The difference between Arrange and Instrument

When used as verbs, arrange means to set up, whereas instrument means to apply measuring devices.


Instrument is also noun with the meaning: a device used to produce music.

check bellow for the other definitions of Arrange and Instrument

  1. Arrange as a verb (transitive):

    To set up; to organize; to put into an orderly sequence or arrangement.

  2. Arrange as a verb (transitive, intransitive):

    To plan; to prepare in advance.

    Examples:

    "to arrange to meet;   to arrange for supper"

  3. Arrange as a verb (music, transitive, intransitive):

    To prepare and adapt an already-written composition for presentation in other than its original form.

  1. Instrument as a noun:

    A device used to produce music.

    Examples:

    "The violinist was a master of her instrument."

  2. Instrument as a noun:

    A means or agency for achieving an effect.

  3. Instrument as a noun:

    A measuring or displaying device.

    Examples:

    "The instrument detected an increase in radioactivity."

  4. Instrument as a noun:

    A tool, implement used for manipulation or measurement.

    Examples:

    "The dentist set down his tray of instruments."

    "The scientist recorded the temperature with a thermometer but wished he had a more accurate instrument."

  5. Instrument as a noun (legal):

    A legal document, such as a contract, deed, trust, mortgage, power, indenture, or will.

    Examples:

    "A bond indenture is the instrument that gives a bond its value."

    "Negotiable instruments are the foundation of the debt markets."

  6. Instrument as a noun (figuratively):

    A person used as a mere tool for achieving a goal.

  1. Instrument as a verb (transitive):

    To apply measuring devices.

  2. Instrument as a verb (transitive):

    To devise, conceive, cook up, plan.

  3. Instrument as a verb:

    To perform upon an instrument; to prepare for an instrument.

    Examples:

    "a sonata instrumented for orchestra"

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