| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | ar·range |
| PRONUNCIATION: |   -r nj |
| VERB: | Inflected forms: ar·ranged, ar·rang·ing, ar·rang·es
| | TRANSITIVE VERB: | 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. | | INTRANSITIVE VERB: | 1. To come to an agreement. 2. To make preparations; plan: arrange for a big wedding. | | ETYMOLOGY: | 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 Appendix I). | | OTHER FORMS: | ar·ranger —NOUN
| | 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.
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