array
verb/əˈreɪ/
/əˈreɪ/
[usually passive] (formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they array | /əˈreɪ/ /əˈreɪ/ |
| he / she / it arrays | /əˈreɪz/ /əˈreɪz/ |
| past simple arrayed | /əˈreɪd/ /əˈreɪd/ |
| past participle arrayed | /əˈreɪd/ /əˈreɪd/ |
| -ing form arraying | /əˈreɪɪŋ/ /əˈreɪɪŋ/ |
- to arrange a group of things in an attractive way or so that they are in order
- be arrayed (+ adv./prep.) Jars of all shapes and sizes were arrayed on the shelves.
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- (specialist) to arrange soldiers in a position from which they are ready to attack
- (be) arrayed (against somebody) (figurative) the hostile forces arrayed against them
Word OriginMiddle English (in the senses ‘preparedness’ and ‘place in readiness’): from Old French arei (noun), areer (verb), based on Latin ad- ‘towards’ + a Germanic base meaning ‘prepare’.
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