Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense organizes, present participle organizing, past tense, past participle organizedregional note: in BRIT, also use organise
1. verb
If you organize an event or activity, you make sure that the necessary arrangements are made.
In the end, we all decided to organize a concert for Easter. [VERB noun]
...a two-day meeting organised by the United Nations. [VERB noun]
The initial mobilisation was well organised. [VERB noun]
2. verb
If you organize something that someone wants or needs, you make sure that it is provided.
I will organize transport. [VERB noun]
We asked them to organize coffee and sandwiches. [VERB noun]
3. verb
If you organize a set of things, you arrange them in an ordered way or give them a structure.
He began to organize his materials. [VERB noun]
She took a hasty cup of coffee and tried to organize her scattered thoughts. [VERB noun]
...the way in which the Army is organised. [VERB noun]
Synonyms: put in order, arrange, group, list More Synonyms of organize
4. verb
If you organize yourself, you plan your work and activities in an ordered, efficient way.
...changing the way you organize yourself. [VERB pronoun-reflexive]
Go right ahead, I'm sure you don't need me to organize you. [VERB noun]
Get organised and get going. [VERB-ed]
5. verb
If someone organizes workers or if workers organize, they form a group or society such as a trade union in order to have more power.
...helping to organize women working abroad. [VERB noun]
It's the first time farmers have decided to organize. [VERB]
...organised labour. [VERB-ed]
More Synonyms of organize
organize in British English
or organise (ˈɔːɡəˌnaɪz)
verb
1.
to form (parts or elements of something) into a structured whole; coordinate
2. (transitive)
to arrange methodically or in order
3. (transitive)
to provide with an organic structure
4. (transitive)
to enlist (the workers) of (a factory, concern, or industry) in a trade union
5. (intransitive)
to join or form an organization or trade union
6. (transitive) informal
to put (oneself) in an alert and responsible frame of mind
Word origin
C15: from Medieval Latin organizare, from Latin organumorgan
organize in American English
(ˈɔrgəˌnaɪz)
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈorganˌized or ˈorganˌizing
1.
to provide with an organic structure
; esp.,
a.
to arrange in an orderly way
to organize files
b.
to make into a whole with unified and coherent relationships
to organize an essay
c.
to make plans or arrange for
to organize a campaign
2.
to bring into being; establish
to organize a corporation
3.
to persuade to join in some common cause or some organization
; specif.,
a.
to enlist in, or cause to form, a labor union
b. US
to enlist the employees of (an industry, business, etc.) in a labor union
4. Informal
to set (oneself) into an orderly state of mind
verb intransitive
5.
to become organized
6. US
to join in some common cause or form some organization, esp. a labor union
Derived forms
organizable (ˈorganˌizable)
adjective
Word origin
ME organyzen < ML organizare < L organum: see organ
Examples of 'organize' in a sentence
organize
We have organized a support group to help them know that others understand and care.
Christianity Today (2000)
The answer depends on how the union is organized.
Miller, Roger LeRoy & Fishe, Raymond P. H. Microeconomics: Price Theory in Practice (1995)
You want to relax and get organized to make some use of your precious few free hours.
Hopkins, Tom The Guide to Greatness in Sales (1994)
Work and task have to be structured and organized.
Peter F. Drucker MANAGEMENT: task, responsibilities, practices (1974)
Human beings are social animals because they live together in organized groups that we call societies.
Sanderson, Stephen K. Macrosociology: An Introduction to Human Societies (1995)
Suppose the workers organize a labor union.
Miller, Roger LeRoy & Fishe, Raymond P. H. Microeconomics: Price Theory in Practice (1995)
It is organized to make change into norm.
Peter F. Drucker MANAGEMENT: task, responsibilities, practices (1974)
It was not organized in a way that made the best use of its superior resources.
Abshire, David M. Preventing World War III - A Realistic Grand Strategy (1988)
Whether subjects used one of the expository structures to organize their recall of text was examined.
Pressley, Michael & McCormick, Christine Advanced Educational Psychology For Educators, Researchers and Policymakers, (1995)
This means that the members of a society must first organize themselves in workable household arrangements before they organize their descent patterns.
Sanderson, Stephen K. Macrosociology: An Introduction to Human Societies (1995)
There is also some payment for the managing agents' time in organizing the scheme.
