arrange
part of speech
verb (arrange, arranges, arranged, arranging)
meaning for a pupil
1) To arrange things is to put them in a neat or useful order or position. tree →
2) To arrange something is to plan it and make it happen, like a meeting or a party. tree →
3) To arrange music is to change a piece so it can be played by different instruments or voices. tree →
sense in the lessons
In maths pupils arrange numbers in order (smallest to largest), arrange objects in rows and columns (arrays), and count the ways things can be arranged. In everyday life people arrange flowers, furniture, books, playdates, lifts and parties. In safety: arrange a meeting place with your family in case you get lost.
examples
- Arrange the numbers from smallest to largest. tree →
- She arranged the flowers in a vase. tree →
- Mum arranged a playdate with my friend. tree →
- We arranged the chairs in a circle. tree →
- 12 counters can be arranged in 3 rows of 4. tree →
- Let's arrange to meet by the gate if we get separated. tree →
- The books are arranged in alphabetical order. tree →
- I can arrange my pieces just as I please. tree →
note
Regular verb: arranged, arranging. Noun: arrangement. Pattern: «arrange to do something», «arrange for someone to do something». In maths problems «arrange in rows» usually means multiply or divide (rows × number in each row = total).
In the corpora
- They «arranged watches» — taking turns, sleeping in Toad's room at night.
- "Funeral director" is the official name for an undertaker, the person who arranges funerals.
- A mineral is a natural solid with a fixed chemical makeup and atoms arranged in a regular pattern.
- David took Bathsheba, another man's wife, and arranged for her husband Uriah to be killed in battle.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «arrange» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.