plot out
B2 neutral separable transitive
In simple words
To carefully plan something step by step, or to draw a map or route.
Literal meaning: To mark points or coordinates on a chart or map.
Meanings
1 B2 neutral
To plan something in a systematic way, identifying each stage or element.
"She spent the weekend plotting out the structure of her new novel."
Grammar: separable
2 B2 neutral
To mark out a route, course, or area on a map or chart.
"The navigator plotted out a safe course through the reef."
Grammar: separable
Usage notes
Used in writing ('plot out a novel'), project management ('plot out a schedule'), and navigation ('plot out a route'). Slightly more deliberate and visual in implication than 'plan out.'
Commonly used with
route story novel strategy course schedule
Forms
Base
plot out
I/you/we/they
3rd person
plots out
he/she/it
Past simple
ploted out
yesterday
Past participle
ploted out
have + pp
-ing form
ploting out
continuous
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