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arranged

/əˈɹeɪnd͡ʒd/

arranged is the simple past and past participle of arrange.

Meaning of arrange

Verb

arrange (third-person singular simple present arranges, present participle arranging, simple past and past participle arranged)

  1. (transitive) To set up; to organize; to put into an orderly sequence or arrangement.
    • & whan the frensshe men sawe thus the hors come, whyche was longyng to rychard, they were al affrayed and moeued, and came & opened the gate, and anone he entred in; and after that the yate was shette, they arenged them aboute the sayd hors, for compassyon of sorowe, wepyng pyetously.1485, William Caxton, transl., edited by Sidney J. H. Herrtage, Lyf of the Noble and Crysten Prynce, Charles the Grete (in Middle English), London: Oxford UP, published 1880–81, book ij, part iij...
    Synonyms:
    range
  2. (intransitive, transitive) To plan; to prepare in advance.
    • to arrange to meet; to arrange for supper
  3. (intransitive, transitive) To prepare and adapt an already-written composition for presentation in other than its original form.

See all 4 meanings of arrange

Adjective

arranged (not comparable)

  1. Having the match decided by someone other than the couple being married.

Words formed from arranged

Phrases with arranged

Questions about arranged

What does arranged mean?
Arranged means having the match decided by someone other than the couple being married.
What is arranged the simple past and past participle of?
Arranged is the simple past and past participle of arrange.
What part of speech is arranged?
Arranged is an adjective.
How do you pronounce arranged?
Arranged is pronounced /əˈɹeɪnd͡ʒd/.

Words near arranged in the dictionary

  1. arrands
  2. arrange
  3. arrange someone's funeral
  4. arrangeability
  5. arrangeable
  6. arranged
  7. arranged marriage
  8. arranged marriages
  9. arranged someone's funeral
  10. arranged spiritual
  11. arranged spirituals

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