"scheme" meaning in English

See scheme in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /skiːm/ Audio: en-us-scheme.ogg [US] Forms: scheme [singular], schemes [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A scheme is a plan, sometimes a bad or dishonest one. Synonyms: program
    Sense id: simple-scheme-en-noun-5-DgiexZ

Verb

IPA: /skiːm/ Audio: en-us-scheme.ogg [US] Forms: scheme [canonical], schemes [third-person, singular], schemed [past], schemed [past, participle], scheming [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|schem|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you scheme against someone, you make an evil plan against someone.
    Sense id: simple-scheme-en-verb--W7RyFh1
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