arrange
/ə'reindʤ/
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Definition
- Verb:
- To put things in a particular order or position: To organize items or elements into a systematic or desired sequence.
- To make plans and preparations for something to happen: To organize the details of a future event or situation.
- To adapt a piece of music for performance by different instruments or voices: To rewrite or reorganize a musical composition for a specific performance.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Please arrange the books on the shelves in alphabetical order.
- Could you arrange a meeting with the new client for next week?
- The composer arranged the symphony for a smaller chamber orchestra.
Advanced Usage
- "to arrange for": to make plans or preparations to ensure something is provided or happens.
- We have arranged for a taxi to pick you up from the airport.
- "to arrange with someone": to come to an agreement or make a plan with another person.
- I arranged with my colleague to cover my shift.
Variants and Related Words
- Arrangement (n): The result of arranging; a plan or preparation.
- The flower arrangement was beautiful.
- We made an arrangement to meet at noon.
- Arranger (n): A person who arranges something, especially music.
- He is a talented musical arranger.
Synonyms
- Organize: to arrange systematically.
- Order: to arrange in a sequence.
- Plan: to decide on and arrange in advance.
Related Phrasal Verbs
- Arrange for: (see Advanced Usage above).
- Arrange with: (see Advanced Usage above).
Related Idioms
- Arrange the deck chairs on the Titanic: To make superficial or futile efforts while ignoring a much larger, impending problem.
- Arguing about the office paint color is just arranging the deck chairs on the Titanic while the company is losing money.
Verb
- arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events
- arrange my schedule
- set up one's life
- I put these memories with those of bygone times
- adapt for performance in a different way
- set this poem to music
- arrange attractively
- dress my hair for the wedding
- set (printed matter) into a specific format
- Format this letter so it can be printed out
- plan, organize, and carry out (an event)
- the neighboring tribe staged an invasion
- make arrangements for
- Can you arrange a meeting with the President?
- put into a proper or systematic order
- arrange the books on the shelves in chronological order