in the future: Do you envisage making many changes when you take over as party leader? * οραματίζομαι, ενατενίζω, συλλαμβάνω για το μέλλον
*In US English the verb envision is often used in this sense.

[intend] to have decided that you will do something: I intend to wait a while before I finally make up my mind. * προτίθεμαι, σκοπεύω, σχεδιάζω

[mean] to intend to so something, especially (and often used in the negative) to have the deliberate intention of doing something bad: I
didn’t mean to hurt you. * έχω κατά νού, προτίθεμαι

[plot] to make a plot: They were plotting to overthrow the government. * μηχανορραφώ, σκευωρώ, συνωμοτώ

[propose] (formal) to intend or plan to do something: And how exactly do you propose to finance this project? * προτίθεμαι, σχεδιάζω, σκέπτομαι (να..) έχω κατά νου (να..)

[scheme] to make plans involving dishonesty or trickery or with bad motives: He was scheming to get himself promoted ahead of me.
* σκευωρώ, μηχανορραφώ, ραδιουργώ

taken from the BETSIS ELT DICTIONARY & THESAURUS