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arranged

adjective

Simple meaning

Having the match decided by someone other than the couple being married.

Pronunciation

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IPA pronunciation (US)

ɚˈeɪndʒd

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Word Review

Definition

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adjective

  1. of a marriage

    Having the match decided by someone other than the couple being married.

Word at a Glance

Difficulty
B1 · Intermediate
Frequency
Common
Typical Use
Everyday English

Word Aura™

How this word commonly comes across.

Aura for this meaning

This meaning: (of a marriage) Having the match decided by someone other than the couple being married.

Used this way, arranged is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It turns up most in family or home contexts.

Emotional tone
Neutral
Formality
Neutral
Intensity
Not strongly marked
How common
Moderately common
Connotation
No strong connotation
Usage feel
Neutral and straightforward

Where it naturally appears

  • Family/home

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More ways to use arranged

  • “The carefully arranged chessmen.”adjective

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well arrangedcarefully arranged

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Word Family

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Inflected forms

Grammatical variations of the same word.

  • arrangeverbBase word

    Put into a proper or systematic order.

Word family

Words built from the same root.

  • arrangernounPerson or profession

    A person who brings order and organization to an enterprise.

  • arrangementnounDerived noun · specialist

    The thing arranged or agreed to.

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Antonyms

Sense: having the match decided by someone other than the couple being married

disarrangedRare

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