organizeor‧gan‧ize (also organise British English) /ˈɔːɡənaɪz $ ˈɔːr-/ ●●● S1 W2 verb 
The course was organized by a training company. Students need to learn how to organize their work.2[transitive] to manage a group of people who are doing something: The lawyer helped to organize a group of parents who took action for their children.organize yourself The scientists need to organize themselves and work as a team.3[transitive] to arrange something so that it is more ordered or happens in a more sensible way: He doesn’t need you to organize his life for him. Organize yourself to arrive at places on time.4[transitive] to arrange things in a particular order or pattern: We are learning about how genes are organized.5[intransitive, transitive] to form a trade union or persuade people to join one: The law gives workers the right to organize and bargain collectively.
VERB TABLE
organize
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | organize |
| he, she, it | organizes | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | organized |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have organized |
| he, she, it | has organized | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had organized |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will organize |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have organized |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am organizing |
| he, she, it | is organizing | |
| you, we, they | are organizing | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was organizing |
| you, we, they | were organizing | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been organizing |
| he, she, it | has been organizing | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been organizing |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be organizing |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been organizing |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Organize your notes very carefully before giving a speech.
- A key skill is the ability to organize information effectively.
- I've been asked to organize this year's Summer Carnival.
- I agreed to help organize the company picnic.
- I like the way you've organized the information in the report.
- Residents of the city have organized a boycott of the fast-food chain.
- Some day we should sit down and organize the photos from the trip.
- The book is organized into three sections.
- The paintings in the exhibition are organized into five sections.
- You might find that writing an outline will help you to organize your thoughts.
- You need to organize your financial records and figure out exactly how much money you owe.
- In the first skit, a second-rate star is organizing a Wild West charity benefit.
- Lawyers, politicians and environmentalists have called for such action at an international conference in London organized by Greenpeace.
- The five were previously imprisoned from June until October 1990 for allegedly organizing a political party - all parties are prohibited.
- The right to organize and direct the activities of others is built into the role of leader-manager.
THESAURUSto put in order
to put things in a particular order or position: · I like the way you’ve arranged the room.· a group of numbers arranged in any order
to arrange things in order according to a system, so that they are more effective or easier to use: · The book is organized into three sections.· How is the equipment organized?
to arrange a group of things so that one comes after the other in a particular order: · The books are ordered according to title.
to arrange things in groups, and give each group a title: · The towns were classified according to population size.
to arrange a group of things on the floor, on a table, on a shelf etc, ready to be used: · If we set out the chairs now, they’ll be ready for tonight’s meeting.
to be arranged according to a particular plan – used especially about cities, buildings, and pages: · Kyoto is laid out according to a grid system.
to arrange to do something to organize or make plans for something such as a meeting, party, or trip: · He had arranged to meet Marcia outside the restaurant.· The company arranges skiing trips.
especially British English spoken to arrange something, especially for someone else: · John had fixed up for me to give a talk.· I’ve fixed an appointment for you at the doctor’s.
(also -ise British English) to make the arrangements for an event, especially a big public event: · They had organized a protest against the war.
(also fix a time/date British English) to arrange for something to happen at a particular time or on a particular day: · Have you set a date for the wedding yet?· We fixed a time for me to visit.
to arrange to stay in a place, go to a theatre, travel on a plane etc: · I’ve booked the flight to Zurich.· He had reserved a table at the restaurant.
to arrange all the details of an event: · Uncle James is making all the funeral arrangements.
to put in order to put things in a particular order or position: · I like the way you’ve arranged the room.· a group of numbers arranged in any order
to arrange things in order according to a system, so that they are more effective or easier to use: · The book is organized into three sections.· How is the equipment organized?
to arrange a group of things so that one comes after the other in a particular order: · The books are ordered according to title.
to arrange things in groups, and give each group a title: · The towns were classified according to population size.
to arrange a group of things on the floor, on a table, on a shelf etc, ready to be used: · If we set out the chairs now, they’ll be ready for tonight’s meeting.
to be arranged according to a particular plan – used especially about cities, buildings, and pages: · Kyoto is laid out according to a grid system.
to arrange to do something to organize or make plans for something such as a meeting, party, or trip: · He had arranged to meet Marcia outside the restaurant.· The company arranges skiing trips.
especially British English spoken to arrange something, especially for someone else: · John had fixed up for me to give a talk.· I’ve fixed an appointment for you at the doctor’s.
