Collocations for plan - noun
1. for future
ADJ.
ambitious, audacious, grand, grandiose
The government has ambitious plans for prison reform.
The government has ambitious plans for prison reform.
future | long-term, three-year, etc. | immediate
What are your immediate plans?
What are your immediate plans?
new | original | five-point, three-point, etc.
a three-point action plan to improve hygiene at work
a three-point action plan to improve hygiene at work
definite, firm
A spokeswoman confirmed there was no definite plan to stage a concert in the park.
A spokeswoman confirmed there was no definite plan to stage a concert in the park.
detailed | good
The best plan is for me to meet you at the theatre.
The best plan is for me to meet you at the theatre.
best-laid
Even the best-laid plans can go wrong.
Even the best-laid plans can go wrong.
brilliant, clever, cunning, fiendish, ingenious | feasible, realistic, sound
We need to develop a sound business plan.
We need to develop a sound business plan.
impractical | controversial | master | contingency
Do you have any contingency plans if the scheme doesn''t work?
Do you have any contingency plans if the scheme doesn''t work?
secret | action | strategic | business, career, corporate, development, economic, financial | travel | marriage | peace
VERB + PLAN
have | come up with, develop, devise, draw up, formulate, make, prepare, work out
I like to make plans well in advance.
I like to make plans well in advance.
present, propose, put forward | discuss | agree
The moves contravene the peace plan agreed by both sides.
The moves contravene the peace plan agreed by both sides.
announce, launch, outline, unveil
The minister unveiled a new plan for reducing traffic accidents.
The minister unveiled a new plan for reducing traffic accidents.
go ahead with, implement, press ahead with | keep to, stick to
Let''s stick to our original plan
Let''s stick to our original plan
cancel, change | abandon, cancel, drop, scrap, shelve | fight, oppose
Local residents have vowed to fight plans to build a new road.
Local residents have vowed to fight plans to build a new road.
PLAN + VERB
be afoot
Plans are afoot to stage a new opera.
Plans are afoot to stage a new opera.
be aimed at sth
The government launched a five-year plan aimed at diversifying the economy.
The government launched a five-year plan aimed at diversifying the economy.
call for sth, envisage sth, involve sth
The plan calls for investments totalling $100 million.
The plan calls for investments totalling $100 million.
contain sth, include sth
The plan contains four main elements.
The plan contains four main elements.
succeed | fail, fall through, founder
PREP.
~ for
The president will now press ahead with his plans for reform.
The president will now press ahead with his plans for reform.
~ to
Plans to build a dam have been shelved following protests.
Plans to build a dam have been shelved following protests.
PHRASES
a plan of action/attack/campaign
To change anything in this organization, we''ll need a plan of action.
To change anything in this organization, we''ll need a plan of action.
put a plan into action/effect/operation
2. map
ADJ.
street, town | seating
PLAN + VERB
show sth
The plan shows the exact location of the house.
The plan shows the exact location of the house.