arrange

[uh-reynj]

SEE MORE SYNONYMS FOR arrange ON THESAURUS.COM

verb (used with object), ar·ranged, ar·rang·ing.

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.

verb (used without object), ar·ranged, ar·rang·ing.

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

1325–75; Middle English arayngen < Middle French arangier, equivalent to a- a-⁵ + rangier to range

Related formsar·range·a·ble, adjectivear·rang·er, nouno·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, adjectiveun·ar·ranged, adjectivewell-ar·ranged, adjective

Synonyms for arrange

SEE MORE SYNONYMS FOR arrange ON THESAURUS.COM

1. array; group, sort, dispose; classify.

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Related Words for rearrange

reorganize, revamp, readjust, reconstruct, rework, reposition, reshuffle, shift, replace, switch, order, change, reset, redistribute, refurbish, permutate

Examples from the Web for rearrange

Contemporary Examples of rearrange

Is there any intervention that would do more than help to rearrange the rubble?
Only Iraq Can Save Itself From Chaos
Jay Parini
June 26, 2014
And so if the government could just get to the kitchen, rearrange some things, we could certainly party with the Haitians.
‘Clueless’: How the Greatest Clique of the ‘90s Transformed Into A Shakespearean Tragedy
Marlow Stern
May 30, 2014
When Jackson asks if he can rearrange the seats before we start, she belts out sweetly: “Go nuts for cowboy butts!”
There’s Something About Mary Lambert
Abby Haglage
September 19, 2013
We rearrange our schedules so that we can spend more time catering to its every whim.
The Economics of Puppy Management
Megan McArdle
February 22, 2013
ARIES Incoming: You are bombarded with information now as plans change, rearrange, and caveats and amendments abound.
Horoscopes July 3-9, 2011
Starsky + Cox
July 2, 2011

Historical Examples of rearrange

Nothing left to do but to rearrange the loads and wait for the lead to close.
A Negro Explorer at the North Pole
Matthew A. Henson
Only platinum could exist there, and the matter had to rearrange itself as platinum.
Invaders from the Infinite
John Wood Campbell
These ions are free to rearrange themselves in various combinations.
An Elementary Study of Chemistry
William McPherson
They had been critically watching me wash and rearrange my clothing.
Desert Dust
Edwin L. Sabin
No one seemed to mind it, however, for no one paused to rearrange it.
The Loyalist
James Francis Barrett

British Dictionary definitions for rearrange

rearrange

verb (tr)

to put (something) into a new orderto rearrange the lighting

to put (something) back in its original order after it has been displaced

to fix a new date or time for (something postponed)to rearrange a match

Derived Formsrearranger, nounrearrangement, noun

arrange

verb

(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

Derived Formsarrangeable, adjectivearranger, noun

Word Origin for arrange

C14: from Old French arangier, from a- ² + rangier to put in a row, range

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Word Origin and History for rearrange

arrange

late 14c., "draw up a line of battle," from Old French arengier (12c.), from a- "to" (see ad-) + rangier "set in a row" (Modern French ranger), from rang "rank," from Frankish *hring (see rank (n.)).

A rare word until the meaning generalized to "to place things in order" c.1780-1800. Musical sense of "adapt for other instruments or voices" is from 1808. Related: Arranged; arranging. Arranged marriage attested from 1854.