plan
noun
a scheme or method of acting, doing, proceeding, making, etc., developed in advance.
had planned
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past perfectof plan.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Dame Esther, who is 86 and terminally ill with cancer, said that though she had planned to end her life at an assisted suicide clinic in Switzerland, she is now too frail to travel.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
She had planned to study psychology in Italy, but after US sanctions forced the suspension of an English exam required in order to make her dream come true, Iranian student Nikki cried for days.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
I had just arrived in New York to take my youngest daughter back to college, and we had planned to meet one of those friends in Union Square at noon.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
Because the trees take up to 50 years to reach maturity, he considered them a generational investment, one that the 60-year-old had planned to pass down to his daughter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
The unexpectedly happy breakfast made Penelope feel even more confident in their scheme, and she took it as a sign that the day would go exactly as she and Simon had planned.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
