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# organise

verb (organise, organises, organised, organising; US organize)

«organise» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To organise something is to plan and arrange it: organise a party, a trip or a game. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/organise/#m1)
2. To organise things is to put them in order: organise your pencil case. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/organise/#m2)
3. To organise people is to get them to work together for a goal, such as a club or a protest. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/organise/#m3)

### In the lessons

In school: organise your work, your time, a class event or a fundraiser. In everyday life: organise a birthday party. In maths and science: organise data in a table or chart.

### Examples

- We organised a cake sale for charity. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/organise/#x1)
- Organise your books by size. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/organise/#x2)
- Mum organised a surprise party for Dad. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/organise/#x3)
- Organise your results in a table. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/organise/#x4)
- The class organised a litter pick in the park. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/organise/#x5)
- She is good at organising her time. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/organise/#x6)
- Who is organising the school trip? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/organise/#x7)

### Note

UK -ise, US -ize; both correct. Noun: organisation (a group, or the act of organising); adjective: organised (tidy and good at planning). Opposite: disorganised.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «organise» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/organise/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«organise» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/organise.html) on Mova free.