alphabetizing

ˈælfəˌbɛtaɪzɪŋ

Definition

Definition of alphabetizing - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

ordering

Rare

arranging in alphabetical order

Rare

The alphabetizing system made it easy to find the books.

alphabetical

ordered

organization

Rare

related to the process of arranging alphabetically

Rare

The alphabetizing task was tedious but necessary.

alphabetic

alphabetical

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Origin of alphabetizing

Greek, alpha (A) + beta (B)

Examples of alphabetizing in a sentence

The alphabetizing process was tedious but necessary.
She used an alphabetizing system to organize her books.
The alphabetizing process was automated by the software.

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French:alphabétique, d'alphabétisation, ...
German:alphabetisch ordnend, alphabetische Sortieraufgabe, ...
Italian:per l'alfabetizzazione, ordinamento alfabetico, ...
Spanish:alfabético, alfabetizando, ...
Portuguese:ordenação alfabética, tarefa de alfabetização, ...
Chinese:字母排序, 与字母排序相关, ...
Japanese:アルファベット順の, アルファベット化, ...
Arabic:مُرَتِّب أَبْجَدِيّ, أبْجَدِيّ, ...
Hebrew:מְמוּיָּן לְפִי הָאַלֶּפְבֵּית, מְמוּיָּן לְפִי הָאָלֶף־בֵּית, ...
Russian:алфавитный, упорядочение по алфавиту, ...
Ukrainian:впорядкування за алфавітом, пов'язаний з алфавітним впорядкуванням, ...
Hindi:वर्णानुक्रमिक, वर्णमाला के अनुसार, ...
Bengali:বর্ণানুক্রমিকভাবে সাজানো, বর্ণানুক্রমিক প্রক্রিয়া, ...
Catalan:alfabetitzant, procés d'alfabetització, ...
Czech:abecední, určený k řazení podle abecedy, ...
Danish:alfabetisk orden, alfabetiseringsproces, ...
Dutch:alfabetische ordening, alfabetiseringsproces, ...
Greek:αλφαβητική ταξινόμηση, αλφαβητική διαδικασία, ...
Hungarian:betűrendező, alfabetizáló, ...
Khmer:រៀបតាមលំដាប់អក្សរ, ដែលទាក់ទងនឹងដំណើរការរៀបចំតាមលំដាប់អក្សរ, ...
Korean:알파벳 순서 정렬, 알파벳 순서 작업, ...
Persian:مرتب‌سازی الفبایی, فرآیند مرتب‌سازی الفبایی, ...
Polish:porządkujący alfabetycznie, dotyczący porządkowania alfabetycznego, ...
Portuguese (BR):ordenando alfabeticamente, tarefa de alfabetização, ...
Romanian:alfabetizare, legat de alfabetizare, ...
Swedish:alfabetisk ordning, relaterad till alfabetisering, ...
Thai:การจัดลำดับตามตัวอักษร, เกี่ยวกับการจัดลำดับตามตัวอักษร, ...
Turkish:alfabetik sıralama, alfabetik düzenleme ile ilgili, ...
Vietnamese:xếp chữ cái, liên quan đến sắp xếp chữ cái, ...

alphabetize

ˈælfəˌbɛtaɪz

Definition of alphabetize - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

sorting

tr./intr.

Rare

arrange items in alphabetical order

tr./intr.

Rare

Please alphabetize the list of names.

catalog

sort

provision

tr.

TECH.

provide something with an alphabet

tr.

TECH.

The linguist helped alphabetize the unwritten language.

catalog

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Origin of alphabetize

Greek, alpha (first letter) + beta (second letter)

Examples of alphabetize in a sentence

The files need to be alphabetized before archiving.
The teacher decided to alphabetize the students' names for the list.
We need to alphabetize the files for easier access.

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French:classer par ordre alphabétique, coder, ...
German:alphabetisieren, ...
Italian:ordinare alfabeticamente, creare un alfabeto, ...
Spanish:ordenar alfabéticamente, ...
Portuguese:ordenar alfabeticamente, criar um alfabeto, ...
Chinese:按字母顺序排列, 提供字母表, ...
Japanese:アルファベット順に並べる, アルファベットを与える, ...
Arabic:رَتَّبَ أَبْجَدِيًّا, وَضَعَ أَبْجَدِيَّةً, ...
Hebrew:לְסַדֵּר לְפִי סֵדֶר אַלְפָּבֵּיטִי, לְסַפֵּק אֶת הָאָלֶף-בֵּית, ...
Russian:алфавитизировать, создавать алфавит, ...
Ukrainian:розташувати, алфавітізувати, ...
Hindi:वर्णानुक्रम में व्यवस्थित करना, वर्णमाला प्रदान करना, ...
Bengali:বর্ণানুক্রমে সাজানো, বর্ণমালা প্রদান করা, ...
Catalan:ordenar alfabèticament, ...
Czech:seřadit abecedně, vytvořit pro jazyk abecedu, ...
Danish:alfabetisere, give alfabet, ...
Dutch:alfabetiseren, van een alfabet voorzien, ...
Greek:αλφαβητίζω, παρέχω αλφάβητο, ...
Hungarian:ábécérendbe rendezni, ábécével ellátni, ...
Khmer:រៀបតាមលំដាប់អក្សរក្រម, បង្កើតប្រព័ន្ធអក្សរសម្រាប់ភាសាមួយ, ...
Korean:알파벳 순으로 정렬하다, 알파벳을 제공하다, ...
Persian:مرتب کرد, الفبایی کرد, ...
Polish:ułożyć, dostarczyć alfabet, ...
Portuguese (BR):ordenar, criar um alfabeto, ...
Romanian:a alfabetiza, a oferi un alfabet, ...
Swedish:alfabetisera, ...
Thai:จัดเรียงตามลำดับตัวอักษร, จัดตัวอักษรให้, ...
Turkish:alfabetik sıraya göre düzenlemek, alfabe sağlamak, ...
Vietnamese:xếp chữ cái, tạo bảng chữ cái, ...

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