different between plans vs planning

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /plænz/
• Rhymes: -ænz

Verb

plans

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of plan

Noun

plans

1. plural of plan

Catalan

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA^(key): /?plans/
• Rhymes: -ans

Noun

plans

1. plural of pla

Cornish

Noun

plans m (plural plansow)

1. plant

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pl??/
• Homophone: plan

Adjective

plans

1. masculine plural of plan

Friulian

Noun

plans

1. plural of plan

Occitan

Noun

plans

1. plural of plan

Adjective

plans

1. masculine plural of plan

Swedish

Noun

plans

1. indefinite genitive singular of plan
2. indefinite genitive plural of plan

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?plæn??/

Verb

planning

1. present participle of plan

Noun

planning (countable and uncountable, plural plannings)

1. (uncountable) Action of the verb to plan.
2. The act of formulating of a course of action, or of drawing up plans.
3. The act of making contingency plans.
4. (informal, Britain) Planning permission.

   My neighbours were going to build an extension but they didn't get planning.

Usage notes

• Planning is context-based. It may function as a gerund or verb in a participle, but care must be taken to avoid misuse with 'plan'.
• Planning is almost never used in the plural, especially by native speakers. It sometimes appears in print, often in translated works especially in politics and management fields.

Derived terms

Translations

Further reading

• planning on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Dutch

Pronunciation

Noun

planning f (plural planningen, diminutive planninkje n)

1. planning; schedule

Related terms

• plannen

French

Etymology

A pseudo-anglicism.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pla.ni?/

Noun

planning m (plural plannings)

1. schedule, work plan