arranged

Everyday

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 →

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 Jewish tradition

In Sefer Yetzirah it means that God set the letters in order, like a building or an army, to make the world.

Interpretation. The tradition reads creation as made by ordering the letters in different combinations, so arranging them is a way of creating.

Examples

• 32) According to the opinion of the author, it may be arranged as follows: (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) tree →
• He made these, as it were provinces, and arranged them as in order of battle for warfare. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →
• These twenty-two letters, the foundations, He arranged as on a sphere, with two hundred and thirty-one modes of entrance. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1887) 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.