Meanings
verbarrange (third-person singular simple present arranges, present participle arranging, simple past and past participle arranged)
present singular third person arranges · participle present arranging · participle past arranged · past arranged
- transitiveTo set up; to organize; to put into an orderly sequence or arrangement.
The huge square box, parquet-floored and high-ceilinged, had been arranged to display a suite of bedroom furniture designed and made in the halcyon days of the last quarter of the nineteenth century,[…].
1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 1, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC1 more example
& 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.
And when the Frenchmen saw thus the horse come, which was longing for Richard, they were all afraid and moved, and came and opened the gate, and anon he entered in; and after the gate was shut, they arranged them about the said horse for compassion of sorrow, weeping piteously.
1485, William Caxton, transl., edited by Sidney J. H. Herrtage, Lyf of the Noble and Crysten Prynce, Charles the Grete (in Middle English), London: Oxford UP, published 1880–81, book ij, part iij, cap. iij, page 153Synonyms: range
- intransitivetransitiveTo plan; to prepare in advance.
to arrange to meet; to arrange for supper
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It had been arranged as part of the day's programme that Mr. Cooke was to drive those who wished to go over the Rise in his new brake.
1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter VIII, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC - intransitivetransitiveentertainmentTo prepare and adapt an already-written composition for presentation in other than its original form.
nounarrange (plural arranges)
plural arranges
- Japanentertainmentrearranged rendition of a song; arrangement
Synonyms & antonyms
verbTo set up; to organize; to put into an orderly sequence or arrangement.
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
- Proto-Italic*ad
- Proto-Italic*ad-
- Latinad-
- Old Frencha-
- Proto-Indo-European*(H)rek-
- Proto-Celtic*reketi
- Gaulish*rekosbor.?
- Proto-Indo-European*h₃reǵ-
- Proto-Germanic*rinkaną
- Proto-Germanic*rankaz
- Frankish*rankbor.?
- Vulgar Latin*rencus
- Old Frenchreng
- Old Frenchrengier
- Old Frencharangier
- Middle Englisharengen
- Englisharrange
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”).
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek τάσσω
- τάσσω (tássō)to set up, organise; to put in order
Arabic رَتَّبَ
- رَتَّبَ (rattaba)to set up, organise; to put in order
Bulgarian наре́ждам, подреждам
- наре́ждам (naréždam)to set up, organise; to put in order
- подреждам (podreždam)to set up, organise; to put in order
- систематизирам (sistematiziram)to set up, organise; to put in order
Catalan organitzar, planificar
- organitzarto set up, organise; to put in order
- planificarto set up, organise; to put in order
- arreglarto set up, organise; to put in order
- arranjarto set up, organise; to put in order
- arrenjarmusic: to adapt an existing composition for presentation
Chinese Mandarin 安排, 佈置 /布置
- 安排 (ānpái)to set up, organise; to put in order
- 佈置 /布置 (bùzhì)to set up, organise; to put in order
- 編曲 /编曲 (biānqǔ)music: to adapt an existing composition for presentation
- 改編 /改编 (gǎibiān)music: to adapt an existing composition for presentation
Czech uspořádat
- uspořádatto set up, organise; to put in order
Danish arrangere, ordne
- arrangereto set up, organise; to put in order
- ordneto set up, organise; to put in order
Dutch regelen, schikken
- regelento set up, organise; to put in order
- schikkento set up, organise; to put in order
- ordenento set up, organise; to put in order
Esperanto aranĝi
- aranĝito set up, organise; to put in order
Finnish järjestää, asetella
- järjestääto set up, organise; to put in order
- asetellato set up, organise; to put in order
- sommitellato set up, organise; to put in order
- järjestääto plan; to prepare in advance — see also schedule, plan, prepare, organize, fix, establish, concert, accord, dispose, mount, coordinate
- sovittaamusic: to adapt an existing composition for presentation
French arranger, organiser
- arrangerto set up, organise; to put in order
- organiserto set up, organise; to put in order
German arrangieren, systematisieren
- arrangierento set up, organise; to put in order
- systematisierento set up, organise; to put in order
- aufstellento set up, organise; to put in order
- ordnento set up, organise; to put in order
- einrichtento plan; to prepare in advance — see also schedule, plan, prepare, organize, fix, establish, concert, accord, dispose, mount, coordinate
- einrichtenmusic: to adapt an existing composition for presentation
Greek διοργανώνω
- διοργανώνω (diorganóno)to set up, organise; to put in order
Hawaiian hoʻonohonoho
- hoʻonohonohoto set up, organise; to put in order
Hindi व्यवस्था करना
- व्यवस्था करना (vyavasthā karnā)to set up, organise; to put in order
Hungarian elintéz, szervez
- elintézto set up, organise; to put in order
- szervezto set up, organise; to put in order
- megszervezto set up, organise; to put in order
- elrendezto set up, organise; to put in order
- meghangszerelmusic: to adapt an existing composition for presentation
- arranzsálmusic: to adapt an existing composition for presentation
Irish gléas, socraigh
- gléasto set up, organise; to put in order
- socraighto set up, organise; to put in order
- ceartaighto set up, organise; to put in order
- cóirighto set up, organise; to put in order
- socraighto plan; to prepare in advance — see also schedule, plan, prepare, organize, fix, establish, concert, accord, dispose, mount, coordinate
