arrangement
/ə'reindʤmənt/
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Definition
- Noun:
- The action or process of putting things into a structured or desired order: "Arrangement" refers to the act of organizing or planning the placement or sequence of items, people, or events.
- A result of this action; a particular ordered grouping: It can also refer to the resulting order or structure itself, such as a display or a system.
- A plan or preparation made for a future event: Often used in the plural ("arrangements") to refer to the practical plans or preparations for something.
- An adaptation of a piece of music: In music, it refers to a version of a composition that has been reworked for different instruments or voices.
Examples of Usage
- General Order/Structure:
- The careful arrangement of books on the shelf made the library look neat.
- She is responsible for the seating arrangement at the wedding.
- Plans/Preparations:
- We need to make travel arrangements for our vacation.
- All the arrangements for the conference have been finalized.
- Music:
- The jazz band performed a new arrangement of the classic song.
- Agreement:
- The two companies came to a financial arrangement that benefited both.
Advanced Usage
- "Flower arrangement": A decorative grouping of cut flowers.
- She took a course in Japanese flower arrangement.
- "Living arrangement": The way in which people organize their shared living situation.
- Their living arrangement involves sharing all household expenses.
- "By prior arrangement": Done according to a plan agreed upon in advance.
- Visits to the laboratory are only allowed by prior arrangement.
Variants and Related Words
- Arrange (verb): To put things into a proper order or into a correct or suitable sequence, relationship, or adjustment.
- Please arrange the chairs in a circle.
- Arranger (noun): A person who arranges something, especially a musician who adapts a composition.
- He is a talented arranger for a big band.
Synonyms
- Organization: The structured arrangement of elements.
- Configuration: The particular arrangement or pattern of a group of related things.
- Setup: The way in which something is organized or arranged.
- Plan: A detailed proposal for doing or achieving something.
Related Phrases
- Make arrangements (for): To organize and prepare for something.
- I will make arrangements for a taxi to pick you up.
- Come to an arrangement: To reach an agreement or settlement.
- After lengthy discussions, they finally came to an arrangement.
Related Idioms
- All the arrangements are in place: Everything has been planned and prepared.
- Don't worry; all the arrangements are in place for the event.
Noun
- the act of arranging and adapting a piece of music
- a piece of music that has been adapted for performance by a particular set of voices or instruments
- the spatial property of the way in which something is placed
- the arrangement of the furniture
- the placement of the chairs
- an organized structure for arranging or classifying
- he changed the arrangement of the topics
- the facts were familiar but it was in the organization of them that he was original
- he tried to understand their system of classification
- an orderly grouping (of things or persons) considered as a unit; the result of arranging
- a flower arrangement
- the thing arranged or agreed to
- they made arrangements to meet in Chicago