planned

/plænd/

arranged in advance

We planned our trip to the mountains for next summer.

We arranged our trip to the mountains in advance for next summer.

general

to arrange or organize something in advance

She planned her birthday party months ahead.

She organized her birthday party months in advance.

The company planned a new product launch for next quarter.

The company arranged a new product launch for next quarter.

Often used with prepositions like 'for', 'to', or 'on'.

Collocations

planned carefullyorganized with attention to detailplanned aheadarranged in advanceplanned eventorganized occasion

to make arrangements in advance

to intend to do something

'Planned' is often followed by 'for' (planned for the future) or 'to' (planned to go).

Ensure the tense of 'planned' matches the context (e.g., 'I planned' vs. 'I am planning').

From Middle English 'plannen', from Old French 'planer', from Latin 'planus' meaning 'flat, level' (referring to a flat surface for drawing plans).

Can be used as both a transitive and intransitive verb. Often followed by 'to' or 'for' to indicate the purpose or time of the plan.

plan

a detailed proposal for doing or achieving something

root

-ed

past tense or past participle suffix

suffix

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