arrange
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See also arrangé
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[edit] English
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[edit] Etymology
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 *hringaz (“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
[edit] Verb
arrange (third-person singular simple present arranges, present participle arranging, simple past and past participle arranged)
- To set up, to organize, especially in a positive manner.
- To put in order, to organize.
- (music) To prepare and adapt an already written composition for presentation in other than its original form.
[edit] Usage notes
- This is a catenative verb that takes the to infinitive. See Appendix:English catenative verbs
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to set up, organise
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music: to adapt an existing composition for presentation
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[edit] Verb
arrange
- first-person singular present indicative of arranger
- third-person singular present indicative of arranger
- first-person singular present subjunctive of arranger
- third-person singular present subjunctive of arranger
- second-person singular imperative of arranger
