Meaning of organise in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Verb
    1. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

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  1. Verb

    organise

    Definitions

    1. bring order and organization to

    Examples

    • « Can you help me organize my files? »

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  2. 2. create (as an entity)

    Examples

    • « social groups form everywhere »
    • « They formed a company »

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  3. 3. form or join a union

    Examples

    • « The autoworkers decided to unionize »

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  4. 4. cause to be structured or ordered or operating according to some principle or idea

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  5. 5. arrange by systematic planning and united effort

    Examples

    • « machinate a plot »
    • « organize a strike »
    • « devise a plan to take over the director's office »

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  6. 6. plan and direct (a complex undertaking)

    Examples

    • « he masterminded the robbery »

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Famous quotes

  • « Religion enabled society to organise itself to debate goodness, just as Greek drama had once done. »
    Edward Bond
  • « I'm taking one thing at a time. With the children and launching my solo career it would drive me to a nervous breakdown if I tried to organise a wedding on top of that. »
    Natasha Hamilton
  • « What has happened to the good old-fashioned travel agent? I want to go to a really posh travel agent and have them organise everything for me. I don't want to do things on the Internet. »
    Jenny Eclair
  • « Come forward as servants of Islam, organise the people economically, socially, educationally and politically and I am sure that you will be a power that will be accepted by everybody. »
    Muhammad Ali Jinnah

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