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Meaning of organize in English organizeverb [ T ] (UK usually organise) uk /ˈɔː.ɡən.aɪz/ us /ˈɔːr.ɡən.aɪz/

organize verb [T] (ARRANGE)

Add to word list Add to word list B1 to make arrangements for something to happen: They organized a meeting between the teachers and students. [ + to infinitive ] UK She had organized a car to meet me at the airport.
  • She has been designated to organize the meeting.
  • Most British schools organize social events for the students.
  • She organizes a school reunion once a year.
  • This event was organized in association with the Sports Council.
  • She's an active member of the Women's Institute and is always organizing talks for her local group.
Managing and organizing
  • admin
  • administer
  • administration
  • anti-bureaucracy
  • bronze command
  • get up phrasal verb
  • get your act together idiom
  • gold command
  • have something in hand idiom
  • have/get your shit together idiom
  • mobilize
  • mount
  • party planner
  • party planning
  • project-manage
  • rationalization
  • rationalize
  • recentralization
  • vice-presidential
  • wieldy
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organize verb [T] (MAKE A SYSTEM)

B2 to do or arrange something according to a particular system: The books were organized on the shelves according to their size.informal My mother is always trying to organize me (= make me do things in the way she likes). to arrange papers, furniture, etc.
  • arrangeThe books are arranged in alphabetical order.
  • orderThe names are ordered alphabetically.
  • sortTen million pieces of mail are sorted every day.
  • organizeHe liked to organize his herbs and spices alphabetically in the cabinet.
  • lay outHe laid the playing cards out in a precise circle.
  • set outShe was setting out the usual platter of cheese sandwiches.
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  • She organizes her financial affairs very efficiently.
  • The secretary was busy organizing the files.
  • This new program will help you organize your files more efficiently.
  • He organized his bibliography into three sections.
  • She organized the language classes according to ability.
Classifying and creating order
  • alphabetize
  • anti-hierarchical
  • arrange
  • arrangement
  • arranger
  • describe
  • macrocosm
  • microcosmic
  • microcosmically
  • miscatalogue
  • misclassification
  • misclassify
  • shake someone down phrasal verb
  • short-list
  • shortlist
  • sort
  • sort something out phrasal verb
  • unsorted
  • unstratified
  • unstructured
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Idiom

couldn't organize a piss-up in a brewery (Definition of organize from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

organize | American Dictionary

organizeverb [ T ] us /ˈɔr·ɡəˌnɑɪz/

organize verb [T] (PLAN)

Add to word list Add to word list to make the necessary plans for something to happen; arrange: The group organizes theater trips once a month. They organized a meeting between the students and teachers.

organize verb [T] (MAKE A SYSTEM)

to do or arrange something according to a particular system: She had organized her work so that she could do some of it at home.

organizer

noun [ C ] us /ˈɔr·ɡəˌnɑɪ·zər/ a union organizer (Definition of organize from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

organize | Business English

organizeverb (UK also organise) uk /ˈɔːɡənaɪz/ us Add to word list Add to word list [ T ] to do or arrange things, plans, ideas, etc., according to a particular system so that they can be used or understood easily: I am trying to organize my office so I can work more efficiently. He will need some help organizing his schedule for the coming month. The department is organized into three groups, each with its own area of responsibility.organize sth by sth The conference program is organized by topic. [ T ] to make arrangements for something to happen: This event was organized by a committee of city employees and local business owners. She has been designated to organize the meeting. They had organized a car to pick me up at the airport. [ I or T ]   HR, WORKPLACE to form, join, or help someone to join a trade union: Labor unions are pushing a bill in the legislature that would make it easier for them to organize. (Definition of organize from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of organize

organize The rest of the paper is organized as follows. From the Cambridge English Corpus The remainder of the paper is organized as follows. From the Cambridge English Corpus The rest of this paper is organized as follows. From the Cambridge English Corpus The remainder of this paper is organized as follows. From the Cambridge English Corpus The style of writing is rigorous and clear, and the material is well organized. From the Cambridge English Corpus They are retinotopically organized and too fast for an involvement of higher-level representations. From the Cambridge English Corpus Where communities are less well organized, the ability to use events to improve policy is reduced, even if policy making appears to be event-driven. From the Cambridge English Corpus The remaining sections of this paper is organized as follows. From the Cambridge English Corpus The rules for organizing frameworks and assigning surfaces to them are complex and not fully-understood. From the Cambridge English Corpus In a second step, codification tables were created and material was organized according to these themes. From the Cambridge English Corpus If the cortex were organized in this manner, one would suspect that experimental results would have established such themes, as it has for subcortical structures. From the Cambridge English Corpus This review of assessment research might be organized around assessment or curriculum themes. From the Cambridge English Corpus While the volume is not organized according to themes, a number of themes emerge. From the Cambridge English Corpus Municipalities in charge of organizing services (thereby determining the need for staff) have no say in higher education policy. From the Cambridge English Corpus Thus, in my view, it is an advantage to organize the analysis in those terms. From the Cambridge English Corpus See all examples of organize These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. What is the pronunciation of organize?

Translations of organize

in Chinese (Traditional) 安排, 組織, 籌劃… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 安排, 组织, 筹划… See more in Spanish organizar… See more in Portuguese organizar, ordenar… See more in Marathi in Japanese in Turkish in French in Catalan in Dutch in Tamil in Hindi in Gujarati in Danish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Urdu in Ukrainian in Telugu in Bengali in Czech in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Korean in Italian आयोजन करणे, रचणे, शिस्तीने वागवणे… See more 企画する, 組織する, 企画（きかく）する… See more planlamak, düzenlemek, tertiplemek… See more organiser, (se) syndiquer… See more organitzar… See more organiseren… See more ஏதாவது நடக்க ஏற்பாடுகள் செய்ய, ஒரு குறிப்பிட்ட அமைப்பின் படி ஏதாவது செய்ய அல்லது ஏற்பாடு செய்ய… See more (किसी कार्यक्रम या गतिविधि की) व्यवस्था करना, (किसी प्रणाली के अनुसार) व्यवस्थित करना… See more આયોજન કરવું, ગોઠવો (કોઈપણ સિસ્ટમ મુજબ)… See more arrangere, organisere… See more organisera, arrangera, organisatör… See more mengatur, menubuhkan… See more organisieren… See more organisere, arrangere, ordne… See more منظم کرنا, اہتمام کرنا, ترتیب دینا… See more організовувати, влаштовувати… See more ఏదైనా జరగడానికి ఏర్పాట్లు చేయు, నిర్వహించు, ఒక నిర్దిష్ట పద్దతి ప్రకారం ఏదైనా చేయడం లేదా ఏర్పాటు చేయడం… See more সংগঠিত করা, আয়োজন করা… See more organizovat, zorganizovat… See more menyelenggarakan, mengorganisir… See more จัดตั้ง, จัดตั้งเป็นองค์กร… See more tổ chức, thành lập… See more organizować, (z)organizować, zrzeszać… See more 구성하다… See more organizzare… See more Need a translator?

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    • Verb 
      • organize (ARRANGE)
      • organize (MAKE A SYSTEM)
  • American   
    • Verb 
      • organize (PLAN)
      • organize (MAKE A SYSTEM)
    • Noun 
      • organizer
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