"organize" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ˈɔɹɡənaɪz/ [General-American], /ˈɔːɡənaɪz/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-organize.wav [Southern-England] Forms: organizes [present, singular, third-person], organizing [participle, present], organized [participle, past], organized [past], no-table-tags [table-tags], organize [infinitive]
Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French organiser, from Medieval Latin organizō, from Latin organum (“organ”); see organ. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|frm|organiser}} Middle French organiser, {{der|en|ML.|organizō}} Medieval Latin organizō, {{der|en|la|organum|t=organ}} Latin organum (“organ”), {{l|en|organ}} organ Head templates: {{en-verb}} organize (third-person singular simple present organizes, present participle organizing, simple past and past participle organized) Inflection templates: {{en-conj|old=1|stem=organiz}}
  1. (transitive) To arrange in working order. Tags: transitive Translations (to arrange in working order): organizoj (Albanian), συνίστημι (sunístēmi) (Ancient Greek), نَظَّمَ (naẓẓama) (Arabic), կազմակերպել (kazmakerpel) (Armenian), դասավորել (dasavorel) (Armenian), устройвам (ustrojvam) (Bulgarian), organitzar (Catalan), 組織 (Chinese Mandarin), 组织 (zǔzhī) (Chinese Mandarin), uspořádat (Czech), zorganizovat (Czech), srovnat (Czech), organisere (Danish), organiseren (Dutch), järjestää (Finnish), järjestellä (Finnish), organiser (French), organizar (Galician), argallar (Galician), organisieren (German), व्यवस्था करना (vyavasthā karnā) (Hindi), szervez (Hungarian), megszervez (Hungarian), rendez (Hungarian), skipuleggja (Icelandic), organizzare (Italian), 組織する (soshiki suru) (alt: そしきする) (Japanese), រៀបចំ (riəp cɑm) (Khmer), ចាត់ចែង (cat caeŋ) (Khmer), 조직하다 (jojikhada) (Korean), ordinō (Latin), organizēt (Latvian), организира (organizira) [imperfective, perfective] (Macedonian), mengatur (Malay), upanga (Ngazidja Comorian), organizar (Occitan), سامان دادن (sâmân dâdan) (Persian), organizować [imperfective] (Polish), zorganizować [perfective] (Polish), organizar (Portuguese), paway (Quechua), organiza (Romanian), organisar (Romansch), организо́вывать (organizóvyvatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), организова́ть (organizovátʹ) [perfective] (Russian), organizar (Spanish), kupanga (Swahili), organisera (Swedish), sắp xếp (Vietnamese), tổ chức (Vietnamese), organizer (Walloon), arindjî (Walloon), trefnu (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-organize-en-verb-PHQHAS4b Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 31 3 3 25 Disambiguation of 'to arrange in working order': 80 10 1 3 7
  2. (transitive) To constitute in parts, each having a special function, act, office, or relation; to systematize. Tags: transitive Translations (to constitute in parts, each having a special function; to systematize): organizoj (Albanian), կազմակերպել (kazmakerpel) (Armenian), организирам (organiziram) (Bulgarian), zatřídit (Czech), utřídit (Czech), roztřídit (Czech), zorganizovat (Czech), organiseren (Dutch), muodostaa (Finnish), koostua [passive] (Finnish), organisieren (German), ordinō (Latin), организо́вывать (organizóvyvatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), организова́ть (organizovátʹ) [perfective] (Russian), organizar (Spanish), sắp xếp (Vietnamese), tổ chức (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-organize-en-verb-voSSQtho Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 31 3 3 25 Disambiguation of 'to constitute in parts, each having a special function; to systematize': 11 69 2 10 9
  3. (transitive, chiefly used in the past participle) To furnish with organs; to give an organic structure to; to endow with capacity for the functions of life Tags: transitive Translations (to furnish with organs; to give organic structure to; to endow with capacity for functions of life): zorganizovat (Czech), organizovat (Czech), organizovat se (Czech), järjestää (Finnish), organisoida (Finnish), panga (Swahili)
    Sense id: en-organize-en-verb-2dKRE5x7 Disambiguation of 'to furnish with organs; to give organic structure to; to endow with capacity for functions of life': 2 5 89 2 2
  4. (transitive, music) To sing in parts. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Music Translations (To sing in parts; to organize an anthem): panga (Swahili)
    Sense id: en-organize-en-verb-hy5i~Tri Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music Disambiguation of 'To sing in parts; to organize an anthem': 4 18 1 76 2
  5. (transitive, intransitive) To band together into a group or union that can bargain and act collectively; to unionize. Tags: intransitive, transitive
    Sense id: en-organize-en-verb-ZlKQft3b Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 31 3 3 25
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: organise (english: non-Oxford British English) Derived forms: organization, organized, organizer, reorganize, self-organize

Inflected forms

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          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
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          "word": "argallar"
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          "sense": "to arrange in working order",
          "word": "organizzare"
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          "alt": "そしきする",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
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          "code": "km",
          "lang": "Khmer",
          "roman": "cat caeŋ",
          "sense": "to arrange in working order",
          "word": "ចាត់ចែង"
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          "_dis1": "80 10 1 3 7",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "jojikhada",
          "sense": "to arrange in working order",
          "word": "조직하다"
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          "_dis1": "80 10 1 3 7",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "to arrange in working order",
          "word": "ordinō"
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          "_dis1": "80 10 1 3 7",
