rearrange

«rearrange» in Mova's school dictionary: To change the order or position of things — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

verb (rearrange, rearranges, rearranged, rearranging)

meaning for a pupil

1) To change the order or position of things. tree →

2) To change the time or date of a meeting or event. tree →

3) (maths) To change the order of numbers or letters, or to change a formula so a different letter is on its own. tree →

sense in the lessons

In school, «rearrange the letters to make a word» (anagrams), «rearrange the furniture», and in maths «rearrange the numbers» or «rearrange the equation». Everyday: «we'll rearrange the dentist appointment». Phrases: «rearrange the room», «rearrange the meeting», «rearrange the letters», «rearrange the formula».

examples

• Rearrange the letters of «listen» to make «silent». tree →
• We rearranged the desks into groups. tree →
• The match was rearranged for next Saturday. tree →
• Can you rearrange 3, 1, 2 to make the biggest number? 321. tree →
• Mum rearranged the furniture in the living room. tree →
• Rearrange the formula so that x is on its own. tree →
• The doctor's appointment had to be rearranged. tree →

note

Past «rearranged». Noun «rearrangement». Prefix re- (again) + arrange. Maths: adding and multiplying can be rearranged in any order (3 + 5 = 5 + 3), but subtracting and dividing cannot (8 − 3 ≠ 3 − 8). With digits, rearranging changes the value.

In the corpora

• The letters of CHIEN can be rearranged into NICHE, and une niche is a dog's kennel.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «rearrange» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.