These words mean to put things in a particular order or position.
The word with the broadest use isarrange. It can also be used to talk about putting things in a particular pattern or shape and about putting flowers in a vase in a decorative way.
The books are arranged in alphabetical order.
Arrange the chairs in a circle.
She helped arrange the flowers for my wedding.
The verbordermeans to arrange a group of people or things in a list from first to last.
The names are ordered alphabetically.
If yousortthings, you put them in a particular order or separate them into groups.
Ten million pieces of mail are sorted every day.
The common wordorganizecan also be used.
He liked to organize his herbs and spices alphabetically in the cabinet.
If you arrange things neatly or in a particular pattern, youlay outorset outthose things.
He laid the playing cards out in a precise circle.
She was setting out the usual platter of cheese sandwiches.