          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "to arrange in working order",
          "word": "organizēt"
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          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "organizira",
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          "word": "организира"
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          "_dis1": "80 10 1 3 7",
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "to arrange in working order",
          "word": "mengatur"
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          "_dis1": "80 10 1 3 7",
          "code": "zdj",
          "lang": "Ngazidja Comorian",
          "sense": "to arrange in working order",
          "word": "upanga"
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          "_dis1": "80 10 1 3 7",
          "code": "oc",
          "lang": "Occitan",
          "sense": "to arrange in working order",
          "word": "organizar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 10 1 3 7",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "sâmân dâdan",
          "sense": "to arrange in working order",
          "word": "سامان دادن"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 10 1 3 7",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to arrange in working order",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "organizować"
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          "_dis1": "80 10 1 3 7",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to arrange in working order",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "zorganizować"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 10 1 3 7",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to arrange in working order",
          "word": "organizar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 10 1 3 7",
          "code": "qu",
          "lang": "Quechua",
          "sense": "to arrange in working order",
          "word": "paway"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 10 1 3 7",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "to arrange in working order",
          "word": "organiza"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 10 1 3 7",
          "code": "rm",
          "lang": "Romansch",
          "sense": "to arrange in working order",
          "word": "organisar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 10 1 3 7",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "organizóvyvatʹ",
          "sense": "to arrange in working order",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "организо́вывать"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 10 1 3 7",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "organizovátʹ",
          "sense": "to arrange in working order",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "организова́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 10 1 3 7",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to arrange in working order",
          "word": "organizar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 10 1 3 7",
          "code": "sw",
          "lang": "Swahili",
          "sense": "to arrange in working order",
          "word": "kupanga"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "80 10 1 3 7",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "to arrange in working order",
          "word": "organisera"
        },
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          "_dis1": "80 10 1 3 7",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "to arrange in working order",
          "word": "sắp xếp"
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          "_dis1": "80 10 1 3 7",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "to arrange in working order",
          "word": "tổ chức"
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          "_dis1": "80 10 1 3 7",
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          "lang": "Walloon",
          "sense": "to arrange in working order",
          "word": "organizer"
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          "_dis1": "80 10 1 3 7",
          "code": "wa",
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          "sense": "to arrange in working order",
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          "code": "hy",
          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "kazmakerpel",
          "sense": "to constitute in parts, each having a special function; to systematize",
          "word": "կազմակերպել"
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          "_dis1": "11 69 2 10 9",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "organiziram",
          "sense": "to constitute in parts, each having a special function; to systematize",
          "word": "организирам"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 69 2 10 9",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
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          "word": "zatřídit"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 69 2 10 9",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "to constitute in parts, each having a special function; to systematize",
          "word": "utřídit"
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        {
          "_dis1": "11 69 2 10 9",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "to constitute in parts, each having a special function; to systematize",
          "word": "roztřídit"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 69 2 10 9",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "to constitute in parts, each having a special function; to systematize",
          "word": "zorganizovat"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 69 2 10 9",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "to constitute in parts, each having a special function; to systematize",
          "word": "organiseren"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 69 2 10 9",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to constitute in parts, each having a special function; to systematize",
