WHAT DOES PLOT MEAN IN ENGLISH?
Definition of plot in the English dictionary
The first definition of plot in the dictionary is a secret plan to achieve some purpose, esp one that is illegal or underhand. Other definition of plot is the story or plan of a play, novel, etc. Plot is also a graphic representation of an individual or tactical setting that pinpoints an artillery target.
CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO PLOT
PRESENT
Present
I plot
you plot
he/she/it plots
we plot
you plot
they plot
Present continuous
I am plotting
you are plotting
he/she/it is plotting
we are plotting
you are plotting
they are plotting
Present perfect
I have plotted
you have plotted
he/she/it has plotted
we have plotted
you have plotted
they have plotted
Present perfect continuous
I have been plotting
you have been plotting
he/she/it has been plotting
we have been plotting
you have been plotting
they have been plotting
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The
present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.
PAST
Past
I plotted
you plotted
he/she/it plotted
we plotted
you plotted
they plotted
Past continuous
I was plotting
you were plotting
he/she/it was plotting
we were plotting
you were plotting
they were plotting
Past perfect
I had plotted
you had plotted
he/she/it had plotted
we had plotted
you had plotted
they had plotted
Past perfect continuous
I had been plotting
you had been plotting
he/she/it had been plotting
we had been plotting
you had been plotting
they had been plotting
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will plot
you will plot
he/she/it will plot
we will plot
you will plot
they will plot
Future continuous
I will be plotting
you will be plotting
he/she/it will be plotting
we will be plotting
you will be plotting
they will be plotting
Future perfect
I will have plotted
you will have plotted
he/she/it will have plotted
we will have plotted
you will have plotted
they will have plotted
Future perfect continuous
I will have been plotting
you will have been plotting
he/she/it will have been plotting
we will have been plotting
you will have been plotting
they will have been plotting
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would plot
you would plot
he/she/it would plot
we would plot
you would plot
they would plot
Conditional continuous
I would be plotting
you would be plotting
he/she/it would be plotting
we would be plotting
you would be plotting
they would be plotting
Conditional perfect
I would have plot
you would have plot
he/she/it would have plot
we would have plot
you would have plot
they would have plot
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been plotting
you would have been plotting
he/she/it would have been plotting
we would have been plotting
you would have been plotting
they would have been plotting
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you plot
we let´s plot
you plot
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
plotting
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The
present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The
past participle shows the action after completion.
TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PLOT»
The term «plot» is very widely used and occupies the
6.379 position in our list of most widely used terms in the
English dictionary.
FREQUENCY
Very widely used
The map shown above gives the frequency of use of the term «plot» in the different countries.
Principal search tendencies and common uses of
plot
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our
English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «plot».
10 QUOTES WITH «PLOT»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
plot.
I write sentence to sentence. That's the kind of writer I am. I don't have a plot when I begin. I have to be convinced and I have to be surprised.
God, I'd love to do a big commercial movie that made a lot of money and whose plot was interesting too.
Plot is tremendously important to me: I can't stand books where nothing happens, and I can't imagine ever writing a novel without at least one murder.
If you were to plot my success or failure, it goes, it very seldom stays on a high plateau.
There's a stigma that guys hate romance and hate love, but that's not true. Look at 'Iron Man.' There's a whole through-line plot about his relationship with Pepper, and everybody loves it.
My temper manifests itself when I can't find something. I could swear that there is a plot against me to put kitchen utensils in the wrong drawers.
Storytelling is ultimately a creative act of pattern recognition. Through characters, plot and setting, a writer creates places where previously invisible truths become visible. Or the storyteller posits a series of dots that the reader can connect.
I'm obviously very keen on the theater and I think it's inevitable that some of the orchestral and chamber pieces have got dramatic elements which might even suggest an unspecified dramatic plot of some kind or other, even though it's not in my mind at the time.
I try to trace the connection between the characters and that way a story or plot emerges.
As a matter of writing philosophy, if there is one, I try not to ever plot a story. I try to write it from the character's point of view and see where it goes.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PLOT»
Discover the use of
plot in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
plot and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Write Great Fiction -
Plot & Structure
Award-winning author James Scott Bell offers clear, concise information that will help you create a believable and memorable plot, including: Techniques for crafting strong beginnings, middles, and ends Easy-to-understand plotting diagrams ...
