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to scheme
01
to devise a plan, especially a secret or dishonest one
Transitive: to scheme to do sth
Examples
The villain schemed to overthrow the king and seize the throne.
02
to make secret or dishonest plans
Intransitive
Examples
They schemed in the background, hoping no one would notice their efforts.
Scheme
01
an organized and carefully planned course of action
02
a clever or evasive statement intended to avoid a direct answer
03
a mental framework for understanding or organizing knowledge, adaptable with new information
04
a preliminary or rough plan intended as a guide for further development
05
an arrangement of connected elements forming a coherent system or pattern
06
a secret plan, particularly one that is made to deceive other people
Examples
The villain 's scheme was to steal the treasure without anyone noticing.
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