plotted

Describes something that has been planned or marked out, often in a secret or detailed manner.

• 🇩🇪Beschreibt etwas, das geplant oder beabsichtigt wurde, oft heimlich oder detailliert.

1. Planned in advance B2 formal

   Devised or arranged secretly or deliberately beforehand.

   • The escape route was carefully plotted by the prisoners.
   • The entire campaign was plotted months in advance.
   • They plotted a course through the dense forest.

   🇩🇪Geplant

   Synonyme: calculatedcontriveddeliberatedesignedpredeterminedpremeditated

   Antonyme: ad-libextemporaneousimpromptuimprovisedspontaneousunplannedunpremeditated

2. Marked on a map or graph B1 formal

   Represented or marked as points on a map, chart, or graph.

   • The coordinates were plotted on the navigation map.
   • The data points were plotted on a scatter graph.
   • The ship's route was plotted across the Atlantic Ocean.

   🇩🇪Auf einer Karte oder in einem Diagramm eingezeichnet

   Synonyme: delineateddrawnlocatedmarked

• more plotted comparative form
• most plotted superlative form

A verb used to indicate the act of planning or devising something secretly, or marking points on a graph or map.

• 🇩🇪Verb, das verwendet wird, um die Handlung des heimlichen Planens oder Entwickelns von etwas zu bezeichnen oder das Einzeichnen von Punkten in ein Diagramm oder eine Karte.

1. Plan secretly B2 formal

   To plan or scheme something secretly, often with harmful intent.

   • The villains plotted to overthrow the government.
   • They plotted a bank robbery for months.
   • She plotted her revenge against her enemies.

   🇩🇪Heimlich planen

   Synonyme: colludeconniveconspiredevisehatchintriguemachinatescheme

2. Mark on a graph B1 formal

   To mark points or draw a line on a graph or map to show data or a route.

   • The scientist plotted the data on a chart.
   • We plotted the coordinates on the map.
   • He plotted the course of the ship across the ocean.

   🇩🇪In ein Diagramm eintragen

   Synonyme: chartdelineategraphmapmarkoutlinetrace

3. Devise a story B2 formal

   To create or design the sequence of events in a story or play.

   • The author plotted the novel carefully.
   • She plotted the screenplay with multiple twists.
   • They plotted the entire series before writing the first episode.

   🇩🇪Handlung entwickeln

   Synonyme: conceiveconstructcontrivecreatedesigndevisedraftformulateoutlineplan

• plotted past participle
• plotted past simple
• plotting present participle
• plots third person singular