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

Kansas has single-handedly rearranged the Big 12 picture in the last three weeks, grim-reapering its way through Iowa State, BYU and Colorado. —J.j. Bailey, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024

Identifying the Real Problem When your teams aren’t performing, or morale feels off, the temptation is often to jump into quick fixes—tweaking metrics, rearranging team structures, or adding more training. —Aj Thomas, Forbes, 24 Nov. 2024

Fortunato affectionately rolls his eyes when Henderson insists he is finished rearranging. —David Foxley, Architectural Digest, 21 Nov. 2024

This includes a slightly larger font and rearranged text for easier visibility and smoother screen transition animations when swiping home from an app, for example. —PCMAG, 23 Oct. 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