(also -ise British English) to make the arrangements for an event, especially a big public event: · They had organized a protest against the war.
(also fix a time/date British English) to arrange for something to happen at a particular time or on a particular day: · Have you set a date for the wedding yet?· We fixed a time for me to visit.
to arrange to stay in a place, go to a theatre, travel on a plane etc: · I’ve booked the flight to Zurich.· He had reserved a table at the restaurant.
to arrange all the details of an event: · Uncle James is making all the funeral arrangements.
Longman Language Activatorto arrange something in a particular way also organise British to arrange something so that it is clear, effective, or tidy: · I like the way you've organized the information in the report.· You need to organize your financial records and figure out exactly how much money you owe.organize something into groups/piles/sections etc: · The paintings in the exhibition are organized into five sections.
to organize a group of things that is mixed up or untidy, or organize a lot of information that is confusing or unclear: sort out something: · After class we needed time to sort out the enormous amount of information we had been given.· First let's sort out all the pieces before we try putting them together.sort something out: · When are you going to sort all these files out?
to carefully organize a piece of writing or a system so that it is easy to understand or use: · I have structured the book so that the main points are revisited several times.· If we structure the meeting effectively, I think we should be able to cover everything.
when something is organized so that it works well also organised British arranged in a way that is effective and likely to be successful: · Tonight after supper we want to have a more organized discussion.· Bernstein was convinced that an organized effort had been made to conceal the facts of the case.· Anti-war dissent erupted into organized demonstrations several times in the Johnson administration.
also well-organised British organized in a careful and thorough way, so that everything works very well: · The exhibition was very well organized.· Both candidates ran effective well-organized campaigns.· A well-organized network of women's groups has led the call for equal rights.
information, methods, or systems that are structured are organized so that they have a clear and carefully organized structure that is easy to use or understand: · a structured learning plan· The situation has made us aware of the need for a more structured approach to dealing with prisoners' problems.well-structured: · Here are some steps for creating a well-structured document.highly structured: · The social workers' home visits are highly structured, with specific goals and learning objectives.
a business or organization that is well-run is efficient because of good management and organization: · The Klausner is a comfortable well-run hotel.· The city's transportation system is clean, safe, and well run.
a well-ordered place, organization, way of life etc has been carefully organized so that nothing goes wrong, nothing unexpected happens, and everything is where it should be: · Mary has such a well-ordered household - it makes ours look like total chaos.· The town was a neat, well-ordered, red brick town dotted with trees.
a situation in which everything is controlled, well organized, and correctly arranged: · Can we have a bit of order here? Someone straighten those desks out to start with!impose order (=give something order): · He developed a filing system to try to impose order on the mass of information.
when something is not organized well also disorganised British not arranged according to any kind of order or plan: · She gave a long disorganized speech that left everyone confused.totally/completely disorganized: · Her files were completely disorganized - she could never find anything she wanted.· a totally disorganized rescue effort
also badly organised British not well organized - use this about events or activities that are not successful, because they have not been planned well: · The festival was very badly organized - nobody seemed to know what they were doing.· There was widespread criticism that the relief operation was slow and badly organized.
a business or organization that is badly run produces bad results because it is badly managed or organized: · The company is not badly run, but it still has not made a profit.· Critics say that the mayor's office is badly run and corrupt.
extremely disorganized: · The city is a sprawling chaotic metropolis of some eight million residents.· Newscasts continued to broadcast images of the chaotic minutes after the shooting.· We flew on the day after Christmas and the situation at the airport was completely chaotic.
informal if a situation or event is a mess or a shambles , it is very badly organized or badly controlled, and nothing good or useful is being achieved: · The social security system in this country is a mess.a complete/hopeless etc mess: · The whole conference was a complete mess from start to finish.in a mess/shambles: · The prolonged war has left the nation's economy in a shambles.
if a group such as a political party is in disarray , it is disorganized and no longer effective, especially because the people who belong to it cannot agree with each other and cannot work together: · The defeated army retreated in disarray.in complete/total etc disarray: · The Democrats were in complete disarray after last year's disastrous elections.throw something into disarray (=make it become disorganized): · The chairman's resignation threw the organization into disarray.
