Arranged Arrange əˈreɪndʒ I Meeting Verb Party Quickly

• the party was arranged quickly.
• can i arrange an appointment for monday?
• the meeting was provisionally arranged for 9 october.
• she arranged a loan with the bank.

arrange

Verb Forms

1. to plan or organize something in advance
• The party was arranged quickly.
• Can I arrange an appointment for Monday?
• The meeting was provisionally arranged for 9 October.
• She arranged a loan with the bank.
• We met at six, as arranged.
• We've still got to arrange how to get to the airport.
• Have you arranged to meet him?
• I've arranged that we can borrow their car.
• We arranged for a car to collect us from the airport.
• The president arranged for a meeting in his office.
• I've arranged with the neighbours about feeding the cat while we are away.

Extra Examples

• These matters are easy to arrange.
• These things can be arranged with difficulty.
• Todd will be able to arrange matters.
• A news conference was hastily arranged.
• Accommodation can be arranged in advance.
• You can arrange a convenient time with your tutor.
• She arranged that we could stay at her brother's house.
• I'd be very grateful if you could arrange for this work to be carried out.
2. to put something in a particular order; to make something neat or attractive
• The books are arranged alphabetically by author.
• The photos are arranged in chronological order.
• She arranged the flowers in a vase.
• The streets are arranged in a grid pattern.
• I must arrange my financial affairs and make a will.

Extra Examples

• She arranged the chairs in neat rows.
• She took the list of visitors' names and arranged them into groups of four.
• The clothes were arranged according to size.
• Her red hair was carefully arranged and her face made up.
3. to change a piece of music so that it is suitable for a particular instrument or voice
• He arranged traditional folk songs for the piano.

Word Origin

• late Middle English: from Old French arangier, from a- (from Latin ad ‘to, at’) + rangier ‘put in order’, from rang ‘rank’.