ar·range ( -r nj )v. ar·ranged, ar·rang·ing, ar·rang·es v.tr. 1. To put into a specific order or relation; dispose: arrange shoes in a neat row. 2. To plan or prepare for: arrange a picnic. 3. To bring about an agreement concerning; settle: "It has been arranged for him by his family to marry a girl of his own class" (Edmund Wilson). 4. Music To reset (a composition) for other instruments or voices or as another style of performance. v.intr. 1. To come to an agreement. 2. To make preparations; plan: arrange for a big wedding. [Middle English arengen, from Old French arengier : a-, to (from Latin ad-; see ad-) + rengier, to put in a line (from reng, line; see sker-2 in Indo-European roots).] ar·rang er n.Synonyms: arrange, marshal, order, organize, sort, systematize These verbs mean to distribute or dispose persons or things properly or methodically: arranging figures numerically; to marshal all relevant facts for presentation; ordered my chaotic life; organized the fundraiser; sorted the sweaters by color; systematized the assorted files. |
arrange
Verb
[-ranging, -ranged]
1. to plan in advance: my parents had arranged a surprise party
2. to arrive at an agreement: they had arranged to go to the cinema
3. to put into a proper or systematic order
4. to adapt (a musical composition) for performance in a certain way [Old French a- to + rangier to put in a row, range]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Verb | 1. | arrange - put into a proper or systematic order; "arrange the books on the shelves in chronological order" regularise, regularize - make regular or more regular; "regularize the heart beat with a pace maker" order - place in a certain order; "order the photos chronologically" order - bring order to or into; "Order these files" straighten - make straight or straighter; "Straighten this post"; "straighten hair" rearrange - put into a new order or arrangement; "Please rearrange these files"; "rearrange the furniture in my room" alphabetise, alphabetize - arrange in alphabetical order; "Alphabetize the list" coordinate, organise, organize - bring order and organization to; "Can you help me organize my files?" stratify - form layers or strata; "The rock stratifies" string, thread, draw - thread on or as if on a string; "string pearls on a string"; "the child drew glass beads on a string"; "thread dried cranberries" marshal - arrange in logical order; "marshal facts or arguments" string - stretch out or arrange like a string string out, spread out - set out or stretch in a line, succession, or series; "the houses were strung out in a long row" stack - arrange the order of so as to increase one's winning chances; "stack the deck of cards" chain - connect or arrange into a chain by linking concord - arrange the words of a text so as to create a concordance; "The team concorded several thousand nouns, verbs, and adjectives" cascade - arrange (open windows) on a computer desktop so that they overlap each other, with the title bars visible settle - arrange or fix in the desired order; "She settled the teacart" pyramid - arrange or build up as if on the base of a pyramid corral - arrange wagons so that they form a corral catenate, catenulate - arrange in a series of rings or chains, as for spores array, lay out, set out, range - lay out orderly or logically in a line or as if in a line; "lay out the clothes"; "lay out the arguments" lay, place, put, set, position, pose - put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point" pile, stack, heap - arrange in stacks; "heap firewood around the fireplace"; "stack your books up on the shelves" stagger, distribute - to arrange in a systematic order; "stagger the chairs in the lecture hall" drape - arrange in a particular way; "drape a cloth" drape - place casually; "The cat draped herself on the sofa" set - fix in a border; "The goldsmith set the diamond" gradate - arrange according to grades; "These lines are gradated" line up - form a line; "The buildings all line up neatly" disarrange - destroy the arrangement or order of; "My son disarranged the papers on my desk" |
| 2. | arrange - make arrangements for; "Can you arrange a meeting with the President?" agree, concur, concord, hold - be in accord; be in agreement; "We agreed on the terms of the settlement"; "I can't agree with you!"; "I hold with those who say life is sacred"; "Both philosophers concord on this point" firm up - arrange firmly; "firm up one's plans" concord - arrange by concord or agreement; "Concord the conditions for the marriage of the Prince of Wales with a commoner" settle - dispose of; make a financial settlement | |
| 3. | arrange - plan, organize, and carry out (an event); "the neighboring tribe staged an invasion" initiate, pioneer - take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of; "This South African surgeon pioneered heart transplants" dogfight - arrange for an illegal dogfight tee up - make detailed arrangements or preparations phase - arrange in phases or stages; "phase a withdrawal" | |
| 4. | arrange - set (printed matter) into a specific format; "Format this letter so it can be printed out" change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" indent - set in from the margin; "Indent the paragraphs of a letter" rubricate - furnish with rubrics or regulate by rubrics; "the manuscript is not rubricated" | |
| 5. | arrange - arrange attractively; "dress my hair for the wedding" bob - cut hair in the style of a bob; "Bernice bobs her hair these days!" wave - set waves in; "she asked the hairdresser to wave her hair" | |
| 6. | arrange - adapt for performance in a different way; "set this poem to music" music - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner prearrange - arrange beforehand put - adapt; "put these words to music" transpose - put (a piece of music) into another key | |
| 7. | arrange - arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events; "arrange my schedule"; "set up one's life"; "I put these memories with those of bygone times" contemporise, contemporize, synchronise, synchronize - arrange or represent events so that they co-occur; "synchronize biblical events" phrase - divide, combine, or mark into phrases; "phrase a musical passage" |
arrange
verb 1. plan, agree, prepare, determine, schedule, organize, construct, devise, contrive, fix up, jack up N.Z. (informal)
Translations
arrange [əˈreɪndʒ] vt → arreglar, ordenar [+ programme]; organizar [+ appointment]; concertar
it was arranged that ... → se quedó en que ...
