arranged
part of speech
verb, past form of arrange (arrange, arranges, arranged, arranging); adjective (arranged)
meaning for a pupil
1) Arranged means put in a certain order or pattern, such as in rows, by size or by colour. tree →
2) Arranged also means planned or organised, like an arranged meeting or trip. tree →
3) A piece of music arranged for a band has been changed so those instruments can play it. tree →
sense in the lessons
In maths: things put in rows, columns or groups; often an array for multiplying or dividing: rows × things per row = all, things ÷ rows = per row; «ways to arrange» asks for orders. In school: arranged in alphabetical order, arranged from smallest to largest. Everyday life: flowers arranged in a vase, a party arranged by parents. Phrases: arranged in rows, arranged in order, arranged by, arranged to meet.
examples
- The chairs are arranged in 6 rows of 8. tree →
- She arranged 24 flowers in 4 vases equally. tree →
- The books are arranged by size. tree →
- In how many ways can 3 children be arranged in a line? tree →
- The numbers are arranged from smallest to largest. tree →
- Mum arranged a play date with my friend. tree →
- The words are arranged in alphabetical order. tree →
- We arranged the shells in a spiral pattern. tree →
- The teacher arranged a visit to the fire station. tree →
- Fido and I have arranged everything. tree →
note
Past form of «arrange»; «arrangement» is the noun. Rows × things per row = all (multiply); things ÷ rows = per row (divide). Trap: «ways to arrange» asks for orders, which grow fast: 3 children make 6 orders.
In the corpora
- They «arranged watches» — taking turns, sleeping in Toad's room at night.
- 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 «arranged» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.