plan

Definitions of plan
  1. noun
    a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
    synonyms: bestek, draaiboek, idee, planning, programma, schema, tijdsindeling, voornemen
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    hoofdlijn
    a schematic or preliminary plan
    structuurplan
    a long-term outline of a project or government function
    plan de campagne, werkplan
    a plan for actively doing something
    bewind, regiem, regime
    (medicine) a systematic plan for therapy (often including diet)
    projectie
    a planned undertaking
    agenda, cedel, ceel, dagindeling, dienstrooster, rooster, schema, tijdpad, tijdplan, tijdschema, werkrooster, werkschema, zakagenda
    a temporally organized plan for matters to be attended to
    bestedingsnota, bestedingspakket, budget, miljardennota, miljoenennota, rijksbegroting, staatsbegroting
    a summary of intended expenditures along with proposals for how to meet them
    gevechtsleer, politiek, tactiek
    a plan of action adopted by an individual or social group
    bestel, stelsel, systeem
    a procedure or process for obtaining an objective
    manoeuvre, politiek, tactiek
    a plan for attaining a particular goal
    draaiboek, gevechtsleer, schema, strategie, tactiek
    an elaborate and systematic plan of action
    reisboek, reisplan, rijschema, routebeschrijving
    a proposed route of travel
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    begrip, denkbeeld, gedachte, idee
    the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
  2. noun
    scale drawing of a structure
    synonyms: grondtekening, plattegrond, situatieplan
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    grondtekening, plattegrond, situatieplan
    scale drawing of a horizontal section through a building at a given level; contrasts with elevation
    situatieschets, situatietekening
    a floor plan for the ground level of a building
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    tekening
    a representation of forms or objects on a surface by means of lines
  3. noun
    a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
    synonyms: centigraad, gr., graad, level, mate, niveau, peil
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    kwaliteit, soort
    a degree or grade of excellence or worth
    felheid, heftigheid, hevigheid, intensiteit, woestheid
    high level or degree; the property of being intense
    diepgang
    degree of psychological or intellectual profundity
    uiterste
    the furthest or highest degree of something
    hoogwaardigheid, superioriteit
    the quality of being superior
    intensiteit, sterkte
    physical energy or intensity
    aandrang, emfaze, klemtoon, nadruk
    intensity or forcefulness of expression
    felheid, heftigheid, hevigheid, intensiteit, onstuimigheid, sterkte, woestheid
    the property of being wild or turbulent
    diepgang
    intellectual depth; penetrating knowledge; keen insight; etc
    oppervlakkigheid, vluchtigheid
    lack of depth of knowledge or thought or feeling
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    eigenschap, hoedanigheid, propriëteit
    a basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class
  4. noun
    a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process
    synonyms: graad, level, niveau, peil
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    summum, top, topconferentie, toppunt, uitschieter
    the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
    eindpunt
    the final point in a process
    levenspeil, levensstandaard, welvaartspeil
    a level of material comfort in terms of goods and services available to someone or some group
    extremiteit, uiterste
    the greatest or utmost degree
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    bedoening, situatie, toestand
    the way something is with respect to its main attributes
  5. noun
    scale drawing of a horizontal section through a building at a given level; contrasts with elevation
    synonyms: grondtekening, plattegrond, situatieplan
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    situatieschets, situatietekening
    a floor plan for the ground level of a building
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    grondtekening, plattegrond, situatieplan
    scale drawing of a structure
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