rearrange

Everyday

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 →

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 Jewish tradition

Interpretation: Sefer Yetzirah describes how God combined and rearranged the letters of the alphabet to create the world. In the primary 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

• As a matter of fact, he himself abandons the division of the letters into three parts, and rearranges them in a twofold division, one of ten and one of twelve letters. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) 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.