rearrange
Britishverb
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to put (something) into a new order
to rearrange the lighting
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to put (something) back in its original order after it has been displaced
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to fix a new date or time for (something postponed)
to rearrange a match
Other Word Forms
- rearrangement noun
- rearranger noun
Example Sentences
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Ms Jones's son's birthday party, which was scheduled to take place in January, has also had to be rearranged.
From BBC
More or less every every car I drive and you look at the licence plates and how can I rearrange those letters, or that number, or something.
From BBC
Carolina Medrano, 38, a store employee who on Monday evening rearranged twinkling gold chains, said that even with the discount, business had still been “super slow.”
From Los Angeles Times
“I was like, OK, I’m going to have to rearrange this. There’s like trumpets and strings, and I’m like, ‘I’m only doing piano.’”
From Los Angeles Times
Companies have also gotten better at mitigating the cost—securing exemptions, raising prices, cutting spending and rearranging supply chains.
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