organised

English

Alternative forms

• organized (US)

Etymology

Etymology tree

English organise

Old English -ed

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos

Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz

Old English -od

Middle English -ed

English -ed

English organised

From organise + -ed.

Adjective

organised (comparative more organised, superlative most organised)

1. Alternative spelling of organized.
   • 2018 June 15, Emma Brockes, “No, Facebook, I won’t be back. I’ve seen the dangers of habitual sharing”, in The Guardian‎^[1]:

     It has been two months since I last checked my feed, during which time Facebook has sent me notifications I didn't sign up for, informing me every time someone posts, and invited me to attend locally organised focus groups.

Derived terms

• preorganised
• unorganised

Translations

organized — see organized

Verb

organised

1. simple past and past participle of organise

Derived terms

• organised crime

Anagrams

• angroside, diagnoser, dragonise, grandiose, organdies