2
The Marriage
Plot: A Novel
With devastating wit and an abiding understanding of and affection for his characters, Jeffrey Eugenides revives the motivating energies of the Novel, while creating a story so contemporary and fresh that it reads like the intimate journal ...
3
The 39 Clues: Cahills vs. Vespers Book 1: The Medusa
Plot
Are you ready to save the world? The bestselling series returns with an adventure spanning 6 explosive books, 2 secret-filled card packs, and a website that places readers right in the action.
4
No
Plot? No Problem!: A Low-Stress, High-Velocity Guide to ...
No Problem! is the ultimate guide for would-be writers (or those with writer's block) to cultivate their creative selves.
Believing that she is on a film set after auditioning and winning the role of a princess, fourteen-year-old Jenna becomes the unsuspecting pawn in a royal conspiracy.
6
Reading for the
Plot: Design and Intention in Narrative
A book which should appeal to both literary theorists and to readers of the novel, this study invites the reader to consider how the plot reflects the patterns of human destiny and seeks to impose a new meaning on life.
7
The Passover
Plot: Special 40th Anniversary Edition
In the wake of resurgent interest in religious history spurred by Mel Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ and Dan Brown’s The Da Vinci Code, this 40th anniversary edition of The Passover Plot is set to engage a completely new generation ...
8
Investigating Gunpowder
Plot
Nicholls (manuscripts and archives, Cambridge U. Library) contends that there was indeed a plot, and that the government never caught the main culprit: the ninth earl of Northumberland. Distributed in the US by St. Martin's Press.
9
Narrative Dynamics: Essays on Time,
Plot, Closure, and Frames
These are complimented by newer pieces by Susan Stanford Friedman on spatialization and Robyn Warhol on serial fiction.
10
The Mother / Daughter
Plot: Narrative, Psychoanalysis, Feminism
Mothers and daughters -- the female figures neglected by classic psychoanalysis and submerged in traditional narrative -- are at the center of this book.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PLOT»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
plot is used in the context of the following news items.
Yanis Varoufakis plot sparks Greek opposition anger
Greece's pro-European political parties have demanded an explanation from the leftwing Syriza-led government over a plan hatched by Yanis ... «Financial Times, Jul 15»
Mehran Azami, accused weapons supplier in Melbourne Anzac Day …
Causevic and Besim have been charged with conspiring to commit a terrorist act in relation to a plot to attack a police officer on Anzac Day ... «ABC Online, Jul 15»
'True Detective' recap: The plot thickens as Ani crashes a decadent …
By infiltrating an exclusive bacchanal where wealthy men cavort with high-priced hookers, investigators close in on a trail of corruption leading ... «Los Angeles Times, Jul 15»
Jeremy Corbyn faces coup plot if he wins Labour leadership
Senior Labour MPs are plotting to oust Jeremy Corbyn if he is elected party leader, amid growing fears that the leadership contest has been ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
The Dark Knight Returns Used As Major Plot Point In Girl Meets …
The episode is likely meant as a follow-up to the “Back 2 School” episode of predecessor Boy Meets World, the plot of which had a new teacher ... «Comicbook.com, Jul 15»
Brewers plot course for making Hogtown into Beertown
It's going to take a whole lot more hops, barley and yeast, and a lot less red tape, to take Toronto from Hogtown to Beertown, say Toronto ... «Toronto Star, Jul 15»
Jamie Gao death: Roger Rogerson and Glen McNamara hatched …
Two men who allegedly killed Sydney student Jamie Gao during a drug deal hatched the plot as a joint criminal enterprise, a court has heard. «ABC Online, Jul 15»
UK ready to bomb militants if plot threat seen
Prime Minister David Cameron said on Monday he was ready to order air strikes on Islamist militant targets in Libya and Syria to prevent attacks ... «Al-Arabiya, Jul 15»
Breaking Bad gang jailed over plot to flood South West with crystal …
A Breaking Bad-style drugs gang led by a cancer victim has been jailed for more than 80 years after police foiled a plot to flood the South West ... «Exeter Express and Echo, Jul 15»
Gurdaspur terror strike: A revival of Khalistan or a plot hatched by …
On a clear day, the dome of Gurdwara Dera Baba Nanak in Gurdaspur is visible from the rooftop of Gurdwara Sri Kartarpur Sahab in Pakistan. «Firstpost, Jul 15»
