scheme
/skiːm/noun
उच्चारण स्कीम
योजना; षड्यंत्र
Core word
noun
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[C]
(BrE) a plan or system for doing or organizing something; a secret plan to do something dishonest
योजना; षड्यंत्र
- a government scheme
- Farmers can apply for a low-interest loan under the new scheme.
- The government launched a new housing scheme for poor families.
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- The school has a scheme to lend books to students.
- He was caught running a scheme to cheat investors.
- Under the scheme, every farmer gets free seeds.
Synonyms plan programme project plot conspiracy
verb
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[I]
to make secret plans to do something that will help yourself and possibly harm others
षड्यंत्र रचना
- They schemed to win.
- Two ministers were accused of scheming to remove their leader.
- The two brothers schemed against their father's partner.
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- She suspected that her rivals were scheming behind her back.
- The courtiers schemed to get him dismissed.
◇Word family
scheming adj.
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
The scheme of things (the way things are organized: 'in the larger scheme of things'); scheming means planning dishonestly.
Idiom 'the scheme of things' (चीज़ों की व्यवस्था: 'in the larger scheme of things'); scheming का अर्थ बेईमानी से योजना बनाने वाला, षड्यंत्रकारी है।