Brown, Muriel & Payne Sarah Introduction to Social Administration in Britain (1990)
In the process of organizing society to produce exchange values, income is distributed.
Henry, John F The Making of Neoclassical Economics (1990)
That is, they organize human activity.
Low, Nicholas Politics, Planning and the State (1990)
In any properly organized society, all new mothers would be waited on hand and foot for at least a fortnight.
Rowbotham, Sheila The Past is Before Us - feminism in action since the 1960s (1989)
Each company in the group provides a budget, and anyone in the company can come up with an idea for and organize an activity.
Corporate Research Foundation TOP MARKETING AND MEDIA COMPANIES IN THE UK (2002)
Joint enterprises are free to use and organize labour as they see fit, but they must conform to Soviet labour laws.
Aganbegyan, Abel Inside Perestroika: The Future of the Soviet Economy (1990)
They occur only when a unit is first organized for purposes of collective bargaining (although a new bargaining agent may be elected from time to time).
Tompkins, Jonathan Human Resource Management in Government (1995)
In other languages
organize
British English: organize /ˈɔːɡəˌnaɪz/ VERB
If you organize an activity or event, you make all the arrangements for it.
We decided to organize a concert.
American English: organize
Arabic: يُنَظِّمُ
Brazilian Portuguese: organizar
Chinese: 组织
Croatian: organizirati
Czech: organizovat
Danish: organisere
Dutch: organiseren
European Spanish: organizar
Finnish: järjestää
French: organiser
German: organisieren
Greek: οργανώνω
Italian: organizzare
Japanese: 組織する
Korean: 조직하다
Norwegian: organisere
Polish: zorganizować
European Portuguese: organizar
Romanian: a organiza
Russian: организовывать
Latin American Spanish: organizar
Swedish: organisera
Thai: จัดการ
Turkish: organize etmek
Ukrainian: організовувати
Vietnamese: tổ chức
Chinese translation of 'organize'
organize
(ˈɔːɡənaɪz)
vt
(= arrange)[activity, event]组(組)织(織) (zǔzhī)
(= order) 整理 (zhěnglǐ)
1 (verb)
Definition
to plan and arrange (something)
We need someone to help organize our campaign.
Synonyms
arrange
She arranged an appointment for Friday afternoon.
run
plan
I had been planning a trip to the West Coast.
form
You may want to form a company to buy a joint freehold.
prepare
He said the government must prepare an emergency plan for evacuation.
establish
They established the school in 1989.
set up
shape
schedule
No new talks are scheduled.
frame
A convention was set up to frame a constitution.
look after
be responsible for
construct
The boxes should be constructed from rough-sawn timber.
constitute
devise
We devised a scheme to help him.
put together
take care of
see to (informal)
get together
marshal
contrive
The oil companies were accused of contriving a shortage of gasoline to justify price increases.
get going
coordinate
fix up
straighten out
lay the foundations of
lick into shape
jack up (New Zealand, informal)
Opposites
upset,
confuse
,
disrupt
2 (verb)
Definition
to arrange systematically
He began to organize his papers.
Synonyms
put in order
arrange
He started to arrange the books in piles.
group
The fact sheets are grouped into seven sections.
list
The students were asked to list their favourite sports.
file
Papers are filed alphabetically.
index
catalogue
The Royal Greenwich Observatory was founded to observe and catalogue the stars.
classify
Rocks can be classified according to their mode of origin.
codify
The latest draft of the agreement codifies the panel's decision.
pigeonhole
I don't want to be pigeonholed as a kids' presenter.
tabulate
Results for the test program haven't been tabulated yet.
inventory
systematize
The way to stay on top is to systematize your approach.
dispose
He was preparing to dispose his effects about the room.
Opposites
scramble
,
mix up
,
muddle
,
jumble
,
disorganize
Additional synonyms
in the sense of catalogue
Definition
to enter (an item) in a catalogue
The Royal Greenwich Observatory was founded to observe and catalogue the stars.
Synonyms
list,
file,
index,
register,
classify,
inventory,
accession,
tabulate,
alphabetize
in the sense of classify
Definition
to arrange or order by classes
Rocks can be classified according to their mode of origin.
Synonyms
categorize,
sort,
file,
rank,
arrange,
grade,
catalogue,
codify,
pigeonhole,
tabulate,
systematize
in the sense of codify
Definition
to organize or collect together (rules or procedures) systematically
The latest draft of the agreement codifies the panel's decision.
