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{ "term": "organize", "partOfSpeech": "verb", "ox3000": true, "cefr": "a2", "verbForms": { "presentSimple": { "iYouWeThey": "organize", "heSheIt": "organizes" }, "pastSimple": "organized", "pastParticiple": "organized", "ingForm": "organizing" }, "definitions": [ { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "to make all the arrangements for something to happen or be provided", "sensetop": "organize something", "cefr": "a2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "He helped to **organize** various **events**." }, { "text": "to **organize a conference/meeting**" }, { "text": "to **organize a protest/demonstration/rally**" }, { "text": "to organize a workshop/seminar" }, { "text": "I'll invite people if you can organize food and drinks." }, { "text": "She's on the **organizing committee** for the tournament." }, { "text": "They organized the festival jointly with the French cultural service." }, { "text": "She entered a competition organized by the BNA (Royal Dutch Institute of Architects)." }, { "text": "They organized a large-scale publicity campaign to promote the series." }, { "text": "The aim of these clubs was to organize parties where their members could dance." }, { "text": "We also organize guided tours and informal talks by curators and critics." }, { "text": "We're organizing the evening around a Japanese theme." }, { "text": "I've organized a lot of school trips." }, { "text": "The exhibition was jointly organized by the Met in New York and the National Gallery in London." }, { "text": "It was difficult to organize a meeting at a time that suited everyone." }, { "text": "The president's aides quickly organized a press conference." }, { "text": "The series of lectures was organized by a group of city economists." }, { "text": "The students are organizing a protest march." }, { "text": "They were accused of organizing and financing terrorist activities." }, { "text": "The mayor organized and led the relief efforts." }, { "text": "The premises are available for use by groups wishing to organise fundraising activities." }, { "text": "Farmers attended an open day organised by the Institute for Grassland and Environmental Research." } ], "collocations": { "adverb": ["effectively", "efficiently", "properly"], "verb + organize": ["seek to", "try to", "help (to)"], "preposition": ["according to", "around", "into"] } }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "to arrange something or the parts of something into a particular order or structure", "sensetop": "organize somethingorganize something + adv./prep.", "cefr": "a2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "Modern computers can organize large amounts of data very quickly." }, { "text": "You should try and organize your time better." }, { "text": "We do not fully understand how the brain is organized." }, { "text": "The complex is organized around a central courtyard.", "contextForm": "organize something + adv./prep." }, { "text": "We need to organize the work according to the availability and skills of each volunteer." }, { "text": "The overall **organizing principle** of the book is chronological order." }, { "text": "He has lots of good ideas, but he needs help organizing them." }, { "text": "Take a minute to organize your thoughts." }, { "text": "We need to organize our day." }, { "text": "The book is organized into five parts." }, { "text": "We have 24 divisions organized into six regional groups." }, { "text": "Chapters are organized according to a theme." }, { "text": "The exhibition is organized along a timeline." }, { "text": "We create weekly delivery schedules organized by postcode." }, { "text": "A firm needs to organize its activities in such a way that it makes a profit." }, { "text": "The database is organized hierarchically." }, { "text": "The footage has to be organized in a compelling way." }, { "text": "Educators can use technology to organize content in meaningful ways." } ], "collocations": { "adverb": ["effectively", "efficiently", "properly"], "verb + organize": ["seek to", "try to", "help (to)"], "preposition": ["according to", "around", "into"] } }, { "senseNumber": 3, "definition": "to plan your/somebody’s work and activities in an efficient way", "sensetop": "organize yourself/somebody", "examples": [ { "text": "I'm sure you don't need me to organize you." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 4, "definition": "to form a group of people with a shared aim, especially a union or political party", "sensetop": "organize (somebody/yourself) (into something)", "examples": [ { "text": "the right of workers to organize themselves into unions" }, { "text": "Campaigns brought women together to organize." } ] } ], "pronunciations": { "uk": [ { "pronunciation": "/ˈɔːɡənaɪz/", "audio": "or/organize/organize__gb_4.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/ˈɔːɡənaɪzɪz/", "audio": "or/organize/organizes__gb_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/ˈɔːɡənaɪzd/", "audio": "or/organize/organized__gb_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/ˈɔːɡənaɪzɪŋ/", "audio": "or/organize/organizing__gb_1.mp3" } ], "us": [ { "pronunciation": "/ˈɔːrɡənaɪz/", "audio": "or/organize/organize__us_2.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/ˈɔːrɡənaɪzɪz/", "audio": "or/organize/organizes__us_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/ˈɔːrɡənaɪzd/", "audio": "or/organize/organized__us_3.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/ˈɔːrɡənaɪzɪŋ/", "audio": "or/organize/organizing__us_1.mp3" } ] }, "wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from medieval Latin organizare, from Latin organum ‘instrument, tool’, from Greek organon ‘tool, instrument, sense organ’." }