arranged Definition

arrange
verb arranged, arranging

1. To put into the proper or desired order.

Example: arranged the flowers
Thesaurus: align, lay out, tidy, file, order, organize, position, adjust; regulate, systemize, classify, order, distribute, group, methodize.
2. To settle the plans for something.

Example: arranged their holiday
Thesaurus: plan, prepare for, coordinate, determine, devise, scheme, construct, contrive, design, schedule, organize, stage-manage, swing (slang).
3. To make a mutual agreement.
4. To make (a piece of music) suitable for particular voices or instruments.

Thesaurus: orchestrate, score, harmonize, instrument, adapt.
5. To adapt (a play, novel, etc), especially for broadcast on TV or radio.

Etymology: 14c: from French arangier, from rangier to put in a row.

Phrasal Verb: arrange for something

To agree it.
Example: arranged for a delivery

Phrasal Verb: arrange with someone (to do something)

To come to an agreement with or settle with them (to do it).
Example: arrange with him to take time off

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arranged
adj

1. In order, settled.
2. Said of a marriage: settled by people other than the bride and groom, usually through the mutual agreement of both sets of parents, rather than by the partners freely choosing each other.