Noun

• (25)S: (n) planning#1 (planning%1:04:00::) (an act of formulating a program for a definite course of action) "the planning was more fun than the trip itself"
• (4)S: (n) planning#2 (planning%1:04:02::) (the act or process of drawing up plans or layouts for some project or enterprise)
• (3)S: (n) planning#3 (planning%1:09:00::), preparation#3 (preparation%1:09:00::), provision#3 (provision%1:09:00::) (the cognitive process of thinking about what you will do in the event of something happening) "his planning for retirement was hindered by several uncertainties"

Verb

• (44)S: (v) plan#1 (plan%2:31:01::), be after#1 (be_after%2:31:00::) (have the will and intention to carry out some action) "He plans to be in graduate school next year"; "The rebels had planned turmoil and confusion"
• (27)S: (v) plan#2 (plan%2:31:00::) (make plans for something) "He is planning a trip with his family"
• (17)S: (v) plan#3 (plan%2:36:00::), project#7 (project%2:36:01::), contrive#1 (contrive%2:36:01::), design#1 (design%2:36:02::) (make or work out a plan for; devise) "They contrived to murder their boss"; "design a new sales strategy"; "plan an attack"
• (2)S: (v) design#4 (design%2:36:00::), plan#4 (plan%2:36:01::) (make a design of; plan out in systematic, often graphic form) "design a better mousetrap"; "plan the new wing of the museum"