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arrange
English
Etymology
From Middle English arengen, arrangen (“to draw up a battle line”), from Old French arengier, arrangier (“to put in a line, put in a row”), from reng, rang, ranc (“line, row, rank”), from Frankish *hring (“ring”), from Proto-Germanic *hringaz (“something bent or curved”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to bend, turn”). Akin to Old High German hring, ring, Old Frisian hring, Old English hring, hrincg (“ring”), Old Norse hringr (“ring, circle, queue, sword; ship”). More at ring.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /???e?nd?/
- Rhymes: -e?nd?
Verb
arrange (third-person singular simple present arranges, present participle arranging, simple past and past participle arranged)
- (transitive) To set up; to organize; to put into an orderly sequence or arrangement.
- (transitive, intransitive) To plan; to prepare in advance.
- (music, transitive, intransitive) To prepare and adapt an already-written composition for presentation in other than its original form.
Usage notes
- This is a catenative verb that takes the to infinitive. See Appendix:English catenative verbs
Derived terms
- arrangement
Translations
French
Verb
arrange
- first-person singular present indicative of arranger
- third-person singular present indicative of arranger
- first-person singular present subjunctive of arranger
- third-person singular present subjunctive of arranger
- second-person singular imperative of arranger
Anagrams
- rangera
arrange From the web:
- what arrangement means
- what arrangement is made regarding supplies
- what arrangement of electrons would be nonpolar
- what arrangement is e coli
- what arrangement was king george talking about
- what arrangement of cardiac muscle fibers
- what arrangements are made regarding the passengers
- what arrangements to make when someone dies
decide
English
Etymology
From Middle English deciden, from Old French decider, from Latin d?c?dere, infinitive of d?c?d? (“cut off, decide”), from d? (“down from”) + caed? (“cut”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d??sa?d/
Verb
decide (third-person singular simple present decides, present participle deciding, simple past and past participle decided)
- (transitive, intransitive) to resolve (a contest, problem, dispute, etc.); to choose, determine, or settle
- (intransitive) to make a judgment, especially after deliberation
- So shall thy judgment be; thyself hast decided it.
- (transitive) to cause someone to come to a decision
- 1920, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, "The Adventure of the Three Gables" (Norton edition, 2005, page 1537),
- It decides me to look into the matter, for if it is worth anyone's while to take so much trouble, there must be something in it.
- 1920, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, "The Adventure of the Three Gables" (Norton edition, 2005, page 1537),
- (obsolete) to cut off; to separate
- 1642, Thomas Fuller, The Holy State and the Profane State
- Our seat denies us traffic here; / The sea, too near, decides us from the rest.
- 1642, Thomas Fuller, The Holy State and the Profane State
Usage notes
- This is a catenative verb that takes the to infinitive. See Appendix:English catenative verbs
Synonyms
- make up one's mind
- choose
- determine
- pick
Related terms
Translations
Anagrams
- de-iced, deiced
Asturian
Verb
decide
- third-person singular present indicative of decidir
Esperanto
Etymology
From decidi +? -e.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /de?t?side/
- Rhymes: -ide
Adverb
decide
- decisively
- decidedly
Interlingua
Verb
decide
- present of decider
- imperative of decider
Italian
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ide
Verb
decide
- third-person singular present indicative of decidere
Anagrams
- decedi
Latin
Verb
d?c?de
- second-person singular present active imperative of d?c?d?
Middle English
Verb
decide
- Alternative form of deciden
Portuguese
Verb
decide
- third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present indicative of decidir
- second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) affirmative imperative of decidir
Romanian
Etymology
From French décider, from Latin d?c?d?.
Verb
a decide (third-person singular present decide, past participle decis) 3rd conj.
- to decide
- Synonym: hot?rî
Conjugation
Related terms
- decizie
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /de??ide/, [d?e??i.ð?e]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /de?side/, [d?e?si.ð?e]
Verb
decide
- Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of decidir.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of decidir.
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present indicative form of decidir.
decide From the web:
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- what decides the winner of a presidential election
- what decides the gender of a baby
- what decides the sex of a baby
- what decides when easter is
- what decides stock price
- what decides electoral votes
- what decides your blood type
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