rearrange

re·ar·range

R0073700 (rē′ə-rānj′)tr.v. re·ar·ranged, re·ar·rang·ing, re·ar·rang·es To change the arrangement of.

re′ar·range′ment n.

rearrange

(ˌriːəˈreɪndʒ) vb (tr) 1. to put (something) into a new order: to rearrange the lighting. 2. to put (something) back in its original order after it has been displaced3. to fix a new date or time for (something postponed): to rearrange a match. ˌrearˈranger n ˌrearˈrangement n

rearrange

Past participle: rearranged
Gerund: rearranging

Imperative
rearrange
rearrange

Present
I rearrange
you rearrange
he/she/it rearranges
we rearrange
you rearrange
they rearrange

Preterite
I rearranged
you rearranged
he/she/it rearranged
we rearranged
you rearranged
they rearranged

Present Continuous
I am rearranging
you are rearranging
he/she/it is rearranging
we are rearranging
you are rearranging
they are rearranging

Present Perfect
I have rearranged
you have rearranged
he/she/it has rearranged
we have rearranged
you have rearranged
they have rearranged

Past Continuous
I was rearranging
you were rearranging
he/she/it was rearranging
we were rearranging
you were rearranging
they were rearranging

Past Perfect
I had rearranged
you had rearranged
he/she/it had rearranged
we had rearranged
you had rearranged
they had rearranged

Future
I will rearrange
you will rearrange
he/she/it will rearrange
we will rearrange
you will rearrange
they will rearrange

Future Perfect
I will have rearranged
you will have rearranged
he/she/it will have rearranged
we will have rearranged
you will have rearranged
they will have rearranged

Future Continuous
I will be rearranging
you will be rearranging
he/she/it will be rearranging
we will be rearranging
you will be rearranging
they will be rearranging

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been rearranging
you have been rearranging
he/she/it has been rearranging
we have been rearranging
you have been rearranging
they have been rearranging

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been rearranging
you will have been rearranging
he/she/it will have been rearranging
we will have been rearranging
you will have been rearranging
they will have been rearranging

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been rearranging
you had been rearranging
he/she/it had been rearranging
we had been rearranging
you had been rearranging
they had been rearranging

Conditional
I would rearrange
you would rearrange
he/she/it would rearrange
we would rearrange
you would rearrange
they would rearrange

Past Conditional
I would have rearranged
you would have rearranged
he/she/it would have rearranged
we would have rearranged
you would have rearranged
they would have rearranged

Thesaurus

Verb

rearrange - put into a new order or arrangement; "Please rearrange these files"; "rearrange the furniture in my room"recode - put into a different code; rearrange mentally; "People recode and restructure information in order to remember it"reshuffle - reorganize and assign posts to different people; "The new Prime Minister reshuffled his cabinet"arrange, set up - put into a proper or systematic order; "arrange the books on the shelves in chronological order"

rearrange

verb1. reorganize, regroup, move round, reposition, change round, switch round A waiter was rapidly rearranging tables for the big group.2. reschedule, alter, adjust, reshuffle, reorganize, reorder, rejig You may cancel or rearrange the appointment.

Translations

再排列重新安排

rearrange

(riːəˈreindʒ) verb to change the position of; to arrange differently. We'll rearrange the chairs. 重新安排，再排列 ˌreaˈrrangement noun重新安排

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rearrange (the) deckchairs on the Titanic

To partake in or undertake some task, activity, or course of action that will ultimately prove trivial or futile in its possible effect or outcome. Primarily heard in UK, Australia. For all his blustering about overhauling the education system, the prime minister might as well have been rearranging the deckchairs on the Titanic for all the good these proposals will do. You're applying for arts council funding? Why don't you just rearrange deckchairs on the Titanic while you're at it?See also: deckchairs, on, rearrange, titanic

be like rearranging (the) deckchairs on the Titanic

To be a task, activity, or course of action that will ultimately prove trivial or futile in its possible effect or outcome. You're giving the baby a bath before we eat spaghetti? That's like rearranging deckchairs on the Titanic.See also: deckchairs, like, on, rearrange, titanic

rearrange (one's) face

1. To change one's facial expression, especially to hide a negative feeling or reaction. Hearing the news filled me with shock and despair, so I took a moment to rearrange my face before returning to the table.2. To badly damage or mutilate one's face by violently attacking it. He threatened to rearrange my face if I didn't give him everything in my pockets. He's a towering bulk of man who could rearrange your face with a single punch.See also: face, rearrange

rearrange someone's face

injure or mutilate someone's face by hitting it. informalSee also: face, rearrange

rearrange the ˌdeckchairs on the Tiˈtanic

if something is like rearranging the deckchairs on the Titanic, it is an activity that is not worth doing because it cannot improve the situation: None of the staff believe that the new system will improve anything. It’s simply a case of rearranging the deckchairs on the Titanic.This expression refers to the famous ship that sank after hitting an iceberg on its first voyage.See also: deckchairs, on, rearrange, titanic

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rearrange (the) deckchairs on the Titanic

be like rearranging (the) deckchairs on the Titanic

rearrange (one's) face

rearrange someone's face

rearrange the ˌdeckchairs on the Tiˈtanic

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Synonyms for rearrange

verb reorganize

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verb reschedule

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verb put into a new order or arrangement

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