arrange

A2 Topic:Cause, Change & Process

US /əˈɹeɪnd͡ʒ/ See IPA manual

verb Freq #2981

Meanings

1

verb
To make plans for something to happen.

Can you arrange a meeting with the manager?
2

verb
To put things in a neat or particular order.

She arranged the books on the shelf by author.
3

verb
To place things so they look attractive.

He arranged the flowers beautifully in the vase.
4

verb
To adapt a piece of music for different instruments or voices.

She arranged the song for a full orchestra.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to make plans for something... fix uporganize

2 verb · to put things in a neat or... set up order

3 verb · to place things so they... dress

4 verb · to adapt a piece of music... set

More array classify

Word family

Forms arrangedarrangesarranging

Derived forms arrangeabilityarrangeabledisarrangemisarrangeoverarrangeprearrange rearrangesubarrangeunarranged

Related forms arrangement ring

Common collocations

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. 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”), fro…

*(s)ker- (turn) Proto-Indo-European arengen Middle English arengier Old French *hring frk *hringaz Proto-Germanic *(s)krengʰ- Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- Proto-Indo-European

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Topics

Cause, Change & Process Actions & Processes

# arrange

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** əˈɹeɪnd͡ʒ
**Frequency rank:** 2981

## Meanings
1. To make plans for something to happen.
2. To put things in a neat or particular order.
3. To place things so they look attractive.
4. To adapt a piece of music for different instruments or voices.

## Examples
- Can you arrange a meeting with the manager?
- She arranged the books on the shelf by author.
- He arranged the flowers beautifully in the vase.
- She arranged the song for a full orchestra.

## Synonyms
- array
- classify
- order
- organize

## Derived Forms
- arrangeability
- arrangeable
- disarrange
- misarrange
- overarrange
- prearrange
- rearrange
- subarrange
- unarranged

## Related Forms
- arrangement
- ring

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *(s)ker- (turn)
- Root: arengen
- Root: arengier
- Root: *hring
- Root: *hringaz
- Root: *(s)krengʰ-
- Root: *(s)ker-

## 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. 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”), fro…

## AI Etymology
Arrange is 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”) The historical line also includes Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (turn) and Proto-Germanic *hringaz.

## Topics
- Cause, Change & Process
- Actions & Processes

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