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to structure

to structure

105 4.4
To arrange parts or ideas in a clear order
  • verb
  • /ˈstrʌk.tʃɚ/
translation icon : estructurar
  • My life now is structured around me and what I want to do.
  • structure a program
  • structure learning
  • structure learning experiences

So what they are, how they're structured, who buys them and why.

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Examples

  • Band rehearsals can be structured so that intensity varies throughout the rehearsal period.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Writers should structure their stories to maintain a clear narrative flow.

  • Yeah, yeah, I structure my day not like that.

  • These are ways in which people, you might say, structure their lives and their activities.

  • I just think she needs to structure her decision properly.

  • Not having a structured daily schedule, it really takes some getting used to.

  • The design process is structured to help direct your creativity.

  • How small groups are structured depends on the makeup of the class.

    Academic text (2011)
  • We structure our arguments to be legally sound and empirically bulletproof.

  • So how do we structure an argument to reopen Roe vs Wade ?

Synonyms

to organize
vsto structure
  • US
662 1.6

Arrange people, things, and activities so they work well

emphasizes giving an overall pattern rather than only coordination
to order
vsto structure
201 1.0

To put things in a neat sequence

covers making a wider pattern or framework, not only sequence
to arrange
vsto structure
162 1.7

To put things or information in a clear, neat order

focuses on creating an overall pattern rather than just neat positions
to lay out
vsto structure
100 3.1

To arrange items so they are ready and easy to see

focuses more on creating an underlying pattern than visible layout
to set out
vsto structure
32 3.2

To arrange objects or information in a clear organized way

is about forming an overall pattern rather than only clear display
to sequence
vsto structure
21 4.4

To arrange things in a certain order

applies more widely to building a general pattern, not only order
to format
vsto structure
13 3.6

To arrange text and images into a clear layout for printing or display

is the wider act of creating overall pattern, not just layout
to tier
vsto structure
12 3.8

To arrange things in levels one above another, like layers on a cake

is more general, covering many patterns not only stacked levels
to systematize
vsto structure
  • US
3 6.7

To arrange things or ideas according to a plan

is the general act of creating a pattern beyond a single method
to ordinate
vsto structure
8.2

To put things in order so they are easy to find

is broader, meaning to give an overall pattern or framework
to schematize
vsto structure
  • Formal
8.0

To show something in a simple picture or plan

is broader, applying to any way of giving a full pattern

Antonyms

110 2.7

To make people or animals move quickly in different directions

4 4.5

To make something lose its order or structure

Compounds

How people in a group share authority and influence

An organized way people and groups like families and governments are connected in a society

data structure
  • Specialized
4 3.9

A way to store and organize data in a computer so programs can use it quickly

The order of words and groups of words used to make sentences

skeletal structure
  • Specialized
3 4.6

A set of bones that supports and gives shape to a person or animal

atomic structure
  • Specialized
2 4.1

The way atoms are arranged inside a material

An arrangement of people or things in levels with higher levels controlling lower ones

A part that holds something and keeps it upright, like columns or a skeleton

The way a society is divided into groups by money, job, or social position

A monument of very large stones that dates from long ago

neural structure
  • Specialized
1 5.7

A part of the nervous system that carries signals, like a nerve or brain area

1 7.4

A body part made of cartilage rather than bone

A building or wall built to protect a place from attack

anatomical structure
  • Specialized
1 5.3

A part of a living thing that has a specific shape and job in the body

fine structure
  • Specialized
1 9.1

A group of very close lines in the light from an atom that show small energy differences

muscular structure
  • Specialized
1 3.6

The parts of the body that make it move and keep it steady

A plant part that makes seeds or spores, like a flower

The whole physical body of a living thing like a person or plant

vascular structure
  • Specialized
1 6.0

A part of the body that contains blood vessels

bodily structure
  • Specialized
6.3

A complex part of a living body made of pieces arranged to do a job

body structure
  • Specialized
4.0

The way the parts of a living body are arranged to give it shape and help it move

5.2

A study of the costs of making a product to see how they affect profit

A very large object made from one piece or an organization that cannot change easily

7.6

A way of organising information in levels like a tree

horny structure
  • Specialized
7.7

A hard body part made mostly of the same stuff as nails and hair, like a horn or hoof

phrase structure
  • Specialized
6.0

The order and grouping of words in a sentence that make parts like the subject and verb

syllable structure
  • Specialized
6.9

How speakers arrange sounds inside one part of a word

T-spine structure
  • Specialized
8.2

A building design with parts joined in a T shape to give support and strength

sound structure
  • Specialized
7.0

The way small spoken parts are arranged to make words

word structure
  • Specialized
4.5

The way sounds or parts join to make a word

How Organized

to systematize
  • US
3 6.7
to formalize
  • US
15 4.9
to structure
105 4.4
to arrange
162 1.7
to scatter
187 2.8

Surface Forms

structure infinitive
structured past
structured past participle
structuring present participle
structures third person singular

Etymology

The verb structure comes from the same root struct, from struere, 'to build'. Think of arranging ideas like building with blocks, and that's why to structure something is to put its parts in a clear order.