a disorganized situation a situation in which everything or everyone seems to be extremely disorganized or completely out of control: · The earthquake caused widespread chaos throughout the region.in chaos: · When McNamara got the job, the department was in chaos.complete/utter/total etc chaos: · Passengers spoke of complete chaos as the fire spread through the ship.political/social/economic etc chaos: · Zbitski said the reform coalition must find a way to steer the country out of its political and economic chaos.
formal a situation in which things are disorganized or untidy, or people are disorganized and out of control: in disorder: · After several hours of fierce fighting, the rebel troops retreated in disorder.· The entire apartment was in disorder, but nothing seemed to have been stolen.civil/social/public disorder: · The country's civil war came at the end of a long period of social disorder.
a situation in which no one is sure what is happening and there is a lot of noise and activity: · The bombers escaped in the confusion following the explosion.· We made our way through the noise and confusion of the marketplace to our hotel.
someone who always organizes their work, life etc well also organised British · In order to do this job well, you have to be very organized.well-organized · Well-organized troops have succeeded in recapturing the town.
someone who is businesslike deals with people effectively and does not waste time on things that are not important: · Ted was friendly but businesslike and very much in charge.· Gates gave a brief, businesslike explanation of his plans for the company.· The representatives were serious businesslike diplomats who disliked small talk.
informal use this about someone who always thinks clearly and does things in a sensible, organized way that you admire: · You'll have to be a bit more together when you have kids.· Rosie's a really together person - she'll be great as the coordinator.
someone who organizes their work, life etc badly · Graham's far too disorganized to be a good teacher.· I'm sorry I'm so disorganized - I just haven't had time to get everything ready.completely/hopelessly disorganized · It's no use asking her to do anything - she's completely disorganized.
especially spoken use this to say that someone does not organize their work, life etc very well. Not very organized is not as strong as disorganized .: · He's a nice guy, but he's not very organized and he forgets a lot of things.· I'm not a very organized person - maybe you should ask somebody else to make the arrangements.
informal use this about someone who has not organized their work, life etc in a sensible way and therefore has been unable to be successful: · He hasn't got it together enough to go out and get a job.· Kim has to do all the wedding planning, because her fiancé just doesn't have it together.
to arrange a group of things or people to put a group of things or people in a particular order or position: arrange somebody/something: · Why don't you arrange the kids and I'll take their picture.· Coyle arranged the cushions and sat down on the sofa.arrange something in pairs/rows/groups etc: · The desks were arranged in pairs.arrange something/somebody in a circle: · Can you arrange yourselves in a circle so that everyone can see me?arrange something alphabetically (=according to the letters of the alphabet): · The books are arranged alphabetically, according to author.arrange something in order of height/importance etc: · If you have a lot of things to do, just make a list and arrange them in order of importance.
also organise British to arrange in order information, ideas etc according to a system, so that they will be more effective or easier to use: · Organize your notes very carefully before giving a speech.· You might find that writing an outline will help you to organize your thoughts.organize something into piles/groups etc: · The book is organized into three sections.
to arrange a group of things on the floor, on a table, on a shelf etc for people to use, take, or look at: set out something: · If we set out the chairs now, they'll be ready for tonight's meeting.set something out: · A waiter brought drinks and sandwiches, and set them out on a low table beside the pool.
if a town, building etc is laid out in a particular way, it is arranged in that way according to a particular plan: · I like the way your new office is laid out.be laid out according to: · Kyoto is laid out according to a grid system.
to arrange people or things in a line: line up somebody/something: · "Line up your men," said the police inspector.line somebody/something etc up: · He lined the dolls up from tallest to shortest.
to arrange a group of things so that one comes after the other in a particular order: · The psychology books are ordered according to title, not according to author.
to arrange things so that they are in the correct order: · He cleaned his desk and put his papers in order before locking up the office.put something in alphabetical/numerical order: · We need to put all the names in alphabetical order.
to arrange a group of things in a different way from before: · "This room looks different. Have you painted it?" "No, I just rearranged the furniture."· This program allows you to create and rearrange images on-screen with the click of a mouse button.
