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formation
English
Etymology
From Middle English formacioun, formation, borrowed from Old French formacion, from Latin f?rm?ti?, from f?rm? (“form”, verb); see form as verb.Morphologically form +? -ation
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -e???n
- (US) IPA(key): /f??.?me?.??n/
- (UK) IPA(key): /f?(?).?me?.??n/
- Hyphenation: for?ma?tion
Noun
formation (countable and uncountable, plural formations)
- The act of assembling a group or structure. [from 14th c.]
- 2019, VOA Learning English (public domain)
- Some cloud formation was confirmed and rainfall was observed over some islands.
- Some cloud formation was confirmed and rainfall was observed over some islands.
- 2019, VOA Learning English (public domain)
- Something possessing structure or form. [from 17th c.]
- The process during which something comes into being and gains its characteristics. [from 18th c.]
- (military) A grouping of military units or smaller formations under a command, such as a brigade, division, wing, etc. [from 18th c.]
- (geology) A layer of rock of common origin. [from 19th c.]
- (military) An arrangement of moving troops, ships, or aircraft, such as a wedge, line abreast, or echelon. Often "in formation".
- (sports) An arrangement of players designed to facilitate certain plays.
- The process of influencing or guiding a person to a deeper understanding of a particular vocation.
- (category theory) A structure made of two categories, two functors from the first to the second category, and a transformation from one of the functors to the other.
Related terms
- form
Translations
Further reading
- “form?ci?un, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
- James A. H. Murray [et al.], editors (1884–1928) , “Formation”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volume IV (F–G), London: Clarendon Press, OCLC 15566697, page 464, column 1.
- formation in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- formation in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
French
Etymology
From Old French formacion, borrowed from Latin f?rm?ti?, f?rm?ti?nem. Cf. also the archaic formaison.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /f??.ma.sj??/
Noun
formation f (plural formations)
- formation, forming, development
- education; training
- (military) formation
Derived terms
- autoformation
Related terms
- forme
Further reading
- “formation” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Swedish
Etymology
From Latin formatio.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /f?rma??u?n/
Noun
formation c
- formation
Declension
References
- formation in Svensk ordbok (SO)
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plan
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French plan (“a ground-plot of a building”), from plan (“flat”), a later form of the vernacular plain, from Latin planus (“flat, plane”); see plain, plane.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /plæn/, [p?l?æn]
- (US regional) IPA(key): [pl??n]
- Rhymes: -æn
Noun
plan (plural plans)
- A drawing showing technical details of a building, machine, etc., with unwanted details omitted, and often using symbols rather than detailed drawing to represent doors, valves, etc.
- A set of intended actions, usually mutually related, through which one expects to achieve a goal.
- A two-dimensional drawing of a building as seen from above with obscuring or irrelevant details such as roof removed, or of a floor of a building, revealing the internal layout; as distinct from the elevation.
- Synonym: floor plan
- A method; a way of procedure; a custom.
- 1815, William Wordsworth, Rob Roy's Grave
- The simple plan, / That they should take who have the power, / And they should keep who can.
- 1815, William Wordsworth, Rob Roy's Grave
- A subscription to a service.
Usage notes
- A plan ("set of intended actions") can be developed, executed, implemented, ignored, abandoned, scrapped, changed, etc.
Derived terms
Related terms
Descendants
- ? Japanese: ??? (puran)
Translations
Verb
plan (third-person singular simple present plans, present participle planning, simple past and past participle planned)
- (transitive) To design (a building, machine, etc.).
- (transitive) To create a plan for.
- (intransitive) To intend.
- (intransitive) To make a plan.
Usage notes
- This is a catenative verb that takes the to infinitive. See Appendix:English catenative verbs
Derived terms
Translations
Further reading
- plan in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- plan in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Azerbaijani
Noun
plan (definite accusative plan?, plural planlar)
- plan (set of intended actions), scheme
- draft, plan, scheme, contrivance, road map
- layout
Declension
Derived terms
- planla?d?rmaq
Further reading
- “plan” in Obastan.com.
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pl?n/
- Hyphenation: plan
- Rhymes: -?n
Etymology 1
Borrowed from French plan, from Middle French plant.
Noun
plan n (plural plannen, diminutive plannetje n)
- A set of intended actions, through which one expects to achieve a goal.
- A technical drawing.
- A detailed map of a relatively small area, such as a building or settlement.
- Synonym: plattegrond
Derived terms
Descendants
- ? Indonesian: plan
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the main entry.
