organize

organize is one of the 1000 most common headwords.

order - organize - original

Other spellings

• (UK) organise

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈɔrɡənaɪz/
• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈɔːɡənaɪz/

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• Hyphenation: or‧gan‧ize

Verb

Plain form organize

Third-person singular organizes

Past tense organized

Past participle organized

Present participle organizing

Organize is on the Academic Vocabulary List.

1. (transitive) When you organize something, you plan or arrange it.

   The student organized his class notes.

2. (intransitive) When you organize, you bring together many people for a united action.

   The dads organized to help their children in school.

Related words

• organizer
• organized
• organization