rearrange

verb

re·​ar·​range ˌrē-ə-ˈrānj 

rearranged; rearranging

transitive verb

: 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

Recent Examples on the Web

The woman said everything was going well in their home until her mother-in-law became fixated on rearranging items in the kitchen. —Toria Sheffield, People.com, 22 Dec. 2024

Instead, Miller spent much of the project’s early days rearranging the floor plans, moving walls to convert a warren-like assemblage of rooms into multifunctional zones designed for work and play. —Jennifer Fernandez, Architectural Digest, 13 Dec. 2024

So why are local lions rearranging their schedules for people? —Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024

It can easily be completely rearranged as per the customer's wants, hopes and needs. —New Atlas, 26 Nov. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1778, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

rearrange

verb

re·​ar·​range

ˌrē-ə-ˈrānj

: to arrange again usually in a different way

rearranged the furniture

rearrangement noun