planning

Definitions of planning
  1. noun
    the cognitive process of thinking about what you will do in the event of something happening
    synonyms: planologie, preparatie, tijdsindeling, voorbereiding, voorwerk
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    afspraak
    the thing arranged or agreed to
    premeditatie, vooroverleg
    planning or plotting in advance of acting
    collusie, complot, conjuratie, conspiratie, intrige, komplot, kuiperij, samenzwering
    secret agreement
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    denken, denktrant, denkwereld, denkwerk, denkwijs, denkwijze, dunken, gedachte, gedachtenwereld, geestesarbeid, hersenarbeid, hersenwerk, hoofdwerk
    the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
  2. noun
    a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
    synonyms: bestek, draaiboek, idee, plan, 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
  3. noun
    the act or process of drawing up plans or layouts for some project or enterprise
    synonyms: planologie
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    stadsplanning, stedebouw, stedebouwkunde, stedenbouw, stedenbouwkunde
    determining and drawing up plans for the future physical arrangement and condition of a community
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    design
    the act of working out the form of something (as by making a sketch or outline or plan)
  4. noun
    an act of formulating a program for a definite course of action
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    anticonceptie, contraceptie, geboortenbeperking, geboortenregeling, gezinsbeperking, gezinsplanning
    limiting the number of children born
    coïtus interruptus, masturbatie, onanie, soloseks, zelfbediening, zelfbevlekking, zelfbevrediging
    a method of birth control in which coitus is initiated but the penis is deliberately withdrawn before ejaculation
    anticonceptie, contraceptie, geboortenbeperking, geboortenregeling, gezinsbeperking, gezinsplanning
    birth control by the use of devices (diaphragm or intrauterine device or condom) or drugs or surgery
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