          "word": "muodostaa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 69 2 10 9",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to constitute in parts, each having a special function; to systematize",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "koostua"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 69 2 10 9",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to constitute in parts, each having a special function; to systematize",
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      "word": "組織"
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      "word": "uspořádat"
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      "code": "cs",
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      "word": "skipuleggja"
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      "word": "조직하다"
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      "code": "ms",
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      "word": "mengatur"
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      "code": "fa",
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      "word": "سامان دادن"
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      "word": "paway"
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      "code": "rm",
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to arrange in working order",
      "word": "organizar"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "to arrange in working order",
      "word": "kupanga"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to arrange in working order",
      "word": "organisera"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "to arrange in working order",
      "word": "sắp xếp"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "to arrange in working order",
      "word": "tổ chức"
    },
    {
      "code": "wa",
      "lang": "Walloon",
      "sense": "to arrange in working order",
      "word": "organizer"
    },
    {
      "code": "wa",
      "lang": "Walloon",
      "sense": "to arrange in working order",
      "word": "arindjî"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "to arrange in working order",
      "word": "trefnu"
    },
    {
      "code": "sq",
      "lang": "Albanian",
      "sense": "to constitute in parts, each having a special function; to systematize",
      "word": "organizoj"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "kazmakerpel",
      "sense": "to constitute in parts, each having a special function; to systematize",
      "word": "կազմակերպել"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "organiziram",
      "sense": "to constitute in parts, each having a special function; to systematize",
      "word": "организирам"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to constitute in parts, each having a special function; to systematize",
      "word": "zatřídit"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to constitute in parts, each having a special function; to systematize",
      "word": "utřídit"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to constitute in parts, each having a special function; to systematize",
      "word": "roztřídit"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to constitute in parts, each having a special function; to systematize",
      "word": "zorganizovat"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to constitute in parts, each having a special function; to systematize",
      "word": "organiseren"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to constitute in parts, each having a special function; to systematize",
      "word": "muodostaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to constitute in parts, each having a special function; to systematize",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ],
      "word": "koostua"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to constitute in parts, each having a special function; to systematize",
      "word": "organisieren"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to constitute in parts, each having a special function; to systematize",
      "word": "ordinō"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "organizóvyvatʹ",
      "sense": "to constitute in parts, each having a special function; to systematize",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "организо́вывать"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "organizovátʹ",
      "sense": "to constitute in parts, each having a special function; to systematize",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "организова́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to constitute in parts, each having a special function; to systematize",
      "word": "organizar"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "to constitute in parts, each having a special function; to systematize",
      "word": "sắp xếp"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "to constitute in parts, each having a special function; to systematize",
      "word": "tổ chức"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to furnish with organs; to give organic structure to; to endow with capacity for functions of life",
      "word": "zorganizovat"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to furnish with organs; to give organic structure to; to endow with capacity for functions of life",
      "word": "organizovat"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to furnish with organs; to give organic structure to; to endow with capacity for functions of life",
      "word": "organizovat se"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to furnish with organs; to give organic structure to; to endow with capacity for functions of life",
      "word": "järjestää"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to furnish with organs; to give organic structure to; to endow with capacity for functions of life",
      "word": "organisoida"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "to furnish with organs; to give organic structure to; to endow with capacity for functions of life",
      "word": "panga"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "To sing in parts; to organize an anthem",
      "word": "panga"
    }
  ],
  "word": "organize"
}

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