Meaning of "arrange" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ARRANGE

From Old French arangier, from a-² + rangier to put in a row, range.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF ARRANGE

arrange  [əˈreɪndʒ]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ARRANGE

Arrange is a verb.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb arrange in English.

WHAT DOES ARRANGE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Arrangement

In music, an arrangement is a musical reconceptualization of a previously composed work. It may differ from the original work by means of reharmonization, melodic paraphrasing, orchestration, or development of the formal structure. Arranging differs from orchestration in that the latter process is limited to the assignment of notes to instruments for performance by an orchestra, concert band, or other musical ensemble. Arranging "involves adding compositional techniques, such as new thematic material for introductions, transitions, or modulations, and endings.... Arranging is the art of giving an existing melody musical variety".

Definition of arrange in the English dictionary

The first definition of arrange in the dictionary is to put into a proper, systematic, or decorative order. Other definition of arrange is to arrive at an agreement or understanding about; settle. Arrange is also when intr, often foll by for to make plans or preparations in advance.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO ARRANGE

PRESENT

Present

I arrange

you arrange

he/she/it arranges

we arrange

you arrange

they arrange

Present continuous

I am arranging

you are arranging

he/she/it is arranging

we are arranging

you are arranging

they are arranging

Present perfect

I have arranged

you have arranged

he/she/it has arranged

we have arranged

you have arranged

they have arranged

Present perfect continuous

I have been arranging

you have been arranging

he/she/it has been arranging

we have been arranging

you have been arranging

they have been arranging

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I arranged

you arranged

he/she/it arranged

we arranged

you arranged

they arranged

Past continuous

I was arranging

you were arranging

he/she/it was arranging

we were arranging

you were arranging

they were arranging

Past perfect

I had arranged

you had arranged

he/she/it had arranged

we had arranged

you had arranged

they had arranged

Past perfect continuous

I had been arranging

you had been arranging

he/she/it had been arranging

we had been arranging

you had been arranging

they had been arranging

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will arrange

you will arrange

he/she/it will arrange

we will arrange

you will arrange

they will arrange

Future continuous

I will be arranging

you will be arranging

he/she/it will be arranging

we will be arranging

you will be arranging

they will be arranging

Future perfect

I will have arranged

you will have arranged

he/she/it will have arranged

we will have arranged

you will have arranged

they will have arranged

Future perfect continuous

I will have been arranging

you will have been arranging

he/she/it will have been arranging

we will have been arranging

you will have been arranging

they will have been arranging

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would arrange

you would arrange

he/she/it would arrange

we would arrange

you would arrange

they would arrange

Conditional continuous

I would be arranging

you would be arranging

he/she/it would be arranging

we would be arranging

you would be arranging

they would be arranging

Conditional perfect

I would have arrange

you would have arrange

he/she/it would have arrange

we would have arrange

you would have arrange

they would have arrange

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been arranging

you would have been arranging

he/she/it would have been arranging

we would have been arranging

you would have been arranging

they would have been arranging

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you arrange
we let´s arrange
you arrange

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to arrange

Past participle

arranged

Present Participle

arranging

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «ARRANGE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «arrange» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of arrange

adapt · adjust · agree · align · array · categorize · class · classify · come to terms · compromise · construct · contrive · determine · devise · dispose · exhibit · file · fix up · form · group · harmonize · instrument · jack up · marshal · orchestrate · order · organize · plan · position · prepare · range · rank · schedule · score · sequence · set out · settle · sort · sort out · systematize · tidy

TRANSLATION OF ARRANGE

Find out the translation of arrange to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of arrange from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «arrange» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 安排
• Translator English - Spanish: organizar
• English: arrange
• Translator English - Hindi: व्यवस्था
• Translator English - Arabic: يُرَتِّبُ
• Translator English - Russian: организовывать
• Translator English - Portuguese: organizar
• Translator English - Bengali: ব্যবস্থা করা
• Translator English - French: arranger
• Translator English - Malay: Susunkan
• Translator English - German: arrangieren
• Translator English - Japanese: 手配する
• Translator English - Korean: ...을 미리 준비하다
• Translator English - Javanese: Ngatur
• Translator English - Vietnamese: thu xếp
• Translator English - Tamil: ஏற்பாடு
• Translator English - Marathi: व्यवस्था
• Translator English - Turkish: düzenlemek
• Translator English - Italian: organizzare
• Translator English - Polish: zaplanować
• Translator English - Ukrainian: влаштовувати
• Translator English - Romanian: a pregăti
• Translator English - Greek: κανονίζω
• Translator English - Afrikaans: reël
• Translator English - Swedish: ordna
• Translator English - Norwegian: arrangere

10 QUOTES WITH «ARRANGE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word arrange.

1

Diane Arbus

I work from awkwardness. By that I mean I don't like to arrange things. If I stand in front of something, instead of arranging it, I arrange myself.

2

Alex Chilton

I never thought of myself as being a good songwriter. There are a ton of other people that are good songwriters, but I don't think I'm in the club. What I do well is perform, sometimes sing pretty good, and accompany myself well and arrange fairly well.

3

Camille Claudel

Sir Rodin convinced my parents to have me committed; they are all in Paris to arrange it.

4

George Cukor

So many directors say nothing beautifully, and so many others say great and profound things but have no idea how to read a light meter or arrange a shot.

