arrange

arrange: [[t]əre͟ɪnʤ[/t]]
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arranges, arranging, arranged

1) VERB If you arrange an event or meeting, you make plans for it to happen.

[V n] She arranged an appointment for Friday afternoon at four-fifteen...

[V n] This time it was a friend ringing to try to arrange a fishing trip in Scotland...

[V-ed] The Russian leader threw the carefully arranged welcome into chaos.

2) VERB If you arrange with someone to do something, you make plans with them to do it.

[V to-inf] I've arranged to see him on Friday morning...

[it be V-ed that] It was arranged that the party would gather for lunch in the Royal Garden Hotel...

[V for n to-inf] He had arranged for the boxes to be stored until they could be collected. [Also V that]

3) VERB If you arrange something for someone, you make it possible for them to have it or to do it.

[V for n to-inf] I will arrange for someone to take you round...

[V for n] The hotel manager will arrange for a baby-sitter...

[V n] I've arranged your hotels for you...

[be V-ed] Transport is not included but can be arranged.

4) VERB If you arrange things somewhere, you place them in a particular position, usually in order to make them look attractive or tidy.

[V n] When she has a little spare time she enjoys arranging dried flowers...

[V n prep] He started to arrange the books in piles...

[V n prep] A number of seats have been arranged in front of the painting.

5) VERB: usu passive If a piece of music is arranged by someone, it is changed or adapted so that it is suitable for particular instruments or voices, or for a particular performance.

[be V-ed] The songs were arranged by another well-known bass player, Ron Carter.

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Synonyms:

Dispose, array, class, classify, group, rank, marshal, array, distribute, place, range, put or bring into order, set in order, reduce to order, set out, assign places to / Adjust, settle, determine, fix upon / Plan, devise, contrive, project, mature, organize, concoct, construct, prepare, lay out, Agree, come to terms, settle

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arrangé — ⇒ARRANGÉ, ÉE, part. passé et adj. I. Part. passé de arranger. II. Adjectif A. [En parlant d un lieu, d objets] Mis dans un ordre prévu, avec parfois une recherche esthétique : • 1. Le portier sonna : une femme de chambre coiffée d un madras… … Encyclopédie Universelle
arrangé — arrangé, ée (a ran jé, jée) part. passé. 1° Mis dans un ordre convenable. Tout est ici très bien arrangé. • Il ne se passe, à l intérieur des animaux, rien de suivi, rien d ordonné, puisqu ils n expriment rien par des signes combinés et… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
arrange — UK US /əˈreɪndʒ/ verb [I or T] ► to plan, prepare, or organize something: »The outing was arranged by the firm as part of a team building exercise. arrange an appointment/loan/meeting, etc. »Industry leaders hastily arranged a meeting with city… … Financial and business terms
arrangé — Arrangé, [arrang]ée. part. On dit d Un homme, qu Il est arrangé, pour dire, qu Il fait toutes choses avec ordre, & quelquefois aussi, pour dire, qu Il est trop attaché à un certain ordre. On dit aussi, qu Un homme est arrangé, arrangé chez luy,… … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
Arrange — Ar*range , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Arranged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Arranging}.] [OE. arayngen, OF. arengier, F. arranger, fr. a (L. ad) + OF. rengier, rangier, F. ranger. See {Range}, v. t.] 1. To put in proper order; to dispose (persons, or parts) in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
arrange — [v1] put in an order align, array, class, classify, clear the decks, dispose, file, fix up, form, group, line up, methodize, organize, police, police up, position, put in good shape*, put in order*, put to rights*, range, rank, regulate, sort,… … New thesaurus
arrange — [ə rānj′] vt. arranged, arranging [ME arengen < OFr arengier < a , to + rengier, RANGE] 1. to put in the correct, proper, or suitable order 2. to sort systematically; classify 3. to make ready; prepare or plan [to arrange a program of… … English World dictionary
arrange — I (methodize) verb adapt, adjust, allocate, apportion, bring into order, bring to terms, collocate, come to an agreement, come to terms, componere, constituere, coordinate, determine, devise, digerere, direct, fix, fix the order, group, manage,… … Law dictionary
arrange — (v.) late 14c., draw up a line of battle, from O.Fr. arengier (12c.), from a to (see AD (Cf. ad )) + rangier set in a row (Mod.Fr. ranger), from rang rank, from Frankish *hring (see RANK (Cf. rank) (n.)) … Etymology dictionary
arrange — 1 *order, marshal, organize, systematize, methodize Analogous words: dispose (see corresponding noun DISPOSAL): *line, line up, range, array, align: *assort, classify, pigeonhole, sort Antonyms: derange, disarrange Contrasted words: *disorder,… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
arrange — ► VERB 1) put tidily or in a particular order. 2) organize or plan. 3) Music adapt (a composition) for performance with instruments or voices other than those originally specified. DERIVATIVES arrangeable adjective arranger noun. ORIGIN Old… … English terms dictionary

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