The difference between Plan and Purpose

When used as nouns, plan means a drawing showing technical details of a building, machine, etc., with unwanted details omitted, and often using symbols rather than detailed drawing to represent doors, valves, etc, whereas purpose means an object to be reached.

When used as verbs, plan means to design (a building, machine, etc.), whereas purpose means to have set as one's purpose.

check bellow for the other definitions of Plan and Purpose

  1. Plan as a noun:

    A drawing showing technical details of a building, machine, etc., with unwanted details omitted, and often using symbols rather than detailed drawing to represent doors, valves, etc.

    Examples:

    "The plans for many important buildings were once publicly available."

  2. Plan as a noun:

    A set of intended actions, usually mutually related, through which one expects to achieve a goal.

    Examples:

    "He didn't really have a plan; he had a goal and a habit of control."

  3. Plan as a noun:

    A two-dimensional drawing of a building as seen from above with obscuring or irrelevant details such as roof removed, or of a floor of a building, revealing the internal layout; as distinct from the elevation.

    Examples:

    "Seen in plan, the building had numerous passageways not apparent to visitors."

  4. Plan as a noun:

    A method; a way of procedure; a custom.

  5. Plan as a noun:

    A subscription to a service.

    Examples:

    "a phone plan'"

    "an Internet plan'"

  1. Plan as a verb (transitive):

    To design (a building, machine, etc.).

    Examples:

    "The architect planned the building for the client."

  2. Plan as a verb (transitive):

    To create a plan for.

    Examples:

    "They jointly planned the project in phases, with good detail for the first month."

  3. Plan as a verb (intransitive):

    To intend.

    Examples:

    "He planned to go, but work intervened."

  4. Plan as a verb:

    See plan on.

    Examples:

    "I was planning on going, but something came up."

  5. Plan as a verb (intransitive):

    To make a plan.

    Examples:

    "They planned for the worst, bringing lots of emergency supplies."

  1. Purpose as a noun:

    An object to be reached; a target; an aim; a goal. "purpose".

  2. Purpose as a noun:

    A result that is desired; an intention.

  3. Purpose as a noun:

    The act of intending to do something; resolution; determination.

  4. Purpose as a noun:

    The subject of discourse; the point at issue.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Spenser"

  5. Purpose as a noun:

    The reason for which something is done, or the reason it is done in a particular way.

    Examples:

    "The purpose of turning off the lights overnight is to save energy."

  6. Purpose as a noun (obsolete):

    Instance; example.

  1. Purpose as a verb (intransitive):

    To have set as one's purpose; resolve to accomplish; intend; plan.

  2. Purpose as a verb (transitive, passive):

    To design for some purpose.

  3. Purpose as a verb (obsolete, intransitive):

    To discourse.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Edmund Spenser"

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