different between arrange vs neaten
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
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neaten
English
Etymology
neat +? -en
Verb
neaten (third-person singular simple present neatens, present participle neatening, simple past and past participle neatened)
- (transitive) To make (someone or something) neat; to arrange (people or things) in an orderly, tidy way; to tidy.
- She made a frantic attempt to neaten her hair.
- (intransitive) To engage in activity that arranges someone or something in an orderly, tidy way.
- Don't mind me if I neaten while you talk.
Translations
References
- The Oxford English Dictionary
Anagrams
- Etnean, nantee
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