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arrange definition

ar·range (ə rānj)

transitive verb arranged -·ranged′, arranging -·rang′·ing

  1. to put in the correct, proper, or suitable order
  2. to sort systematically; classify
  3. to make ready; prepare or plan to arrange a program of entertainment
  4. to arrive at an agreement about; settle
  5. Music to adapt (a composition) to other instruments or voices than those for which it was written, or to the style of a certain band or orchestra

Etymology: ME arengen < OFr arengier < a-, to + rengier, range

intransitive verb

  1. to come to an agreement (with a person, about a thing)
  2. to make plans; prepare arrange to be here later
  3. Music to write arrangements, esp. as a profession

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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