arrange
VerbUS[er-eynj]/ɚˈeɪndʒ/2 syllables
Open English WordNet
Verb (7)arranges, arranged, arranging
- put into a proper or systematic order“arrange the books on the shelves in chronological order”Synonyms: set upOpposite disarrangeMore general put, setMore specific range, organize, stack, set, rearrange, line up, pack, string out, drape, string +19 more
- make arrangements for“Can you arrange a meeting with the President?”Synonyms: fix upMore general agree, holdMore specific firm up, settle, concord
- plan, organize, and carry out (an event)“the neighboring tribe staged an invasion”Synonyms: stageMore general initiate, pioneerMore specific dogfight, tee up, phase
- set (printed matter) into a specific format“Format this letter so it can be printed out”Synonyms: formatMore general changeMore specific indent, rubricate
- arrange attractively“dress my hair for the wedding”Synonyms: dresssetdocoifcoiffecoiffureMore general groom, neatenMore specific wave, bobSimilar dress, groom
- adapt for performance in a different way“set this poem to music”Synonyms: setMore general compose, writeMore specific table, prearrange, transpose, put
- arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events“arrange my schedule”“set up one's life”“I put these memories with those of bygone times”Synonyms: set upputorder
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Translations
Verb to set up, organise
- Spanish
- arreglar
- French
- arranger
- German
- arrangieren
- Italian
- organizzare
- Portuguese
- organizar
- Turkish
- düzenlemek
- Russian
- устро́ить ustróitʹ
- Arabic
- رَتَّبَ rattaba
- Chinese
- 安排 ānpái
- Japanese
- 整える totonoeru
Verb to arrange music
- French
- arranger
- German
- arrangieren
- Italian
- arrangiare
- Portuguese
- arranjar
- Turkish
- düzenlemek
- Russian
- аранжи́ровать aranžírovatʹ
- Chinese
- 编曲 biānqǔ
- Polish
- aranżować
- Swedish
- arrangera
- Portuguese (PT)
- arranjar
The main translation for each meaning, from the langtolang.com multilingual dictionary. Each word links to its full entry there.
Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Ar·range′ (…), transitive verb [past tense & past participle Arranged; present participle & verbal noun Arranging (…).]
Origin: OE. arayngen, OF. arengier, F. arranger, fr. a (L. ad) + OF. rengier, rangier, F. ranger. See Range, transitive verb
1. To put in proper order; to dispose (persons, or parts) in the manner intended, or best suited for the purpose; as, troops arranged for battle.
So [they] came to the market place, and there he arranged his men in the streets.— Berners.
[They] were beginning to arrange their hampers.— James Boswell
A mechanism previously arranged.— Paley, William
2. To adjust or settle; to prepare; to determine; as, to arrange the preliminaries of an undertaking.
Synonyms: Adjust; adapt; range; dispose; classify.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54