Dictionary entry details
• ARRANGE (verb)
Meaning:
Put into a proper or systematic order
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
arrange; set up
Context example:
arrange the books on the shelves in chronological order
Hypernyms (to "arrange" is one way to...):
lay; place; pose; position; put; set (put into a certain place or abstract location)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "arrange"):
decorate; dress (provide with decoration)
catenate; catenulate (arrange in a series of rings or chains, as for spores)
corral (arrange wagons so that they form a corral)
pyramid (arrange or build up as if on the base of a pyramid)
settle (arrange or fix in the desired order)
cascade (arrange (open windows) on a computer desktop so that they overlap each other, with the title bars visible)
array; lay out; range; set out (lay out orderly or logically in a line or as if in a line)
bundle; compact; pack; wad (compress into a wad)
heap; pile; stack (arrange in stacks)
distribute; stagger (to arrange in a systematic order)
drape (arrange in a particular way)
drape (place casually)
set (fix in a border)
gradate (arrange according to grades)
line up (form a line)
concord (arrange the words of a text so as to create a concordance)
geminate; pair (arrange in pairs)
chain (connect or arrange into a chain by linking)
regularise; regularize (make regular or more regular)
order (place in a certain order)
order (bring order to or into)
straighten (make straight or straighter)
rearrange (put into a new order or arrangement)
serialise; serialize (arrange serially)
alphabetise; alphabetize (arrange in alphabetical order)
coordinate; organise; organize (bring order and organization to)
stratify (form layers or strata)
draw; string; thread (thread on or as if on a string)
marshal (arrange in logical order)
string (stretch out or arrange like a string)
spread out; string out (set out or stretch in a line, succession, or series)
plume; preen (clean with one's bill)
stack (arrange the order of so as to increase one's winning chances)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sentence examples:
They arrange the bags on the table
The men arrange the bookshelves
Antonym:
disarrange (destroy the arrangement or order of)
Meaning:
Make arrangements for
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
arrange; fix up
Context example:
Can you arrange a meeting with the President?
Hypernyms (to "arrange" is one way to...):
agree; concord; concur; hold (be in accord; be in agreement)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "arrange"):
settle (dispose of; make a financial settlement)
concord (arrange by concord or agreement)
firm up (arrange firmly)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Meaning:
Plan, organize, and carry out (an event)
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Synonyms:
stage; arrange
Context example:
the neighboring tribe staged an invasion
Hypernyms (to "arrange" is one way to...):
initiate; pioneer (take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "arrange"):
phase (arrange in phases or stages)
tee up (make detailed arrangements or preparations)
dogfight (arrange for an illegal dogfight)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Set (printed matter) into a specific format
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Synonyms:
format; arrange
Context example:
Format this letter so it can be printed out
Hypernyms (to "arrange" is one way to...):
change (undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "arrange"):
indent (set in from the margin)
rubricate (furnish with rubrics or regulate by rubrics)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Arrange attractively
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Synonyms:
coiffe; coiffure; coif; arrange; do; dress; set
Context example:
dress my hair for the wedding
Hypernyms (to "arrange" is one way to...):
groom; neaten (care for one's external appearance)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "arrange"):
bob (cut hair in the style of a bob)
wave (set waves in)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sentence example:
They arrange their hair
Meaning:
Adapt for performance in a different way
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Synonyms:
arrange; set
Context example:
set this poem to music
Hypernyms (to "arrange" is one way to...):
compose; write (write music)
Domain category:
music (an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "arrange"):
prearrange (arrange beforehand)
put (adapt)
transpose (put (a piece of music) into another key)
tabularise; tabularize; tabulate (arrange in tabular form)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sentence example:
Did he arrange his major works over a short period of time?
Meaning:
Arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Synonyms:
arrange; order; put; set up
Context examples:
arrange my schedule / set up one's life / I put these memories with those of bygone times
Hypernyms (to "arrange" is one way to...):
organise; organize (cause to be structured or ordered or operating according to some principle or idea)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "arrange"):
contemporise; contemporize; synchronise; synchronize (arrange or represent events so that they co-occur)
phrase (divide, combine, or mark into phrases)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
