rearrange
verb
re·ar·range
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rearranged;
rearranging
Definition of rearrange
: to arrange (something or someone) again in a different way
rearranged the flowers on the table rearrange the furniture I rearranged my hair/clothes/glasses. … anagrams, which are words or phrases rearranged to form different words or phrases.— Carolyn Phelan … massaging his knees while he talks, frequently rearranging himself into a more comfortable position.— Daniel Ross Sarah is more or less grimacing now …. In a minute, she'll rearrange her face to look cheerful.— Aurelie Sheehan … rearranging their lives … to go back to school, to get the education that was denied them or that they did not want when they were young.— Ruth Dorgan … thousands of people had to cancel or rearrange their travel plans.— Ken Young
Examples of rearrange in a Sentence
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Five Howard schools central office staff members are moving into new leadership roles and rearranging job duties, including not needing a chief financial officer. — Jess Nocera, baltimoresun.com, "Howard schools restructures leadership roles, no longer looking for a CFO," 19 Aug. 2019 The seats in eye-catching blue, purple or orange might be lined up in neat rows, or rearranged in a circle for face-to-face discussion. — NBC News, "Wobbly chairs and rolling desks: Schools are rethinking classroom design to encourage creativity," 22 June 2019 Baker installed a plywood backboard (to withstand kicks, scratches, and grip adjustments) then installed grips, which can be unscrewed and rearranged as kids grow—or become too adroit with one layout. — Hadley Keller, House Beautiful, "How to Create the World's Most Insane Playroom," 24 May 2019 Take advantage of moving and lifting straps to relieve some of the pain of rearranging even the heaviest pieces in your home. — cleveland.com, "The do’s and don’ts for rearranging, redecorating and renovating: Lindsay Benz," 18 Aug. 2019 The superhero movie boom, says Minow, has rearranged a great many pieces on the film-industry's chessboard, opening up a new four-quadrant genre. — Isaac Feldberg, Fortune, "Has Disney Cornered the Family Film Market as Rivals Hit Summer Slumps?," 15 Aug. 2019 Now, the Bloomington, Minnesota, pair rearrange up to nearly a thousand bouquets a month, with 150 volunteers working five days a week. — CBS News, ""It's doing something good": Two women brighten lives of seniors with memory loss," 15 Aug. 2019 The time-rearranging, tear-duct-straining This Is Us returns next month with a journey into the early ‘70s to learn more about a couple of Pearsons — specifically, the couple that started the Pearsons. — Dan Snierson, EW.com, "This Is Us season 4 first-look photos: Jack meets Rebecca's parents, Kevin has a new movie," 15 Aug. 2019 All the classroom furniture is also easily rearranged, for individual work or clustered into small groups. — Arika Herron, Indianapolis Star, "A slide, solar panels and tons of natural light: Peek inside the coolest new elementary school," 6 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'rearrange.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for rearrange
rearrange
verb
English Language Learners Definition of rearrange
: to change the position or order of (things)
: to change the position or order of the things in (something)
: to change the time or location of (something)
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rearrange
verb
re·ar·range
| \ ˌrē-ə-ˈrānj\
rearranged;
rearranging
Kids Definition of rearrange
: to arrange again usually in a different way
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