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organizing

v.
A2 Elementary US //ˈɔɹɡəˌnaɪzɪŋ// or·ga·niz·ing

v. to plan and arrange an activity or to put things into a neat order. You use this when you are getting people together for an event or tidying your desk.

v. to arrange several elements into a structured whole or to coordinate the logistics of an event. Often used in the context of systematic planning or administrative management.


SIMPLE

She is organizing a surprise party for her best friend.

CONTEXTUAL

The committee spent three months organizing the international conference to ensure every guest had a room.

COMPLEX

By organizing the archives chronologically, the historian was able to identify a clear shift in the government's foreign policy during the late nineteenth century.

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The verb is transitive and takes a direct object. Note the spelling difference between the American 'organizing' and the British 'organising'.

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