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arrange

noun · verb · 11 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /əˈɹeɪnd͡ʒ/
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  • rhymes with -eɪndʒ
  • CMU ARPABET: ER0 EY1 N JH Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

rearranged rendition of a song; arrangement

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Japan

Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To set up; to organize; to put into an orderly sequence or arrangement.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: range

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

To plan; to prepare in advance.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive, transitive

Examples

  • to arrange to meet; to arrange for supper

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

To prepare and adapt an already-written composition for presentation in other than its original form.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive, transitive

Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

verb

Meaning 5

arrange attractively

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • dress my hair for the wedding

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: dress, set, do, coif, coiffe, coiffure

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: groom, neaten

Narrower terms: bob, wave

6

verb

Meaning 6

arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • arrange my schedule
  • set up one's life
  • I put these memories with those of bygone times

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: set up, put, order

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: organize, organise

Narrower terms: synchronize, synchronise, contemporize, contemporise, phrase

7

verb

Meaning 7

make arrangements for

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • Can you arrange a meeting with the President?

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: fix up

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: agree, hold, concur, concord

Narrower terms: firm up, concord, settle

8

verb

Meaning 8

put into a proper or systematic order

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • arrange the books on the shelves in chronological order

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: set up

Antonyms: disarrange

Broader terms: put, set, place, pose, position, lay

Narrower terms: regularize, regularise, order, straighten, rearrange, serialize, serialise, alphabetize, alphabetise, organize, organise, coordinate, stratify, string, thread, draw, marshal, string out, spread out, preen, plume, stack, chain, pair, geminate, concord, cascade, settle, pyramid, corral, catenate, catenulate, dress, decorate, range, array, lay out, set out, pack, bundle, wad, compact, pile, heap, stagger, distribute, drape, set, gradate, line up

9

verb

Meaning 9

plan, organize, and carry out (an event)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the neighboring tribe staged an invasion

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: stage

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: initiate, pioneer

Narrower terms: dogfight, tee up, phase

10

verb

Meaning 10

adapt for performance in a different way

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • set this poem to music

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: set

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: compose, write

Narrower terms: prearrange, put, transpose, table, tabularize, tabularise, tabulate

11

verb

Meaning 11

set (printed matter) into a specific format

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • Format this letter so it can be printed out

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: format

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: change

Narrower terms: indent, rubricate

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h2éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Old French a- Proto-Indo-European *(H)rek-der. Proto-Celtic *reketi Gaulish *rekosbor.? Proto-Indo-European *h3reǵ-der. Proto-Germanic *rinkanąder. Proto-Germanic *rankaz Frankish *rankbor.? Vulgar Latin *rencus Old French reng Proto-Italic *-āzi ▲ Latin -ereinflu. Latin -āre Old French -ier Old French rengier Old French arangierbor. Middle English arengen English arrange Inherited from Middle English arengen, arrangen (“to draw up a battle line”), borrowed from Old French arengier, arangier (“to put in a line, put in a row”), derived from reng, rang, ranc (“line, row, rank”), from Frankish *hring (“ring”), from Proto-Germanic *hringaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)krengh-, a form of Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to turn, bend”).