to arrange to do something or arrange for something to happen to make preparations for a meeting, party, journey etc, for example by choosing a suitable time and place and telling people about it: · Ann's arranging a surprise party for Russell's birthday.· We're going on Friday - it's all arranged.arrange to do something: · They arranged to meet the following day.arrange for somebody to do something: · He arranged for Andi to leave on the next flight home.it is arranged that: · It was arranged that our visitors should stay at a nearby hotel.
also organise British to make preparations for an event, especially a big public event that needs a lot of preparation and planning: · I've been asked to organize this year's Summer Carnival.· an exhibition organised by the local camera club
especially British, spoken to arrange something, especially for someone else, in order to help them or because they cannot arrange it for themselves: fix something/fix up something: · Don't worry, Jean has already fixed everything.· We have done our best to fix up a meeting but they haven't shown any interest.fix something/it/them up: · We need to get all the sales staff together for a conference - could I leave it to you to fix it up, Jane?fix it for somebody to do something: · She can fix it for you to see the show free if you want.
also fix a date/time/place British to arrange for something to happen on a particular date etc: · I'll have my secretary set a date and we'll meet for lunch.· We need to meet with Elaine this afternoon but I'm having trouble fixing a time.
especially British to arrange for something to happen on a particular date or time knowing that the arrangements may have to be changed later: pencil somebody/something/it/her etc in: · I'll pencil you in but we might have to change the meeting to Thursday.pencil in somebody/something: · Let's pencil in the 19th for now, and you get in touch later if you can't make it.pencil somebody/something in for: · Dates for the concerts are pencilled in for late next year.· You can pencil him in for the 8th but I'm afraid I might be out of town that day.
to arrange all the details of an event after you have decided what you are going to do: · Uncle Bill has made all the funeral arrangements.make the arrangements/take care of the arrangements for: · Margot and Paul went up to London to make the arrangements for the wedding.· The marketing people will take care of all the arrangements for the presentation.make arrangements to do something: · I made arrangements to see Alec while he was in town.
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COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES They are now trying to organize a boycott.
They are now trying to organize a boycott.· The administration organized a conference on Africa.
(=committed by large organizations of criminals)· the growing threats of terrorism and organized crime
· A large demonstration was organized by the opposition.
· The trust arranged an exhibition of his drawings in New York.
· Small children work best when they are organized into very small groups.
(=protest that people express by working together in an organized way)· The proposal was passed with no organized opposition.
· Local residents organized a petition against the closure of the library.
· She organized a protest outside the store.
· A rally organized by democratic movements was broken up by soldiers.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB· Nationalist and feminist women in Northern Ireland were organizing around basic issues of survival.· Ideas come to be organized around what the community as a whole or particular audiences find acceptable.· It has been organized around the three major publishing functions: editorial, production, marketing.· The rural community is now organized around the farm and farming and defined in opposition to the urban newcomers.· In our society, a woman's identity is still organized around the home, domestic work and child-rearing.
· North Shields had highly organized workers in the yards and on the railways.· Political resources: Substantial financial power, strong interest, a few highly organized producers, professional lobbyists. 5.· They are the result of investment in highly organized scientific and engineering knowledge and skills.· Richard and his two companions settle into a utopian but highly organized existence.· But the trade is highly organized.
· There is no separate union for white-collar and management staff, and both unions organize well up the employment hierarchy.· Professionals are well organized, never seen by their victims, and they don't kill.· From everything I saw and heard, he seemed to be very well organized in Iowa.· Their journeys were well organized by the super-efficient Head Girls but of course occasionally plans went awry.· Others around us, and we ourselves, demand that we always be well organized and hopeful.· Health or medical records and data systems in ambulatory care settings may not be as well organized as in inpatient care settings.· Her groups were well organized, it was noted, and the children happy.
NOUN· The right to organize and direct the activities of others is built into the role of leader-manager.· Paul, Amelia participated in none of the organized student activities at Hyde Park.· It also ratified ordinances which allowed various crafts for the first time to organize their activities.· A: How about soccer, gymnastics and other organized athletic activities?· The medium-size and megaships are floating resorts with a wealth of entertainment facilities and organized activities.· School teachers organize learning activities to accommodate groups of twenty or more.
· In mid-May blacks in the neighbouring township of Thabong organized a boycott of white-owned shops in Welkom.· Attempts to organize boycotts of contributions by employers of servants were apparently unsuccessful.
