Noun

• S: (n) planning (an act of formulating a program for a definite course of action) "the planning was more fun than the trip itself"
• S: (n) planning (the act or process of drawing up plans or layouts for some project or enterprise)
• S: (n) planning, preparation, provision (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

• S: (v) plan, be after (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"
• S: (v) plan (make plans for something) "He is planning a trip with his family"
• S: (v) plan, project, contrive, design (make or work out a plan for; devise) "They contrived to murder their boss"; "design a new sales strategy"; "plan an attack"
• S: (v) design, plan (make a design of; plan out in systematic, often graphic form) "design a better mousetrap"; "plan the new wing of the museum"