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Definition of scheme verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

  

scheme

 verb
verb
NAmE//skim//
 
[intransitive, transitive] (disapproving)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they scheme
 
 he / she / it schemes
 
 past simple schemed
 
 -ing form scheming
 
 
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to make secret plans to do something that will help yourself and possibly harm others synonym plot scheme (against somebody) She seemed to feel that we were all scheming against her. scheme to do something His colleagues, meanwhile, were busily scheming to get rid of him. scheme something Her enemies were scheming her downfall.
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