scheme
[ skeem ]
/ skim /
noun
verb (used with object), schemed, schem·ing.
to devise as a scheme; plan; plot; contrive.
verb (used without object), schemed, schem·ing.
to lay schemes; devise plans; plot.
SYNONYMS FOR scheme
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Origin of scheme
1545–55; <Medieval Latin schēma (stem schēmat-) <Greek schêma form, figure
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British Dictionary definitions for scheme
scheme
/ (skiːm) /
noun
verb
(tr) to devise a system for
to form intrigues (for) in an underhand manner
Derived forms of scheme
schemer, nounWord Origin for scheme
C16: from Latin schema, from Greek skhēma form
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Idioms and Phrases with scheme
scheme
see best-laid plans (schemes).
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