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• devise — 01. The criminals [devised] a plan to get into the bank at night disguised as janitors. 02. We need to [devise] a strategy which will allow us to increase our sales without increasing our advertising costs. 03. The children [devised] a plan to… …   Grammatical examples in English

• plan — I n. 1) to concoct, devise a plan 2) to draw up, formulate, map out a plan 3) to make plans 4) to outline; unveil a plan 5) to accept; carry out, execute, implement a plan; to put a plan into operation 6) to present, propose a plan 7) to foil,… …   Combinatory dictionary

• plan — plan1 W1S1 [plæn] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(intention)¦ 2¦(method/arrangement)¦ 3¦(map)¦ 4¦(drawing)¦ 5 plan A 6 plan B ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1600 1700; : French; Origin: drawing of a building at ground level ; partly from …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• plan — 1 noun (C) 1 INTENTION something you have decided to do or achieve: His plan is to get a degree in economics and then work abroad for a year. | sb s best plan BrE (=the best course of action): Your best plan would be to catch a taxi it s much too …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• devise — [[t]dɪva͟ɪz[/t]] devises, devising, devised VERB If you devise a plan, system, or machine, you have the idea for it and design it. [V n] We devised a scheme to help him... [V n] New long range objectives must be devised …   English dictionary

• devise — de·vise 1 /di vīz/ vt de·vised, de·vis·ing [Anglo French deviser to divide, share, bequeath, ultimately from Latin dividere to divide]: to give (property) by will; specif: to give (real property) by will compare alienate, bequeath, convey …   Law dictionary

• Plan Cerdà — Projet original du plan Cerdà. Nom catalan Pla Cerdà Géographie District(s) Eixample …   Wikipédia en Français

• Devise — De*vise , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Devised}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Devising}.] [OF. deviser to distribute, regulate, direct, relate, F., to chat, fr. L. divisus divided, distributed, p. p. of dividere. See {Divide}, and cf. {Device}.] 1. To form in the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• devise — de‧vise [dɪˈvaɪz] verb [transitive] LAW to give land or buildings to someone after you die by writing it in a will devise noun [uncountable] see also bequest * * * Ⅰ …   Financial and business terms

• plan — n 1: a diagram of an area of land (as a subdivision) filed in the registry of deeds see also plot plan 2: a detailed program; esp: one made under chapter 13 of the Bankruptcy Code that places future earnings under the control of a trustee,… …   Law dictionary

• Devise — De*vise , v. i. To form a scheme; to lay a plan; to contrive; to consider. [1913 Webster] I thought, devised, and Pallas heard my prayer. Pope. [1913 Webster] Note: Devise was formerly followed by of; as, let us devise of ease. Spenser. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English