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arrange

v.
A2 Elementary Oxford US //ɝˈeɪndʒ// UK //ɐɹˈeɪndʒ// ar·range General-service

v. to organize or plan something in advance, or to put things in a neat and tidy order.

v. to plan or organize a future event; to place objects in a specific or attractive order. Transitive — requires a direct object or a following infinitive clause.


SIMPLE

I need to arrange a meeting with my boss.

CONTEXTUAL

The hotel staff will arrange a shuttle bus to take guests to the airport every morning.

COMPLEX

The curator spent weeks deciding how to arrange the sculptures to ensure that natural light would highlight the intricate textures of the marble throughout the day.

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Origin

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Old French a- Proto-Indo-European *(H)rek-der. Proto-Celtic *reketi Gaulish *rekosbor. Vulgar Latin *rencus Old French reng Proto-Italic *-āzi ▲ Latin -ereinflu. Latin -āre Old French -ier Old French rengier Old French arangierbor. Middle English arengen English arrange 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”).

Usage

The verb is transitive and often takes a 'to-infinitive' (e.g., 'arrange to meet') or a direct object.

Pitfall

I arranged with him to the partyI arranged the party with himArrange requires a direct object (the thing being organized) before the prepositional phrase.

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