5

Theodosius Dobzhansky

Scientists often have a naive faith that if only they could discover enough facts about a problem, these facts would somehow arrange themselves in a compelling and true solution.

6

Robert Doisneau

The marvels of daily life are exciting; no movie director can arrange the unexpected that you find in the street.

7

K. Eric Drexler

After realizing that we would eventually be able to build molecular machines that could arrange atoms to form virtually any pattern that we wanted, I saw that an awful lot of consequences followed from that.

8

Maurice Gibb

Robin hasn't got a big nose - but I can soon arrange that.

9

Graham Greene

No human being can really understand another, and no one can arrange another's happiness.

10

Robert Grosseteste

And with the money from your corn, from your rents, and from the issues of pleas in your courts, and from your stock, arrange the expenses of your kitchen and your wines and your wardrobe and the wages of servants, and subtract your stock.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ARRANGE»

Discover the use of arrange in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to arrange and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

How to Arrange Flowers: A Japanese Approach to English Design

East meets West...with spectacular results!

Taeko Marvelly, 2000

Flowers Made Simple: How to Arrange Flowers Just for the Fun ...

Like a flower cookbook, this step-by-step guide provides simple instructions for the creation of amazing arrangements, complete with full color, numbered photos corresponding to each step.

Linda Estill, 2008

The Complete Guide to Funeral Planning: How to Arrange the ...

How to arrange the appropriate service for Funerals.

Geoffrey C. Carnell, 2004

Smashing Sets: Exciting Ways to Arrange Quilt Blocks

This volume offers a new perspective for settings using traditional quilt blocks.

Margaret J. Miller, 2000

How to Arrange Dried Florals If You Think You Can't

Gathers step-by-step instructions for creating wreaths, swags, centerpieces, and other items with dried flowers, greens, seeds, berries, and fruit

Anne-Marie Spencer, Leisure Arts, 1998

The Macintosh iLife 09

Adding. Structure. with. the. Arrange. Track. Working with Arrange Regions Refining Your Sound with Effects. Songs typically have structure: an introduction, verses, a chorus or bridge, and an ending. You can see this in the Magic ...

Jim Heid, 2010

Beginning Fingerstyle Arranging and Technique for Guitar

This supplement to Beginning Fingerstyle Guitar is a perfect companion to any starter method and can also stand alone as a fingerstyle instruction manual for anyone wanting to arrange for solo guitar.

Patrick Johnson, 2005

The Missions Code: Comp. and Pub. by Authority of the ...

axirl Try again to arrange (this), as it is most important axisj . . . .Try-ing to arrange (for, to, or with) axith. . .Trying to arrange in case of need (for, to or with) axiuf . . . . Try to arrange on terms named, but if impossible wire the best you can do axivd ...

Foreign Missions Conference of North America, Charles L. Boynton, 1921

How to Arrange a Wedding

In the Indian context.

Neeta Raheja, Adishwar Puri, 1995

Da Ming Lü:

[6] If the remarriages are arranged by superior or older relatives of the mourning degree of one year or closer, those who arrange the remarriages shall be punished; the wives or concubines shall only be punished for the crime of "flight.

Yonglin Jiang, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ARRANGE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term arrange is used in the context of the following news items.

Golub, Ares Arrange Senior Debt in Harvest Partners' Acquisition

Harvest Partners and the management team of DCA Investment Holding LLC have completed the acquisition of the company from Quad-C ... «ABL Advisor, Jul 15»

Coal ministry to meet coal mine bidders, arrange site visits

The ministry will also arrange visits for the bidders for inspection of land and documents for which the companies need to submit their ... «Economic Times, Jul 15»

Arrange shelves to look full, but not cluttered

An artfully decorated bookcase looks full without feeling cluttered. The shelves feature a painted interior, providing a striking backdrop for books ... «azcentral.com, Jul 15»

So Finally, Salman Khan Agrees For Arranged Marriage!

Salman-Khan-EVent Bollywood's most eligible bachelor Salman Khan is again and again targeted with the most usual question of his marriage ... «Business of Cinema, Jul 15»

Copa America 2015 Semifinals: Argentina Demolishes Paraguay, 6 …

Copa America 2015 Semifinals: Argentina Demolishes Paraguay, 6-1, To Arrange Final Showdown With Chile. Raymund Tamayo | Jul 01, ... «Yibada, Jul 15»

HRD Ministry to arrange scholarship for Kashmir boy

The Union Human Resources Development (HRD) Minister Smriti Irani has said that the ministry will arrange a scholarship for orphaned ... «GreaterKashmir.com, Jul 15»

Bird said to re-arrange sounds to create meaning—like people

A bird known as the chestnut-crowned babbler can rearrange meaningless sounds to create meaningful signals—previously thought to be a ... «World Science, Jun 15»

Marcus & Millichap arrange $2.56M sale of retail property in Denville

Real estate firm Marcus & Millichap announced Tuesday the sale of a Denville retail property for $2.56 million, according to Brian C. Hosey, ... «NJBIZ, Jun 15»

American Airlines worker charged with trying to arrange sexual …

An American Airlines manager from Texas was arrested in Moon on Friday after the state office of the attorney general said it caught him ... «Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Jun 15»

Hospitals must arrange for blood, not ask patients' kin: SBTC

SBTC director Dr Girish Chaudhary said, "Relatives can help hospital arrange for blood for their patient, but they can't be solely held ... «Daily News & Analysis, Jun 15»