- ceartaighmusic: to adapt an existing composition for presentation
Italian disporre, ordinare
- disporreto set up, organise; to put in order
- ordinareto set up, organise; to put in order
- preparareto plan; to prepare in advance — see also schedule, plan, prepare, organize, fix, establish, concert, accord, dispose, mount, coordinate
- arrangiaremusic: to adapt an existing composition for presentation
Japanese 整える, 並べる
- 整える (totonoeru)to set up, organise; to put in order
- 並べる (naraberu)to set up, organise; to put in order
Korean 조정하다
- 조정하다 (jojeonghada)to set up, organise; to put in order
Latin ōrdinō
- ōrdinōto set up, organise; to put in order
Malay atur, susun
- aturto set up, organise; to put in order
- susunto set up, organise; to put in order
Māori raunaha
- raunahato set up, organise; to put in order
Norwegian ordne
- ordneto set up, organise; to put in order
Norwegian Bokmål arrangere
- arrangereto set up, organise; to put in order
Persian چیدن
- چیدن (čidan)to set up, organise; to put in order
Polish ułożyć, ustawić
- ułożyćto set up, organise; to put in order
- ustawićto set up, organise; to put in order
- urządzaćto set up, organise; to put in order
- urządzićto set up, organise; to put in order
- załatwiaćto set up, organise; to put in order
- załatwićto set up, organise; to put in order
- aranżowaćto set up, organise; to put in order
- zaaranżowaćto set up, organise; to put in order
- aranżowaćmusic: to adapt an existing composition for presentation
- zaaranżowaćmusic: to adapt an existing composition for presentation
Portuguese arranjar, organizar
- arranjarto set up, organise; to put in order
- organizarto set up, organise; to put in order
- disporto set up, organise; to put in order
- arrumarto set up, organise; to put in order
- arranjarmusic: to adapt an existing composition for presentation
Romanian aranja, ordona
- aranjato set up, organise; to put in order
- ordonato set up, organise; to put in order
- pune în ordineto set up, organise; to put in order
- aranjamusic: to adapt an existing composition for presentation
Russian устра́ивать, устро́ить
- устра́ивать (ustráivatʹ)to set up, organise; to put in order
- устро́ить (ustróitʹ)to set up, organise; to put in order
- организо́вывать (organizóvyvatʹ)to set up, organise; to put in order
- организова́ть (organizovátʹ)to set up, organise; to put in order
- расставля́ть (rasstavljátʹ)to set up, organise; to put in order
- расста́вить (rasstávitʹ)to set up, organise; to put in order
- располага́ть (raspolagátʹ)to set up, organise; to put in order
- расположи́ть (raspoložítʹ)to set up, organise; to put in order
- аранжи́ровать (aranžírovatʹ)music: to adapt an existing composition for presentation
Spanish arreglar, acotejar
- arreglarto set up, organise; to put in order
- acotejarto set up, organise; to put in order
- compaginarto set up, organise; to put in order
- encargarse deto plan; to prepare in advance — see also schedule, plan, prepare, organize, fix, establish, concert, accord, dispose, mount, coordinate
- quedar conto plan; to prepare in advance — see also schedule, plan, prepare, organize, fix, establish, concert, accord, dispose, mount, coordinate
- pedir queto plan; to prepare in advance — see also schedule, plan, prepare, organize, fix, establish, concert, accord, dispose, mount, coordinate
- hacer arreglos/preparativosto plan; to prepare in advance — see also schedule, plan, prepare, organize, fix, establish, concert, accord, dispose, mount, coordinate
Swedish ordna, arrangera
- ordnato set up, organise; to put in order
- arrangerato set up, organise; to put in order
- organiserato set up, organise; to put in order
- arrangeramusic: to adapt an existing composition for presentation
Turkish düzenlemek, sıralamak
- düzenlemekto set up, organise; to put in order
- sıralamakto set up, organise; to put in order
- planlamakto plan; to prepare in advance — see also schedule, plan, prepare, organize, fix, establish, concert, accord, dispose, mount, coordinate
- ayarlamakto plan; to prepare in advance — see also schedule, plan, prepare, organize, fix, establish, concert, accord, dispose, mount, coordinate
- düzenlemekmusic: to adapt an existing composition for presentation
- aranje etmekmusic: to adapt an existing composition for presentation
Ukrainian впорядко́вувати, організува́ти
- впорядко́вувати (vporjadkóvuvaty)to set up, organise; to put in order
- організува́ти (orhanizuváty)to set up, organise; to put in order
- розташо́вувати (roztašóvuvaty)to set up, organise; to put in order
- упорядко́вувати (uporjadkóvuvaty)to set up, organise; to put in order
- упорядкува́ти (uporjadkuváty)to set up, organise; to put in order
Vietnamese sắp xếp, tổ chức
- sắp xếpto set up, organise; to put in order
- tổ chứcto set up, organise; to put in order
- sắp xếpto plan; to prepare in advance — see also schedule, plan, prepare, organize, fix, establish, concert, accord, dispose, mount, coordinate
- tổ chứcto plan; to prepare in advance — see also schedule, plan, prepare, organize, fix, establish, concert, accord, dispose, mount, coordinate
Welsh trefnu, trefnu
- trefnuto set up, organise; to put in order
- trefnumusic: to adapt an existing composition for presentation
- gosodmusic: to adapt an existing composition for presentation
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with arrange
changerangeexchangestrangeinterchangegrangeLagrangemangeestrangeshortchangechunk of changecryptoexchangederangeprearrangespange
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“arrange.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arrange. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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