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Planning vs Preparing - What's the difference?

planning | preparing |

As verbs the difference between planning and preparing

is that planning is while preparing is .

As nouns the difference between planning and preparing

is that planning is (uncountable) action of the verb to plan while preparing is preparation.

planning

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

  • (uncountable) action of the verb to plan
  • the act of formulating of a course of action, or of drawing up plans
  • the act of making contingency plans
  • (informal, British) planning permission
    • My neighbours were going to build an extension but they didn't get planning .

    Usage notes

    Planning is a context-based. It may function as a gerund or verb in a participle, but care must be taken to avoid misuse with 'plan'. Planning is almost never used in the plural, especially by native speakers. It sometimes appears in print, often in translated works especially in politics and management fields.

    Derived terms

    * family planning * life planning * macroplanning * microplanning * planning permission * vacation planning

    External links

    * (wikipedia "planning")

    preparing

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • preparation
  • * 1854 , The Ladies' Repository (volume 22, page 361)
    • It must be remembered that different methods are adopted in these preparings to produce the different kinds of yarn required for the different kinds of worsted fabrics which are manufactured