anordnen

== German == === Etymology === an- +‎ ordnen === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈanˌʔɔʁdnən/ === Verb === anordnen (weak, third-person singular present ordnet an, past tense ordnete an, past participle angeordnet, auxiliary haben) (transitive) to arrange, to put into a certain order (a set of items) [with nach (+ dative) ‘according to some property’ (often postpositional)] Synonym: ordnen to order, to mandate (actions, measures) Synonyms: veranlassen, verfügen ==== Usage notes ==== In the sense of "arrange", anordnen is used more often to describe a physical arrangement of items into a certain pattern, or to illustrate some relationship between them, while ordnen is more of a simple sorting process that can also be applied to abstracts like values. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Anordnen Anordner Anordnung === Further reading === “anordnen”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “anordnen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “anordnen” in Duden online “anordnen” in OpenThesaurus.de