Synonyms
systematize,
catalogue,
classify,
summarize,
tabulate,
collect,
organize,
digest,
condense
Synonyms of 'organize'
organize
Explore 'organize' in the dictionary
Additional synonyms
in the sense of construct
Definition
to build or put together
The boxes should be constructed from rough-sawn timber.
Synonyms
build,
make,
form,
create,
design,
raise,
establish,
set up,
fashion,
shape,
engineer,
frame,
manufacture,
put up,
assemble,
put together,
erect,
fabricate
in the sense of contrive
Definition
to devise or construct ingeniously
The oil companies were accused of contriving a shortage of gasoline to justify price increases.
Synonyms
devise,
plan,
fabricate,
create,
design,
scheme,
engineer,
frame,
manufacture,
plot,
construct,
invent,
improvise,
concoct,
wangle (informal),
effect,
bring about,
hit upon
in the sense of devise
Definition
to work out (something) in one's mind
We devised a scheme to help him.
Synonyms
work out,
plan,
form,
design,
imagine,
frame,
arrange,
plot,
construct,
invent,
conceive,
formulate,
contrive,
dream up,
concoct,
think up
in the sense of dispose
Definition
to arrange or place in a particular way
He was preparing to dispose his effects about the room.
Synonyms
arrange,
put,
place,
group,
set,
order,
stand,
range,
settle,
fix,
rank,
distribute,
array
in the sense of establish
Definition
to create or set up (an organization, link, etc.)
They established the school in 1989.
Synonyms
set up,
found,
start,
create,
institute,
organize,
install,
constitute,
inaugurate
in the sense of file
Definition
to place (a document) in a file
Papers are filed alphabetically.
Synonyms
arrange,
order,
classify,
put in place,
slot in (informal),
categorize,
pigeonhole,
put in order
in the sense of form
Definition
to come or bring into existence
You may want to form a company to buy a joint freehold.
Synonyms
establish,
start,
found,
launch,
set up,
invent,
devise,
put together,
bring about,
contrive
in the sense of frame
Definition
to create and develop (plans or a policy)
A convention was set up to frame a constitution.
Synonyms
devise,
plan,
form,
shape,
institute,
draft,
compose,
sketch,
forge,
put together,
conceive,
hatch,
draw up,
formulate,
contrive,
map out,
concoct,
cook up,
block out
in the sense of group
Definition
to put into or form into a group
The fact sheets are grouped into seven sections.
Synonyms
arrange,
order,
sort,
class,
range,
gather,
organize,
assemble,
put together,
classify,
dispose,
marshal,
bracket,
assort
in the sense of list
Definition
to include in a list
The students were asked to list their favourite sports.
Synonyms
itemize,
record,
note,
enter,
file,
schedule,
index,
register,
catalogue,
write down,
enrol,
set down,
enumerate,
note down,
tabulate
Additional synonyms
in the sense of pigeonhole
Definition
to classify or categorize
I don't want to be pigeonholed as a kids' presenter.
Synonyms
classify,
label,
characterize,
categorize,
catalogue,
codify,
compartmentalize,
ghettoize
in the sense of plan
Definition
to form a plan (for)
I had been planning a trip to the West Coast.
Synonyms
devise,
arrange,
prepare,
scheme,
frame,
plot,
draft,
organize,
outline,
invent,
formulate,
contrive,
think out,
concoct
in the sense of prepare
Definition
to make or get ready
He said the government must prepare an emergency plan for evacuation.
Synonyms
make or get ready,
arrange,
draw up,
form,
fashion,
get up (informal),
construct,
assemble,
contrive,
put together,
make provision,
put in order,
jack up (New Zealand, informal)
in the sense of schedule
Definition
to plan and arrange (something) to happen at a certain time
No new talks are scheduled.
Synonyms
plan,
set up,
book,
programme,
arrange,
organize,
timetable
in the sense of systematize
Definition
to arrange (information) in a system
The way to stay on top is to systematize your approach.
Synonyms
arrange,
organize,
rationalize,
sequence,
regulate,
classify,
dispose,
standardize,
tabulate,
put in order,
make uniform,
schematize,
methodize
in the sense of tabulate
Definition
to arrange (information) in rows and columns
Results for the test program haven't been tabulated yet.