· The workers will eventually take leaves of absence to assist in several regional organizing campaigns.· They were the heart of our organizing campaign.· It was too late to reprint the ballots, so the Machine organized a write-in campaign for Daley.· Later, when Wilde ended up in Reading Gaol, Miller organized a fund-raising campaign for him.· They have the right to organize and campaign like everybody else.
· For example, early attempts to organize financial community were not successful.· Ideas come to be organized around what the community as a whole or particular audiences find acceptable.· There is a huge gap in organizing the employer community in the United States.
· In January 1912 he organized a conference of like-minded Social Democrats in Prague.· She is organizing a conference on natural childbirth.· The Führer has given to me the honour of organizing the conference and, of course, responsibility for his safety.· Sometimes the club brought in speakers, or organized trips to professional conferences.· And he's been invaluable in organizing the present conference.
· The night it was tabled he organized a massive demonstration.
· They organize social and sporting events, weekends away and holiday trips.· Pablo Ossio, who helped organize the event, said soccer is a great way to break down barriers.· It took another year before the group felt confident enough to organize its first semi-open event - a disco.· Her White House office played a key role in organizing the controversial event.· He began organizing the event in earnest after the White House expressed support 10 days ago.
· The potential for other oppressed groups to be autonomously organized also put pressure on the Union to question its structures and attitudes.· Desperately deprived groups do not organize to bring about the downfall of a political system.· The fourth group organized a hearing on the dump here at school.· In addition it is divided into regional and subject groups which organize meetings on a wide variety of topics.· The first type, associational interest groups, are organized specifically to further political objectives of the groups' members.· His personal multinational, the Tom Peters group, organizes his crowded annual schedule of seminars.· In the days leading up to March 23, the group organized a phone-drive call-in against Contra aid.
· Getting organized makes life a lot easier and gives one a sense of control, experts say.· Now he'd organized his life he felt slightly more cheerful, and cheerfulness always made him hungry.· Rachel organized lives and romances as easily as her shoe-closet.· These stresses may be exacerbated by the way the client organizes life at home and at work.· Christmas was the main organizing principle of their lives for a month or more.
· In addition it is divided into regional and subject groups which organize meetings on a wide variety of topics.· The foundation organized thousands of town meetings around the country to pulse people on public policy issues and possible solutions.· In Brent, council leader Merle Amory had to organize an emergency meeting of the pension-fund investment panel.· She organized the class meetings, and planned the class graduation program and the class events.· To pursue this objective the Study Group organizes one day meetings and two day conferences.· So if you want to organize a group meeting and include it on all the individual schedules, you can't.· Also the division had been responsible for organizing 5 cinema meetings and a number of smaller meetings during the campaign weeks.
· The five were previously imprisoned from June until October 1990 for allegedly organizing a political party - all parties are prohibited.· Simultaneously, they chose block committees, established communal kitchens, organized working parties, and formed a camp welfare committee.· Today I decided that I would organize a little party tomorrow night.· Condliffe organized a party for Woosnam which raised 350, enough to launch the voyage.· I can't let him organize a search party.· Fourteen years later, Condliffe was organizing a Masters victory party for two hundred, for which Woosnam was paying.· I realized I'd no experience of organizing a memorial party and didn't know anybody who had.· Historically, there were many political systems that had no organized parties.
· I organized political protests, but also got two appointments from federal criminal courts.
· The opposition defied curfews and continued to organize rallies and strikes to press for Ershad's resignation.
· Beyond the curriculum, the staff at Fratney works to organize the entire school in ways that are consistent with its philosophy.· This requires that we think carefully about the ways we organize schools and the daily experiences children have within them.· They could contain schools with different age groups and varying styles and ways of organizing.
· We can organize complex societies, like the bee, without love.· But all these specific activities of government presuppose the existence of an organized political society.· An international committee organized by the Internet Society recently recommended that new registrars be established to compete with Network Solutions.
· Complex societies have evolved in which production is organized in massively detailed systems of interdependency.· These orientations expressed, and to some extent organized, the historical system of action.· You should get some one to sponsor you, and organize your own system of rewards.· School counselors can organize support systems both within and outside the school walls.
