reorganise

Everyday

1. To reorganise something is to arrange or plan it in a new and usually better way. tree →
2. To reorganise a group, like a school or company, is to change how it is run. tree →

In the lessons

In everyday school life children reorganise their desks, bookshelves and groups. In maths, data can be reorganised into a table or chart. Phrases: «reorganise the shelves», «reorganise the timetable».

Examples

• Let's reorganise the books by colour. tree →
• The teacher reorganised the class into groups of four. tree →
• We reorganised the data into a bar chart. tree →
• Mum reorganised the kitchen cupboards. tree →
• The school reorganised the timetable. tree →
• 24 children were reorganised into 6 groups, so each group has 4. tree →

Note

UK spelling -ise, US -ize; both correct (Canada, US use -ize). Noun: reorganisation / reorganization. In maths, reorganising groups keeps the total the same.