2. organize or make plans for (a future event): "they hoped to arrange a meeting"Similarorganizefixplanschedulepencil indevisecontrivemake arrangements forfix upprepare formake preparations forsettle ondecidedetermineagreecome to an agreementcome to terms aboutOppositecancel
▪ reach agreement about an action or event in advance: "I arranged with my boss to have the time off"
▪ ensure that (something) is done or provided by organizing it in advance: "accommodations can be arranged if required"
3. adapt (a composition) for performance with instruments or voices other than those originally specified: "songs arranged for viola and piano"Similaradaptsetscoreorchestrateinstrumentharmonize
4. settle (a dispute or claim):archaic"the quarrel, partly by the interference of the Crown Prince, was arranged"
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French arangier, from a- (from Latin ad ‘to, at’) + rangier ‘put in order’ (see range).