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Past tense of rearrange

regular verb

The past tense of rearrange is rearranged. The past participle is also rearranged.

Forms of rearrange

Base form (V1)rearrange /ˌɹiːəˈɹeɪndʒ/
Past tense (V2)rearranged
Past participle (V3)rearranged
Present participlerearranging
Third person singularrearranges

Rearranged in a sentence

  • With the extension of Piccadilly Line tube trains, the four tracks were rearranged for parallel working; tube trains run on the middle pair with no platforms at Stamford Brook and Chiswick Park, and District line trains use the outside lines.1944 March and April, “Elaborate London Transport Junctions”, in Railway Magazine, page 87
  • "And how are things with you today?” Sue asked as she rearranged Moira's cape.2014, Sandra Knight, Fringe Benefits, →ISBN, page 45. From the entry box of birds
  • 'Wild' is an anagram indicator showing that the letters of 'danger' have to be rearranged.2011 December 9, Collins, Crossword Secrets (Collins Little Book), HarperCollins UK, →ISBN, page 6. From the entry indicator
  • Aunt Cass rearranged the bouquet of spoons in the little vase on the table.2005, Mildred M. Jeffrey, Walking the Cliffs, page 10. From the entry bouquet
  • It was all a bit unimaginative, so I rearranged everything at a jaunty angle.2004, Clare Sudbery, The dying of delight. From the entry tetris

Meaning of rearrange

  1. verb To change the order or arrangement of (one or more items).

Full definition of rearrange

Questions about the past tense of rearrange

What is the past tense of rearrange?
The past tense of rearrange is rearranged.
What is the past participle of rearrange?
The past participle of rearrange is rearranged.
Is rearrange a regular or irregular verb?
Rearrange is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: rearrange (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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