scheming
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mɪŋ adjective
given to making plans, especially sly and underhand ones; crafty.
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noun
1.
a plan, design, or program of action to be followed; project.
2.
an underhand plot; intrigue.
3.
a visionary or impractical project.
4.
a body or system of related doctrines, theories, etc.: a scheme of philosophy.
5.
any system of correlated things, parts, etc., or the manner of its arrangement.
verb (used with object)
10.
to devise as a scheme; plan; plot; contrive.
verb (used without object)
11.
to lay schemes; devise plans; plot.
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World English Dictionary
scheme (skiːm) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a systematic plan for a course of action |
| 2. | a systematic arrangement of correlated parts; system |
| 3. | a secret plot |
| 4. | a visionary or unrealizable project |
| 5. | a chart, diagram, or outline |
| 6. | an astrological diagram giving the aspects of celestial bodies at a particular time |
| 7. | chiefly (Brit) a plan formally adopted by a commercial enterprise or governmental body, as for pensions, etc |
| 8. | chiefly (Scot) an area of housing that is laid out esp by a local authority; estate |
| —vb | |
| 9. | (tr) to devise a system for |
| 10. | to form intrigues (for) in an underhand manner |
| [C16: from Latin schema, from Greek skhēma form] | |
| 'schemer | |
| —n | |
| scheming (ˈskiːmɪŋ) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | given to making plots; cunning |
| —n | |
| 2. | intrigues |
| 'schemingly | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
scheme
1553, "figure of speech," from M.L. schema "shape, figure, form, figure of speech," from Gk. skhema (gen. skhematos) "figure, appearance, the nature of a thing," related to skhein "to get," and ekhein "to have," from PIE base *segh- "to hold, to hold in one's power, to have" (cf. Skt. sahate "he masters,"
sahah "power, victory;" Avestan hazah "power, victory;" Gk. ekhein "to have, hold;" Goth. sigis, O.H.G. sigu, O.N. sigr, O.E. sige "victory"). The sense "program of action" first is attested 1647. Unfavorable overtones (selfish, devious) began to creep in early 18c. The verb, in the sense of "devise a scheme," was first recorded 1767. Color scheme is attested from 1884.
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Example sentences
His eyes sparkle with commitment to the jockeying and scheming of the corporate world.
She is constantly scheming about something and it adds greatly to her mischievous character.
There should be no tendency toward scheming or taking advantage of lack of information or ignorance.
People need to remember these sorts of things when they are start scheming about engineering with the levers of society.
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