verb

anordnen

arrange · order

Dinge an einen bestimmten Platz legen oder stellen, damit sie ordentlich aussehen.

The German word "anordnen" is a verb that means "to arrange", "to organize", or "to order". In certain contexts, it can also mean "to instruct" or "to decree". There is not a direct synonymic word to split, but the verb can be contemplated from its components: "an", with no direct meaning in this context, and "ordnen", which means "to order" or "to sort".

Similar words in German include "organisieren" (to organize), "anweisen" (to instruct), and "befehlen" (to command).

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Examples

Sie ordnet die Bücher im Regal an.verb

She arranges the books on the shelf.

Im Notfall ordneten die Ärzte zusätzliche Tests an.verb

In an emergency the doctors ordered additional tests.

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