Verb
plan
- first-person singular present indicative of plannen
- imperative of plannen
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pl??/
- Homophones: plans, plant, plants
Etymology 1
From earlier plant, derived from the verb planter. Doublet of plant. Or from Latin planus
Noun
plan m (plural plans)
- plan
- map (schematic maps of streets, subways, etc.)
- plane (both flat surface and mathematical plane)
- (film) shot
- (slang, dated) A small case inserted in the rectum in order to hide one's valuables from a full-body search.
Derived terms
Descendants
- German: Plan
- Norwegian Bokmål: plan
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Latin pl?nus. Doublet of plain, which was inherited, and piano.
Adjective
plan (feminine singular plane, masculine plural plans, feminine plural planes)
- planar
Derived terms
- lichen plan
Further reading
- “plan” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Friulian
Etymology
From Latin pl?nus.
Adjective
plan
- flat, level, plane
Related terms
- planc
See also
- plac
- vualîf
Noun
plan m (plural plans)
- plane
- plan
German
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin pl?nus.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -a?n
Adjective
plan (comparative planer, superlative am plansten)
- (technical) planar, flat
- (archaic) plain, forthright
Declension
Derived terms
- planlegen
See also
- Plan
Further reading
- “plan” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “plan” in Duden online
Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch plan, from French plan (“a ground-plot of a building”), from plan (“flat”), a later form of the vernacular plain, from Latin planus (“flat, plane”). Doublet of pelan.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /plan/, [?plan], [p???lan]
- Hyphenation: plan
Noun
plan
- plan, a set of intended actions, usually mutually related, through which one expects to achieve a goal.
- Synonym: rencana
Alternative forms
- pelan (Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore)
Further reading
- “plan” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From German Plan (“project, plan”), from French plan, from Latin pl?num (“plain, level ground”), from pl?nus (“flat, even, level”), from Proto-Italic *pl?nos, from Proto-Indo-European *pleh?-no-s (“flattened”), from *pleh?- (“flat”).
Noun
plan m (definite singular planen, indefinite plural planer, definite plural planene)
- a plan
- a level or plane
Derived terms
References
- “plan” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pla?n/ (example of pronunciation)
Etymology 1
From German Plan, from Latin pl?num.
Noun
plan n (definite singular planet, indefinite plural plan, definite plural plana)
- plane
- level
Derived terms
- planovergang
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
plan m (definite singular planen, indefinite plural planar, definite plural planane)
- a plan
Derived terms
Etymology 3
From Latin planus.
Adjective
plan (masculine and feminine plan, neuter plant, definite singular and plural plane, comparative planare, indefinite superlative planast, definite superlative planaste)
- plane, flat
References
- “plan” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Occitan
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pla/
Noun
plan m (plural plans)
- plan (a drawing showing technical details of a building)
- plan (a set of intended actions)
Adjective
plan m (feminine singular plana, masculine plural plans, feminine plural planas)
- flat
- Synonym: planièr
Adverb
plan
- well
- Antonym: mal
- very, quite
- Synonym: fòrça
Further reading
- Joan de Cantalausa (2006) Diccionari general occitan a partir dels parlars lengadocians, 2 edition, ?ISBN, page 754.
Polish
Etymology
From German Plan, from French plan.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /plan/
Noun
plan m inan
- plan
- set (scenery for a film or play)
Declension
Further reading
- plan in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian
Etymology
From French plan, from Latin planus.
Adjective
plan m or n (feminine singular plan?, masculine plural plani, feminine and neuter plural plane)
- plan
- (geometry) plane
Declension
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From German Plan.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /plâ?n/
- Rhymes: -â?n
Noun
pl?n m (Cyrillic spelling ?????)
- plan
Declension
Spanish
Etymology
From plano.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?plan/, [?plãn]
Noun
plan m (plural planes)
- plan
- scheme (systematic plan of future action)
- Synonyms: régimen, sistema
- intention
- (colloquial) mood
Derived terms
Related terms
Descendants
- ? Basque: plan
Further reading
- “plan” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
Swedish
Pronunciation
Adjective
plan (comparative planare, superlative planast)
- flat; horizontal (of a surface)
Declension
Noun
plan n
- (mathematics) a plane; flat surface.
- a plane; level of existence
- an aeroplane
- Synonym: flygplan
- a plaza
Declension
Derived terms
See also
- sluttande plan
- lutande plan
Noun
plan c
- a drawing showing how to construct a building, machine, etc.
- a set of intended actions, through which one expects to achieve a goal.
Declension
Derived terms
Volapük
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [plan]
Noun
plan (nominative plural plans)
- plant (botany)
Declension
Derived terms
See also
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