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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026scheme /skim/USA pronunciation
n., v., schemed, schem•ing. n. [countable]
- a plan of action;
project or system:a scheme to speed up production.
- a dishonest, usually secret plot;
an intrigue.
- a diagram, map, or the like.
v.
- to create (something) as a scheme;
plot: [~ + object]schemed a way to avoid the work.[no object]went around scheming so much no one trusted him.
schem•er, n. [countable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026scheme
(skēm),USA pronunciation n., v., schemed, schem•ing. n.
- a plan, design, or program of action to be followed;
project.
- an underhand plot;
intrigue.
- a visionary or impractical project.
- a body or system of related doctrines, theories, etc.:a scheme of philosophy.
- any system of correlated things, parts, etc., or the manner of its arrangement.
- a plan, program, or policy officially adopted and followed, as by a government or business:The company's pension scheme is very successful.
- an analytical or tabular statement.
- a diagram, map, or the like.
- an astrological diagram of the heavens.
v.t.
- to devise as a scheme;
plan;
plot;
contrive.
v.i.
- to lay schemes;
devise plans;
plot.
- Greek schêma form, figure
- Medieval Latin schēma (stem schēmat-)
- 1545–55
- 1, 6.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See plan.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged stratagem, cabal, conspiracy.
- 5.See corresponding entry in Unabridged pattern, schema.
- 10.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See plot 1.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
scheme / skiːm/ - a systematic plan for a course of action
- a systematic arrangement of correlated parts; system
- a secret plot
- a visionary or unrealizable project
- a chart, diagram, or outline
- an astrological diagram giving the aspects of celestial bodies at a particular time
- a plan formally adopted by a commercial enterprise or governmental body, as for pensions, etc
- an area of housing that is laid out esp by a local authority; estate
- (transitive) to devise a system for
- to form intrigues (for) in an underhand manner
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin schema, from Greek skhēma formˈschemer
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