planning
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈplænɪŋ/
Noun
planning (countable and uncountable, plural plannings)
- (uncountable) Action of the verb to plan.
- The act of formulating of a course of action, or of drawing up plans.
- The act of making contingency plans.
- (informal, Britain) Planning permission.
- My neighbours were going to build an extension but they didn't get planning.
Usage notes
- Planning is context-based. It may function as a gerund or verb in a participle, but care must be taken to avoid misuse with 'plan'.
- Planning is almost never used in the plural, especially by native speakers. It sometimes appears in print, often in translated works especially in politics and management fields.
Derived terms
Derived terms
- family planning
- life planning
- macroplanning
- microplanning
- planning permission
- vacation planning
Translations
action of the verb to plan
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act of formulating of a course of action
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act of making contingency plans
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Dutch
Pronunciation
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Noun
planning f (plural planningen, diminutive planninkje n)
French
Etymology
Pseudo-anglicism, derived from planning.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pla.niŋ/
Audio (file)
Further reading
- “planning”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Romanian
Declension
declension of planning (singular only)
singular | ||
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n gender | indefinite articulation | definite articulation |
nominative/accusative | (un) planning | planningul |
genitive/dative | (unui) planning | planningului |
vocative | planningule |
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