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planning

verbnouncommon in dialogue

  • //ˈplænɪŋ//

Verbal noun of plan: action of the verb to plan. The act of formulating of a course of action, or of drawing up plans.

verb

  1. 1

    Also a form of planpresent participle and gerund of plan

noun

  1. 1

    Verbal noun of plan: action of the verb to plan. The act of formulating of a course of action, or of drawing up plans.

  2. 2

    Verbal noun of plan: action of the verb to plan. The act of making contingency plans.

  3. 3

    Variant of planning permissioninformalEllipsis of planning permission.

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

Forms

plural
plannings
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