arrange [əˈreɪndʒ] vt (meeting etc) → vereinbaren;
(tour etc) → planen;
(books etc) → anordnen;
(flowers) → arrangieren;
(Mus) → arrangieren, bearbeiten
vi we have arranged for a car to pick you up → wir haben veranlasst, dass Sie mit dem Auto abgeholt werden;
it was arranged that ... → es wurde vereinbart, dass ...;
to arrange to do sth → vereinbaren or ausmachen, etw zu tun
v arrange [əˈreindʒ]
1 to put in some sort of order Arrange these books in alphabetical order; She arranged the flowers in a vase. rangskik يُرَتِّب нареждам seřadit, uspořádat, upravit sætte; ordne ordnen τακτοποιώ, οργανώνω ordenar, disponer korrastama مرتب کردن järjestää arranger לְסָדֵר सजाना poredati (el)rendez mengatur, menyusun, menata raða sistemare, disporre 整える 배열하다 išdėstyti, sudėti, sutvarkyti sakārtot susun schikken, rangschikken ordne układać dispor a aranja; a ordona расставлять zoradiť, usporiadať urediti poređati ordna, arrangera เรียงลำดับ düzenlemek 整理 розташовувати; класифікувати ترتیب دینا sắp xếp 整理
2 to plan or make decisions (about future events) We have arranged a meeting for next week; I have arranged to meet him tomorrow. reël يُنَظِّم уреждам smluvit, zařídit aftale, blive enig om vereinbaren κανονίζω, κάνω σχέδια organizar, planear kokku leppima, korraldama ترتیب دادن؛ مقرر داشتن sopia, järjestää prévoir (de) לְתַכְנֵן प्रबन्ध करना dogovoriti előkészít, megszervez, megbeszél merencanakan undirbúa programmare 取り決める 계획하다 susitarti norunāt mengatur afspreken avtale, bli enig om ustalać combinar a aranja, a stabili договариваться dohodnúť napovedati, predvideti isplanirati ordna, planera [] จัดเตรียม; เตรียมการ kararlaştırmak 安排 влаштовувати اہتممام کرنا ، بندوبست کرنا sửa soạn 安排
3 to make (a piece of music) suitable for particular voices or instruments music arranged for choir and orchestra. toonset يُعيد التَّوزيع الموسيقي аранжирам upravit arrangere; bearbejde bearbeiten διασκευάζω arreglar, adaptar seadma تنظیم کردن sovittaa adapter לְעַבֵּד चुनना aranžirati alkalmaz menggubah útsetja; raddsetja arrangiare 編曲する 편곡하다 aranžuoti aranžēt disusun arrangeren arrangere, bearbeide aranżować arranjar a adapta аранжировать upraviť prirediti napraviti muzički aranžman arrangera, bearbeta ปรับแต่งบทเพลงใหม่ (müzikte) uyarlamak, düzenlemek, aranjman yapmak 改編(樂曲) аранжувати انتظام کرنا ، درست کرنا soạn lại 改编（乐曲）
n arˈrangement
I like the arrangement of the furniture; flower-arrangements; They've finally come to some sort of arrangement about sharing expenses; a new arrangement for guitar and orchestra. toonsetting, ooreenkoms, reëling تَرْتيب، تَنْظيم، إعْداد موسيقي подредба uspořádání, dohoda, úprava arrangement; ordning die Anordnung, die Übereinkunft, die Bearbeitung διευθέτηση disposición; arreglo korraldus, lepe, seade آرایش؛ ترتیب järjestely, sopimus, sovitus arrangement סִידוּר प्रबन्ध aranžman elrendezés penataan raddsetning; útsetning; uppröðun disposizione; accordo; arrangiamento 配置 배열, 협정 išdėstymas, susitarimas, aranžuotė sakārtojums; vienošanās; aranžējums susunan schikking, arrangement ordning, avtale, arrangement układ, aranżacja arranjo aranjament компоновка; соглашение; аранжировка usporiadanie, úprava razporeditev; dogovor; priredba aranžman arrangemang การจัด; การปรับแต่งบทเพลงใหม่ düzenleme, sınıflandırma 佈置 улаштування; аранжування انتظام ، بندوبست sự sắp xếp 布置
n pl arˈrangements
plans; preparations Have you made any arrangments for a meeting with him?; funeral arrangements. reëlings تَرْتيبات планове opatření, přípravy aftaler; forberedelser die Vorbereitung ετοιμασίες (πληθ.) preparativos korraldused ترتیب؛ قرار valmistelut préparatifs תָכְנִיוֹת @@@תוֹכנִיוֹת$$$ तैयारियां uređenje előkészületek persiapan ráðstafanir preparativi 準備 준비 susitarimas, pasirūpinimas vienošanās; sagatavošanas darbi persediaan schikkingen forberedelser, avtaler ustalenia, przygotowania disposições pregătiri приготовления prípravy (pred)priprave pripreme förberedelser การจัดเตรียม hazırlık, program 安排, 佈置 приготування, заходи انتظامات sự chuẩn bị 安排
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