organize
verb OPAL W
/ˈɔːɡənaɪz/
/ˈɔːrɡənaɪz/
(British English also organise)
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they organize | /ˈɔːɡənaɪz/ /ˈɔːrɡənaɪz/ |
| he / she / it organizes | /ˈɔːɡənaɪzɪz/ /ˈɔːrɡənaɪzɪz/ |
| past simple organized | /ˈɔːɡənaɪzd/ /ˈɔːrɡənaɪzd/ |
| past participle organized | /ˈɔːɡənaɪzd/ /ˈɔːrɡənaɪzd/ |
| -ing form organizing | /ˈɔːɡənaɪzɪŋ/ /ˈɔːrɡənaɪzɪŋ/ |
- [transitive] organize something to make all the arrangements for something to happen or be provided
- He helped to organize various events.
- to organize a conference/meeting
- to organize a protest/demonstration/rally
- to organize a workshop/seminar
- I'll invite people if you can organize food and drinks.
- She's on the organizing committee for the tournament.
Extra Examples- They organized the festival jointly with the French cultural service.
- She entered a competition organized by the BNA (Royal Dutch Institute of Architects).
- They organized a large-scale publicity campaign to promote the series.
- The aim of these clubs was to organize parties where their members could dance.
- We also organize guided tours and informal talks by curators and critics.
- We're organizing the evening around a Japanese theme.
- I've organized a lot of school trips.
- The exhibition was jointly organized by the Met in New York and the National Gallery in London.
- It was difficult to organize a meeting at a time that suited everyone.
- The president's aides quickly organized a press conference.
- The series of lectures was organized by a group of city economists.
- The students are organizing a protest march.
- They were accused of organizing and financing terrorist activities.
- The mayor organized and led the relief efforts.
- The premises are available for use by groups wishing to organise fundraising activities.
- Farmers attended an open day organised by the Institute for Grassland and Environmental Research.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- effectively
- efficiently
- properly
- …
- seek to
- try to
- help (to)
- …
- according to
- around
- into
- …
- [transitive] organize something to arrange something or the parts of something into a particular order or structure
- Modern computers can organize large amounts of data very quickly.
- You should try and organize your time better.
- We do not fully understand how the brain is organized.
- organize something + adv./prep. The complex is organized around a central courtyard.
- We need to organize the work according to the availability and skills of each volunteer.
- The overall organizing principle of the book is chronological order.
Extra Examples- He has lots of good ideas, but he needs help organizing them.
- Take a minute to organize your thoughts.
- We need to organize our day.
- The book is organized into five parts.
- We have 24 divisions organized into six regional groups.
- Chapters are organized according to a theme.
- The exhibition is organized along a timeline.
- We create weekly delivery schedules organized by postcode.
- A firm needs to organize its activities in such a way that it makes a profit.
- The database is organized hierarchically.
- The footage has to be organized in a compelling way.
- Educators can use technology to organize content in meaningful ways.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- effectively
- efficiently
- properly
- …
- seek to
- try to
- help (to)
- …
- according to
- around
- into
- …
- [transitive] organize yourself/somebody to plan your/somebody’s work and activities in an efficient way
- I'm sure you don't need me to organize you.
- [transitive, intransitive] organize (somebody/yourself) (into something) to form a group of people with a shared aim, especially a union or political party
- the right of workers to organize themselves into unions
- Campaigns brought women together to organize.
see also disorganized
Word Originlate Middle English: from medieval Latin organizare, from Latin organum ‘instrument, tool’, from Greek organon ‘tool, instrument, sense organ’.