arrange

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Usage notes 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.3.3 Translations 2 French 2.1 Verb

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Middle English arengen, arrangen "to draw up a battle line" from Old French arengier, arrangier "to put in a line, put in a row" from reng, rang, ranc "line, row, rank", of Germanic origin, from Frankish hring "ring" from Proto-Germanic *hrengaz (“‘something bent or curved’”) from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“‘to bend, turn’”). Akin to Old High German (h)ring, Old Frisian hring, Old English hring, hrincg "ring", Old Norse hringr "ring, circle, queue, sword; ship". More at ring

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to arrange (third-person singular simple present arranges, present participle arranging, simple past and past participle arranged)

1. To set up, to organize, especially in a positive manner.
2. To put in order, to organize.
3. To re-set a piece of music for a different set of instruments.

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• This is a catenative verb that takes the to infinitive. See Appendix:English catenative verbs

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• arrangement

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arrange

1. First-person singular present indicative of arranger.
2. Third-person singular present indicative of arranger.
3. First-person singular present subjunctive of arranger.
4. Third-person singular present subjunctive of arranger.
5. Second-person singular imperative of arranger.