Across languages

Translations

149 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: rendit — to set up, organise; to put in order
  • Arabic: رَتَّبَ (rattaba) — to set up, organise; to put in order
  • Armenian: կազմակերպել (kazmakerpel) — to set up, organise; to put in order
  • Armenian: շարել (šarel) — to set up, organise; to put in order
  • Armenian: դասավորել (dasavorel) — to set up, organise; to put in order
  • Azerbaijani: düzmək — to set up, organise; to put in order
  • Bulgarian: наре́ждам (naréždam) — to set up, organise; to put in order
  • Bulgarian: подреждам (podreždam) — to set up, organise; to put in order
  • Bulgarian: систематизирам (sistematiziram) — to set up, organise; to put in order
  • Catalan: organitzar — to set up, organise; to put in order
  • Catalan: planificar — to set up, organise; to put in order
  • Catalan: arreglar — to set up, organise; to put in order
  • Catalan: arranjar — to set up, organise; to put in order
  • Chinese Mandarin: 安排 (ānpái) — to set up, organise; to put in order
  • Chinese Mandarin: 佈置 /布置 (bùzhì) — to set up, organise; to put in order
  • Czech: uspořádat — to set up, organise; to put in order
  • Dalmatian: desponar — to set up, organise; to put in order
  • Danish: arrangere — to set up, organise; to put in order
  • Danish: ordne — to set up, organise; to put in order
  • Dutch: regelen — to set up, organise; to put in order
  • Dutch: schikken — to set up, organise; to put in order
  • Dutch: ordenen — to set up, organise; to put in order
  • Esperanto: aranĝi — to set up, organise; to put in order
  • Finnish: järjestää — to set up, organise; to put in order
  • Finnish: asetella — to set up, organise; to put in order
  • Finnish: sommitella — to set up, organise; to put in order
  • French: arranger — to set up, organise; to put in order
  • French: organiser — to set up, organise; to put in order
  • Galician: arranxar — to set up, organise; to put in order
  • German: arrangieren — to set up, organise; to put in order
  • German: systematisieren — to set up, organise; to put in order
  • German: aufstellen — to set up, organise; to put in order
  • German: ordnen — to set up, organise; to put in order
  • Greek: διοργανώνω (diorganóno) — to set up, organise; to put in order
  • Ancient Greek: τάσσω (tássō) — to set up, organise; to put in order
  • Hindi: व्यवस्था करना (vyavasthā karnā) — to set up, organise; to put in order
  • Hungarian: elintéz — to set up, organise; to put in order
  • Hungarian: szervez — to set up, organise; to put in order
  • Hungarian: megszervez — to set up, organise; to put in order
  • Hungarian: elrendez — to set up, organise; to put in order
  • Irish: gléas — to set up, organise; to put in order
  • Irish: socraigh — to set up, organise; to put in order
  • Irish: ceartaigh — to set up, organise; to put in order
  • Irish: cóirigh — to set up, organise; to put in order
  • Italian: disporre — to set up, organise; to put in order
  • Italian: ordinare — to set up, organise; to put in order
  • Japanese: 整える (totonoeru) — to set up, organise; to put in order
  • Japanese: 並べる (naraberu) — to set up, organise; to put in order
  • Javanese: susun — to set up, organise; to put in order
  • Old Javanese: susun — to set up, organise; to put in order
  • Khmer: រៀប (riəp) — to set up, organise; to put in order
  • Kituba: bongisa — to set up, organise; to put in order
  • Korean: 조정하다 (jojeonghada) — to set up, organise; to put in order
  • Central Kurdish: ڕێخستن (rêxistin) — to set up, organise; to put in order
  • Latin: ōrdinō — to set up, organise; to put in order
  • Lingala: bongisa — to set up, organise; to put in order
  • Lingala: lengele — to set up, organise; to put in order
  • Malay: atur — to set up, organise; to put in order
  • Malay: susun — to set up, organise; to put in order
  • Mansaka: atol — to set up, organise; to put in order
  • Māori: raunaha — to set up, organise; to put in order
  • Maranao: atoren — to set up, organise; to put in order
  • Norman: graie — to set up, organise; to put in order
  • Norwegian: ordne — to set up, organise; to put in order
  • Norwegian Bokmål: arrangere — to set up, organise; to put in order
  • Northwestern Ojibwa: onin — to set up, organise; to put in order
  • Old English: ġelōgian — to set up, organise; to put in order
  • Persian: چیدن (čidan) — to set up, organise; to put in order
  • Polish: ułożyć — to set up, organise; to put in order
  • Polish: ustawić — to set up, organise; to put in order
  • Polish: urządzać — to set up, organise; to put in order
  • Polish: urządzić — to set up, organise; to put in order
  • Polish: załatwiać — to set up, organise; to put in order
  • Polish: załatwić — to set up, organise; to put in order
  • Polish: aranżować — to set up, organise; to put in order
  • Polish: zaaranżować — to set up, organise; to put in order
  • Portuguese: arranjar — to set up, organise; to put in order
  • Portuguese: organizar — to set up, organise; to put in order
  • Portuguese: dispor — to set up, organise; to put in order
  • Portuguese: arrumar — to set up, organise; to put in order
  • Romanian: aranja — to set up, organise; to put in order
  • Romanian: ordona — to set up, organise; to put in order
  • Romanian: pune în ordine — to set up, organise; to put in order
  • Russian: устра́ивать (ustráivatʹ) — to set up, organise; to put in order
  • Russian: устро́ить (ustróitʹ) — to set up, organise; to put in order
  • Russian: организо́вывать (organizóvyvatʹ) — to set up, organise; to put in order
  • Russian: организова́ть (organizovátʹ) — to set up, organise; to put in order
