{
    "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’."
}