rearrange
Britishverb
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to put (something) into a new order
to rearrange the lighting
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to put (something) back in its original order after it has been displaced
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to fix a new date or time for (something postponed)
to rearrange a match
Other Word Forms
Explanation
When you rearrange something, you change its position or reorganize its contents. You could rearrange your bookshelves so that the books are sorted by color, rather than by title or author. After riding in a car with the windows down, you might need to rearrange your scarf and hairdo. And, if you're making room in your apartment for a friend to stay over, you might want to rearrange your furniture to accommodate an air mattress. You can also rearrange a schedule or routine. This word adds the "back or again" prefix, re-, to arrange, a verb which originally meant "draw up a battle line."
Vocabulary lists containing rearrange
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A customer may have exacting preferences, a store may rearrange its shelves and an apparently suitable replacement may turn out to contain an allergen.
From Salon ● Oct. 25, 2026
While Geese has a tendency to channel and then rearrange rock history, Mr. Winter’s solo work has no such tether.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
Cancel the tee booked at the Belfry, rearrange the trip to Cadbury World and abort the shopping jolly to the Bullring.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
The simulations revealed that if the surface atoms did not rearrange themselves, oxygen molecules could split apart much more easily and react with the gold.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 12, 2026
She got stuck on a boot heel at the third comer, unzipped the bag, and laid it open on the floor to rearrange her things.
From "Goodbye Stranger" by Rebecca Stead
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