· He had organized the trophy-winning darts team, who had now held the local shield for a record five consecutive years.· He has since organized a touring team to stay active in the game.· These organize the workers into teams, get the contracts, control the funds - and generally make a packet.· He then organized a team of five employees who revised the proposal and several other documents-without interrupting the regular work flow.· Then as now, those flights were organized as teams.· We organized teams of youths to load the bodies on oxcarts and take them to mass graves outside the city.· It eliminated job classifications and organized workers into teams.· All flightline maintenance was organized by teams.
· A department devoted to organizing new unions had already been set up to reverse the long decline in membership.· According to the federal courts, the First Amendment protects the right of teachers to promote and organize a union.· The man who was arrested while leading a protest against the dismissal of workers trying to organize a union.
· If the brain isn't organized in this way then this approach is artificially biased towards finding double dissociations.· Describe your method, record your data in an organized way, and state your conclusions in a table.· The mental stance the rational person seeks to organize in this way includes both beliefs and attitudes.· But despite all this evidence, most organizations have yet to address the problem in any comprehensive or organized way.· Salah Muhammad no doubt found his task relatively easy because opposition to women's education was not organized in any formal way.· Memory, then, must organize itself in some way to accommodate more possible thoughts than it has room to store.· He was still hard to under-stand, but he used difficult words in a more organized way.· I can not organize the experience the way I organize my arguments, foregrounding certain details, glossing others.
· We organized courses for women trade union leaders.· There were only four women at the time but we all believed firmly in the need to organize women.· We organized women around their own demands, such as work conditions, the lack of nurseries.
· Social production also makes it easier for workers to organize themselves against the capitalists.· It also allowed and even encouraged employers to threaten workers who want to organize.· But the most effective channel for change is underground workers themselves, organizing into groups or networks.· The man who was arrested while leading a protest against the dismissal of workers trying to organize a union.· The different tasks undertaken by each worker are organized in sequence throughout the agricultural year.
VERB· As the general direction of O'Neill's policies became clear, conservative Protestants began to organize against him.· But when one begins to consciously organize knowledge and shape it into practical patterns, the psyche divides against itself.· We began to organize to help the disadvantaged in the community.· His play began to be more organized also.· Opposition began to be organized locally as well.· He began organizing the event in earnest after the White House expressed support 10 days ago.· It was then that courageous fans began organizing illicit exhibitions.· Staff spoke out and students began to organize.
· What we are looking for is a framework, an accommodating structure that will help us to organize our information and ideas.· Pablo Ossio, who helped organize the event, said soccer is a great way to break down barriers.· When he was rejected because of high blood pressure, he helped organize a Boston center for GIs.· Enabling software, which is usually bought by corporations, helps users to organize information and create their own software applications.· At 53, he regularly reached the quarterfinals of pro tournaments on the circuit he helped organize.· In 1911 Marinetti, the literary founder of Futurism, helped organize an exhibition of the Bragaglia brothers' photographs in Rome.
· As he shaved, he tried to organize his thinking.· The man who was arrested while leading a protest against the dismissal of workers trying to organize a union.· Let him try to organize his defences.· Every aspect we tried to make as organized and comfortable as possible.· Madeleine didn't try to organize the two of them.
WORD FAMILYnounorganization ≠ disorganizationreorganizationorganizeradjectiveorganizationalorganized ≠ disorganizedverborganize ≠ disorganizereorganize
1[transitive] to make the necessary arrangements so that an activity can happen effectively: The course was organized by a training company. Students need to learn how to organize their work.2[transitive] to manage a group of people who are doing something: The lawyer helped to organize a group of parents who took action for their children.organize yourself The scientists need to organize themselves and work as a team.3[transitive] to arrange something so that it is more ordered or happens in a more sensible way: He doesn’t need you to organize his life for him. Organize yourself to arrive at places on time.4[transitive] to arrange things in a particular order or pattern: We are learning about how genes are organized.5[intransitive, transitive] to form a trade union or persuade people to join one: The law gives workers the right to organize and bargain collectively.- observant
- observation
- observational
- observation post
- observation tower
- observatory
- observe
- observer
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- obsess
- obsession
- obsessional
- obsessive
- obsessive-compulsive
- obsessively
- obsidian
- obsolescence
- obsolescent
- obsolete
- obstacle
- obstacle course
- obstacle race
- obstetric
- obstetrician
- obstetrics