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Arrange Very Common

Arrange has 8 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Verb
1

put into a proper or systematic order

"arrange the books on the shelves in chronological order"

2

make arrangements for

"Can you arrange a meeting with the President?"

3

plan, organize, and carry out (an event)

"the neighboring tribe staged an invasion"

4

set (printed matter) into a specific format

"Format this letter so it can be printed out"

5

arrange attractively

"dress my hair for the wedding"

6

adapt for performance in a different way

"set this poem to music"

7

arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events

"arrange my schedule"

"set up one's life"

"I put these memories with those of bygone times"

8

To set up; to organize; to put into an orderly sequence or arrangement.

"She carefully arranged the books on the shelf by size and color to create a tidy display."

In plain English: To arrange means to put things together in an organized way so everything is neat and ready for use.

"She decided to arrange a meeting with her boss for next Tuesday."

Usage: Use arrange when you are setting up plans, organizing items physically, or ordering elements in a specific sequence. Avoid confusing it with the noun form "arrangement," which refers to the result of such organization rather than the action itself.

Example Sentences
"She decided to arrange a meeting with her boss for next Tuesday." verb
"She decided to arrange a meeting with her boss for next Tuesday." verb
"We need to arrange the furniture so more people can sit comfortably." verb
"He asked his friends to arrange flowers on the dining table." verb
Related Terms
Antonyms
disarrange
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
put agree initiate change groom compose organize
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
regularize order straighten rearrange serialize alphabetize organize stratify string marshal string out preen stack chain pair concord cascade settle pyramid corral catenate dress range pack stagger drape set gradate line up firm up dogfight tee up phase indent rubricate bob wave prearrange put transpose table synchronize phrase

Origin

The word "arrange" comes from the Old French term for putting things in a row or line. It originally meant to draw up a battle formation before entering English with that same sense of orderly arrangement.

Rhyming Words
ange onge inge funge hinge conge lunge dinge binge tinge henge linge tange minge penge monge mange winge venge ringe
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