Definitions for planning

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planning plan·ning

Spelling: [plan-ing]

IPA: /ˈplæn ɪŋ/

Planning is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 17 points.

You can make 133 anagrams from letters in planning (agilnnnp).

Definitions for planning

noun

1. the act or process of making a plan or plans.
2. a scheme or method of acting, doing, proceeding, making, etc., developed in advance:
3. a design or scheme of arrangement:
4. a specific project or definite purpose:
5. Also called plan view. a drawing made to scale to represent the top view or a horizontal section of a structure or a machine, as a floor layout of a building.
6. a representation of a thing drawn on a plane, as a map or diagram:
7. (in perspective drawing) one of several planes in front of a represented object, and perpendicular to the line between the object and the eye.
8. a formal program for specified benefits, needs, etc.:

verb (used with object)

1. to arrange a method or scheme beforehand for (any work, enterprise, or proceeding):
2. to make plans for:
3. to draw or make a diagram or layout of, as a building.

verb (used without object)

1. to make plans:

Origin of planning

First recorded in 1740-50; plan + -ing¹

Examples for planning

During an interview Tuesday about an unrelated matter, The Daily Beast asked Trump if he is planning on running this time around.

But the government is planning to throw her in jail—no court date, son be damned.

You have barely finished your experiments, and now you're planning my ruin.

News clips, sound bites, and planning details were shared on those platforms.

For that they were planning evil against the gods, his children.

On the level, now, do you think you could get away with that young Gilder scheme you've been planning?

To prevent this, they were planning the capture of Beauséjour.

Sabrina quickly realized that none of her extended family members were planning to write back to her.

In the name of all that's holy, what are you doing or planning to do?

Hearst is to be released from prison and is planning to marry.