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- [skeem]
- /skim/
- /skiːm/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [skeem]
- /skim/
Definitions of scheme word
- noun scheme a plan, design, or program of action to be followed; project. 1
- noun scheme a visionary or impractical project. 1
- noun scheme a body or system of related doctrines, theories, etc.: a scheme of philosophy. 1
- noun scheme any system of correlated things, parts, etc., or the manner of its arrangement. 1
- noun scheme a plan, program, or policy officially adopted and followed, as by a government or business: The company's pension scheme is very successful. 1
- noun scheme an analytical or tabular statement. 1
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Origin of scheme
First appearance:
before 1545 One of the 30% oldest English words
1545-55; < Medieval Latin schēma (stem schēmat-) < Greek schêma form, figure
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Parts of speech for Scheme
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
scheme popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
scheme usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for scheme
verb scheme
- accounted — an oral or written description of particular events or situations; narrative: an account of the meetings; an account of the trip.
- add up — If facts or events do not add up, they make you confused about a situation because they do not seem to be consistent. If something that someone has said or done adds up, it is reasonable and sensible.
- angle — An angle is the difference in direction between two lines or surfaces. Angles are measured in degrees.
- arrange — If you arrange an event or meeting, you make plans for it to happen.
- batched — a quantity or number coming at one time or taken together: a batch of prisoners.
noun scheme
- activity — Activity is a situation in which a lot of things are happening or being done.
- aim — If you aim for something or aim to do something, you plan or hope to achieve it.
- apriority — the quality or fact of being a priori
- arrayal — the act or process of arraying
- bait and switch — Bait and switch is used to refer to a sales technique in which goods are advertised at low prices in order to attract customers, although only a small number of the low-priced goods are available.
Antonyms for scheme
noun scheme
- chance — If there is a chance of something happening, it is possible that it will happen.
- coincidence — A coincidence is when two or more similar or related events occur at the same time by chance and without any planning.
- concomitance — existence or occurrence together or in connection with another
- conjuncture — a combination of events, esp a critical one
- heads or tails — a gambling game in which a coin is tossed, the winner being the player who guesses which side of the coin will face up when it lands or is caught.
verb scheme
- come to pass — to take place
- go out on a limb — say sth daring
- hit upon — to deal a blow or stroke to: Hit the nail with the hammer.
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