  • Russian: расставля́ть (rasstavljátʹ) — to set up, organise; to put in order
  • Russian: расста́вить (rasstávitʹ) — to set up, organise; to put in order
  • Russian: располага́ть (raspolagátʹ) — to set up, organise; to put in order
  • Russian: расположи́ть (raspoložítʹ) — to set up, organise; to put in order
  • Spanish: montar — to set up, organise; to put in order
  • Spanish: arreglar — to set up, organise; to put in order
  • Spanish: acotejar — to set up, organise; to put in order
  • Spanish: compaginar — to set up, organise; to put in order
  • Swedish: ordna — to set up, organise; to put in order
  • Swedish: arrangera — to set up, organise; to put in order
  • Swedish: organisera — to set up, organise; to put in order
  • Turkish: düzenlemek — to set up, organise; to put in order
  • Turkish: sıralamak — to set up, organise; to put in order
  • Ottoman Turkish: دوزمك (düzmek) — to set up, organise; to put in order
  • Ottoman Turkish: حاضرلامق (hazırlamak) — to set up, organise; to put in order
  • Ukrainian: впорядко́вувати (vporjadkóvuvaty) — to set up, organise; to put in order
  • Ukrainian: організува́ти (orhanizuváty) — to set up, organise; to put in order
  • Ukrainian: розташо́вувати (roztašóvuvaty) — to set up, organise; to put in order
  • Ukrainian: упорядко́вувати (uporjadkóvuvaty) — to set up, organise; to put in order
  • Ukrainian: упорядкува́ти (uporjadkuváty) — to set up, organise; to put in order
  • Venetan: pareciar — to set up, organise; to put in order
  • Venetan: comeđar — to set up, organise; to put in order
  • Vietnamese: sắp xếp — to set up, organise; to put in order
  • Vietnamese: tổ chức — to set up, organise; to put in order
  • Welsh: trefnu — to set up, organise; to put in order
  • Zazaki: tertib kerden — to set up, organise; to put in order
  • Zazaki: vıraşten — to set up, organise; to put in order
  • Albanian: Para gatit — to plan; to prepare in advance — see also schedule, plan, prepare, organize, fix, establish, concert, accord, dispose
  • Finnish: järjestää — to plan; to prepare in advance — see also schedule, plan, prepare, organize, fix, establish, concert, accord, dispose
  • Galician: preparar — to plan; to prepare in advance — see also schedule, plan, prepare, organize, fix, establish, concert, accord, dispose
  • German: einrichten — to plan; to prepare in advance — see also schedule, plan, prepare, organize, fix, establish, concert, accord, dispose
  • Irish: socraigh — to plan; to prepare in advance — see also schedule, plan, prepare, organize, fix, establish, concert, accord, dispose
  • Italian: preparare — to plan; to prepare in advance — see also schedule, plan, prepare, organize, fix, establish, concert, accord, dispose
  • Spanish: encargarse de — to plan; to prepare in advance — see also schedule, plan, prepare, organize, fix, establish, concert, accord, dispose
  • Spanish: quedar con — to plan; to prepare in advance — see also schedule, plan, prepare, organize, fix, establish, concert, accord, dispose
  • Spanish: pedir que — to plan; to prepare in advance — see also schedule, plan, prepare, organize, fix, establish, concert, accord, dispose
  • Spanish: hacer arreglos/preparativos — to plan; to prepare in advance — see also schedule, plan, prepare, organize, fix, establish, concert, accord, dispose
  • Turkish: planlamak — to plan; to prepare in advance — see also schedule, plan, prepare, organize, fix, establish, concert, accord, dispose
  • Turkish: ayarlamak — to plan; to prepare in advance — see also schedule, plan, prepare, organize, fix, establish, concert, accord, dispose
  • Vietnamese: sắp xếp — to plan; to prepare in advance — see also schedule, plan, prepare, organize, fix, establish, concert, accord, dispose
  • Vietnamese: tổ chức — to plan; to prepare in advance — see also schedule, plan, prepare, organize, fix, establish, concert, accord, dispose
  • Catalan: arrenjar — music: to adapt an existing composition for presentation
  • Chinese Mandarin: 編曲 /编曲 (biānqǔ) — music: to adapt an existing composition for presentation
  • Chinese Mandarin: 改編 /改编 (gǎibiān) — music: to adapt an existing composition for presentation
  • Finnish: sovittaa — music: to adapt an existing composition for presentation
  • Galician: arranxar — music: to adapt an existing composition for presentation
  • German: einrichten — music: to adapt an existing composition for presentation
  • Hungarian: meghangszerel — music: to adapt an existing composition for presentation
  • Hungarian: arranzsál — music: to adapt an existing composition for presentation
  • Irish: ceartaigh — music: to adapt an existing composition for presentation
  • Italian: arrangiare — music: to adapt an existing composition for presentation
  • Polish: aranżować — music: to adapt an existing composition for presentation
  • Polish: zaaranżować — music: to adapt an existing composition for presentation
  • Portuguese: arranjar — music: to adapt an existing composition for presentation
  • Romanian: aranja — music: to adapt an existing composition for presentation
  • Russian: аранжи́ровать (aranžírovatʹ) — music: to adapt an existing composition for presentation
  • Swedish: arrangera — music: to adapt an existing composition for presentation
  • Turkish: düzenlemek — music: to adapt an existing composition for presentation
  • Turkish: aranje etmek — music: to adapt an existing composition for presentation
  • Ottoman Turkish: دوزمك (düzmek) — music: to adapt an existing composition for presentation
  • Welsh: trefnu — music: to adapt an existing composition for presentation
  • Welsh: gosod — music: to adapt an existing composition for presentation
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