(~s, organizing, ~d)
Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
Note: in BRIT, also use 'organise'
1.
If you ~ an event or activity, you make sure that the necessary arrangements are made.
In the end, we all decided to ~ a concert for Easter.
...a two-day meeting organised by the United Nations...
The initial mobilisation was well organised.
VERB: V n, V n, V n
2.
If you ~ something that someone wants or needs, you make sure that it is provided.
I will ~ transport...
He rang his wife and asked her to ~ coffee and sandwiches.
VERB: V n, V n
3.
If you ~ a set of things, you arrange them in an ordered way or give them a structure.
He began to ~ his materials...
...the way in which the Army is organised.
VERB: V n, V n
4.
If you ~ yourself, you plan your work and activities in an ordered, efficient way.
...changing the way you ~ yourself...
Go right ahead, I’m sure you don’t need me to ~ you...
Get organised and get going.
VERB: V pron-refl, V n, V-ed
5.
If someone ~s workers or if workers ~, they form a group or society such as a trade union in order to have more power.
...helping to ~ women working abroad...
It’s the first time farmers have decided to ~.
...organised labour.
VERB: V n, V, V-ed