arrange
to place in proper, desired, or convenient order; adjust properly: to arrange books on a shelf.
to come to an agreement or understanding regarding: The two sides arranged the sale of the property.
to prepare or plan: to arrange the details of a meeting.
Music. to adapt (a composition) for a particular style of performance by voices or instruments.
to make plans or preparations: They arranged for a conference on Wednesday.
to make a settlement; come to an agreement: to arrange with the coal company for regular deliveries.
Origin of arrange
1Other words for arrange
Other words from arrange
- ar·range·a·ble, adjective
- ar·rang·er, noun
- o·ver·ar·range, verb, o·ver·ar·ranged, o·ver·ar·rang·ing.
- re·ar·range, verb, re·ar·ranged, re·ar·rang·ing.
- re·ar·range·a·ble, adjective
- un·ar·ranged, adjective
- well-ar·ranged, adjective
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How to use arrange in a sentence
A year spent preparing and arranging this trip collapsed at the valley entrance in an exchange lasting less than three minutes.
Heart of Darkness: Into Afghanistan’s Taliban Valley | Matt Trevithick, Daniel Seckman | November 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTYousef was tasked with arranging meetings and vetting guests.
The snowflakes grew in size into circles, which were arranging themselves into the Olympic symbol.
Sorry Putin, the Sochi Opening Ceremony Was Totally Gay | Tim Teeman | February 7, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTKuznetsov is said to have responded by arranging for a criminal complaint to be lodged against Magnitsky.
Fraud and the City: Russia’s Manhattan Money Laundering | Michael Daly | September 16, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTDoes this mean wiping the chalice or arranging flowers on the altar?
Words fail to describe my feelings as I watched the clothes come off him and dry ones go on just as if hands were arranging them.
Uncanny Tales | VariousIn a woman's life there is nothing more delightful than arranging a home, though it be but a temporary one.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3) | Charles James WillsBoth girls were enthusiastic; they spent a long afternoon determining this, arranging that.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3) | Charles James WillsEdward, while busily arranging 'to cross seas' to Flanders, was also pushing forward preparations for a 'Scottish War.'
King Robert the Bruce | A. F. MurisonRise early enough to have ample time for arranging everything needful for the day's journey.
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness | Florence Hartley
British Dictionary definitions for arrange
/ (əˈreɪndʒ) /
(tr) to put into a proper, systematic, or decorative order
(tr; may take a clause as object or an infinitive) to arrive at an agreement or understanding about; settle
(when intr, often foll by for; when tr, may take a clause as object or an infinitive ) to make plans or preparations in advance (for something): we arranged for her to be met
(tr) to adapt (a musical composition) for performance in a different way, esp on different instruments
(tr) to adapt (a play, etc) for broadcasting
(intr often foll by with) to come to an agreement
Origin of arrange
1Derived forms of arrange
- arrangeable, adjective
- arranger, noun
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