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arrange
- /əˈɹeɪnd͡ʒ/
Rhymes with -eɪndʒ
Where it comes from
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”).
verb arranges · arranging · arranged
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To set up; to organize; to put into an orderly sequence or arrangement.
& whan the frensshe men sawe thus the hors come, whyche was longyng to rychard, they were al affrayed and moeued, and came & opened the gate, and anone he entred in; and after that the yate was shette, they arenged them aboute the sayd hors, for compassyon of sorowe, wepyng pyetously.
Similar: range
- To plan; to prepare in advance. to arrange to meet; to arrange for supper
- To prepare and adapt an already-written composition for presentation in other than its original form.
noun arranges
- rearranged rendition of a song; arrangement
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: order, put, set up, fix up, stage, bring about, format, do, set, dress, coiffe, coiffure, coif, organize, arrangement, ordering
Translations
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verb to set up, organise; to put in order
| Español | arreglar, acotejar, compaginar |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 조정하다 jojeonghada |
| 日本語 | 整える totonoeru, 並べる naraberu |
| 中文 | 安排 ānpái, 佈置 /布置 bùzhì |
| हिन्दी | व्यवस्था करना vyavasthā karnā |
| Português | arranjar, organizar, dispor, arrumar |
| Français | arranger, organiser |
| Deutsch | arrangieren, systematisieren, aufstellen, ordnen |
| Italiano | disporre, ordinare |
| Ελληνικά | διοργανώνω diorganóno |
| Română | aranja, ordona, pune în ordine |
| Русский | устра́ивать ustráivatʹ, устро́ить ustróitʹ, организо́вывать organizóvyvatʹ, организова́ть organizovátʹ, расставля́ть rasstavljátʹ, расста́вить rasstávitʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | sắp xếp, tổ chức |
| العربية | رَتَّبَ rattaba |
verb to plan; to prepare in advance — see also schedule, plan, prepare, organize, fix, establish, concert, accord, dispose, mount, coordinate
| Español | encargarse de, quedar con, pedir que, hacer arreglos/preparativos |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | einrichten |
| Italiano | preparare |
| Tiếng Việt | sắp xếp, tổ chức |
verb music: to adapt an existing composition for presentation
| 中文 | 編曲 /编曲 biānqǔ, 改編 /改编 gǎibiān |
|---|---|
| Português | arranjar |
| Deutsch | einrichten |
| Italiano | arrangiare |
| Română | aranja |
| Русский | аранжи́ровать aranžírovatʹ |
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title = {arrange},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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