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plan vs direct

direct vs plan

plan is a noun but direct is not a noun.

plan is not an adjective while direct is an adjective.

plan and direct both are verbs.

plan is not an adverb while direct is an adverb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
plan Yes No Yes No
direct No Yes Yes Yes
As verbs, direct is a hyponym of plan; that is, direct is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than plan:
  • plan: make plans for something
  • direct: plan and direct (a complex undertaking)
Other hyponyms of plan include schedule, chart, project, propose, compose, draw up, frame, plot, scheme, designate, destine, intend, specify, engineer, mastermind, orchestrate, organise, organize, lay out, schedule.
plan (noun) direct (noun)
scale drawing of a structure
a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
an arrangement scheme
plan (adjective) direct (adjective)
direct in spatial dimensions; proceeding without deviation or interruption; straight and short
(of a current) flowing in one direction only
straightforward in means or manner or behavior or language or action
similar in nature or effect or relation to another quantity
in a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child
moving from west to east on the celestial sphere; or--for planets--around the sun in the same direction as the Earth
lacking compromising or mitigating elements
in precisely the same words used by a writer or speaker
having no intervening persons, agents, conditions
being an immediate result or consequence
plan (verb) direct (verb)
make plans for something plan and direct (a complex undertaking)
have the will and intention to carry out some action specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public
make or work out a plan for; devise command with authority
give directions to; point somebody into a certain direction
put an address on (an envelope)
point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards
intend (something) to move towards a certain goal
guide the actors in (plays and films)
lead, as in the performance of a composition
take somebody somewhere
cause to go somewhere
direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
govern or manage
plan (adverb) direct (adverb)
without deviation
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