arranging

4 definitions • 11 examples

present participle of

to plan, prepare for, or organize something:

I'm trying to arrange my work so that I can have a couple of days off next week.

arrange something for something The meeting has been arranged for Wednesday.

arrange for She's arranged for her son to have swimming lessons.

arrange with I've already arranged with him to meet at the cinema.

[ + to infinitive ] They arranged to have dinner the following month.

[ + that ] I'd deliberately arranged that they should arrive at the same time.

[ + question word ] We haven't yet arranged when to meet.

to put a group of objects in a particular order:

She arranged her birthday cards along the shelf.

Who arranged these flowers so beautifully?

His books are neatly arranged in alphabetical order.

to make changes to a piece of music so that it can be played in a different way, for example by a particular instrument:

Beethoven's fifth symphony has been arranged for the piano.