Van plan zijn
Example: Ik ben van plan morgen naar het park te gaan.
Definition
"Van plan zijn" means to have the intention or decision to do something in the future. For example, if someone says, "Ik ben van plan morgen naar het park te gaan," it means they intend to go to the park tomorrow.
Etymology
The phrase "van plan zijn" comes from Dutch, where "plan" refers to a scheme or intention, and "zijn" means to be. Together, it literally translates as "to be of plan," expressing having a plan or intention. Did you know that the English word "plan" has similar roots, coming from the Latin "planum," meaning a flat surface or level, which evolved metaphorically to mean a design or scheme?
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"Van plan zijn" appears in the Vocaplus list "Dutch - General - Idioms and Proverbs - (A2) - set 1", containing 106 commonly used expressions.
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