"organise" meaning in English

See organise in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-organise.wav [US] Forms: organises [present, singular, third-person], organising [participle, present], organised [participle, past], organised [past]
Etymology: From Middle French organiser. Etymology templates: {{der|en|frm|organiser}} Middle French organiser Head templates: {{en-verb}} organise (third-person singular simple present organises, present participle organising, simple past and past participle organised)
  1. (British spelling) Standard spelling of organize. Tags: UK Synonyms: organize [US] Derived forms: organised crime, organiser, organisation
    Sense id: en-organise-en-verb-ETlFgujC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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