organise

S2 W1

BrE /ˈɔːɡənaɪz/ AmE /ˈɔːrɡənaɪz/

verb en → es

past organized pp organized ing organizing

1 ARRANGE/PLAN [transitive] B1

to plan and arrange something carefully so that it works well or happens successfully

organizar, planificar, preparar

  • organize an event/meeting

Collocations organize a party · organize a meeting

  • She organized the conference.

    Ella organizó la conferencia.

2 SYSTEMATIZE [transitive] B1

to put things in order or arrange them systematically

ordenar, organizar, clasificar

  • organize your notes

Collocations organize a room · organize files

  • He organized his desk.

    Él organizó su escritorio.

1 COORDINATE [transitive] B2

to coordinate the work of a group of people to achieve an aim or purpose

coordinar, dirigir, organizar

  • organize a team

Collocations organize a project · organize a campaign

  • She organized the charity event.

    Ella organizó el evento benéfico.

2 ASSOCIATION [transitive] C1

to form an association or union for a particular purpose

fundar, organizar, establecer

  • organize a trade union

Collocations organize a political party · organize a workers' association

  • They organized a new political party.

    Ellos organizaron un nuevo partido político.

Phrasal verbs

organize around FOCUS B2

centrarse en, organizarse alrededor de

  • The campaign was organized around the issue of education.

    La campaña se centró en la cuestión de la educación.

organize into GROUP C1

organizar en grupos, clasificar como

  • The students organized themselves into groups.

    Los estudiantes se organizaron en grupos.

organize out of REMOVE C1

eliminar, excluir de

  • The company organized the old files out of its system.

    La empresa eliminó los archivos viejos del sistema.

organize up ADVANCE C1

promover, ascender a

  • She organized him up to the position of manager.

    Ella lo promovió al puesto de gerente.

organize with COOPERATE C1

cooperar con, trabajar junto a

  • They organized with other groups to achieve their goals.

    Se organizaron con otros grupos para alcanzar sus objetivos.

Idioms

organize a strike B2

convocar una huelga

  • The union organized a strike to protest against the new contract.

    El sindicato convocó una huelga para protestar contra el nuevo contrato.

organize a boycott C1

convocar un boicot

  • They organized a boycott of the company's products.

    Convocaron un boicot de los productos de la empresa.

organize a protest C1

convocar una manifestación

  • The activists organized a protest against the new law.

    Los activistas convocaron una manifestación contra la nueva ley.