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arrange
What does arrange mean?
arrange (verb): put into a proper or systematic order.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use arrange in a sentence?
- Arrange the books on the shelves in chronological order. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce arrange?
/əˈɹeɪndʒ/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does arrange come from?
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”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to arrange
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “arrange” mean?
put into a proper or systematic order
Right! That's what “arrange” means.
to add contents to so that it is full
Not quite: that's what fill means.
circulate or distribute or equip with
Not quite: that's what issue means.
to advise, propose, counsel favorably
Not quite: that's what recommend means.
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