Ingles

plane

gb/plˈeɪn/ us/plˈeɪn/
A2 Ingles
~ 2100
Mga kahulugan
0 kahulugan
Pangngalan A2 entity
1

Aircraft with fixed wings

A machine with wings and an engine that flies in the sky.

Padron ng paggamit: [someone] flies a plane
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Learners sometimes confuse 'plane' with 'plain' (meaning simple or flat land) because they sound the same.
Mga kasingkahulugan
airplane (Standard American English term for the same concept.) | aircraft (More general term that can include helicopters and other flying machines.)
Mga kasalungat
helicopter (A flying vehicle without fixed wings, using rotating blades instead.)
Mga kolokasyon
fly a plane |board a plane |plane crash |plane ticket |plane ride
Mga tema
transportation |travel |technology |core_vocabulary
Mga Halimbawa
  • The plane landed safely despite the storm.
  • We missed our plane because of heavy traffic.
  • She learned to fly a plane at the age of 20.
  • The plane was delayed due to bad weather.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
  • The plane is in the sky.
  • I see a big plane at the airport.
  • We take a plane to London.
  • He flies a plane for work.
Pangngalan B2 entity
2

Flat surface or level

A flat surface, or a level of thought or reality.

Padron ng paggamit: on a [adjective] plane
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Learners may confuse 'plane' in this sense with 'plain' meaning 'simple'.
Mga kasingkahulugan
level (Refers to a position or stage, not always physical.) | surface (Specifically refers to the outer boundary of an object.)
Mga kasalungat
curve (A line or surface that is not flat.)
Mga kolokasyon
geometric plane |horizontal plane |on another plane
Mga tema
geometry |philosophy |space |education |core_vocabulary
Mga Halimbawa
  • In geometry, a plane extends infinitely in two dimensions.
  • Her ideas operate on a different plane from ours.
  • The carpenter ensured the shelf was on a horizontal plane.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
  • The table has a flat plane.
  • We study lines and planes in math.
  • Her thinking is on another plane.
Pandiwa B2 action
3

Smooth wood with a tool

To make wood smooth by cutting off thin pieces with a tool.

Padron ng paggamit: [someone] planes [something]
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Learners sometimes confuse this verb form with 'plan' (to arrange ahead).
Mga kasingkahulugan
smooth (General term for making something even, not just with a planer.)
Mga kasalungat
roughen (To make a surface uneven or coarse.)
Mga kolokasyon
plane the wood |plane down the edges
Mga tema
carpentry |crafts |work |daily_life |core_vocabulary
Mga Halimbawa
  • He planed the door so it would close properly.
  • The carpenter planed the tabletop until it was perfectly flat.
  • You need to plane down the edges before joining the boards.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
  • He planes the wood.
  • She planes the edge of the table.
  • We plane the door to make it fit.
Gramatika
Anyo sa diksyunaryo
plane
IPA
GB/plˈeɪn/
US/plˈeɪn/
Mga pantig at diin
plane (1 pantig)
Stress on 1st syllable (plane)
Mga anyo ng salita
Noun
  • Base: plane
  • Plural: planes
Verb
  • Base: plane
  • 3rd Person Singular: planes
  • Present Participle: planing
  • Past: planed
Mga kaugnay na salita
Forms
planes noun planing verb planed verb
Core family
airplane noun A1
Related words
aeroplane noun A2 seaplane noun
Advanced or less common
biplane noun
Mga ekspresyon

catch a plane

1
/kˈæt͡ʃ ə plˈeɪn/
fixed phrase

Board an aircraft before it leaves

To get on an airplane before it leaves and travel on it.

Mga Halimbawa
  • I have to leave now if I want to catch my plane.
  • She caught an early morning plane to New York.

on another plane

1
/ˈɔn ənˈʌðɚ plˈeɪn/
fixed phrase

At a different level of thought or reality

To be at a different level of thinking, feeling, or reality than others.

Mga Halimbawa
  • His art is on another plane entirely.
  • The conversation moved to another plane of understanding.

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