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Jackson6612 Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

Dave arranged for someone to drive him home

1: The company will arrange for a taxi to meet you at the airport.

2: Dave arranged for someone to drive him home.

3: syndicate: to arrange for written work, photographs etc to be sold to a number of different newspapers, magazines etc

What does arrange for mean? I don't see any need of using arrange for.
  

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Hi, I assume you are wondering if 'for' can be omitted. There's often no real difference, but here are a couple of simple examples to consider. I arranged a taxi - sounds very direct.

— Clive

  • Hi, I assume you are wondering if 'for' can be omitted.
  • There's often no real difference, but here are a couple of simple examples to consider.
  • I arranged a taxi - sounds very direct.
  • eg I phoned the taxi company myself.
  • I arranged for a taxi - sounds a bit less direct.
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Hi,

I assume you are wondering if 'for' can be omitted.

There's often no real difference, but here are a couple of simple examples to consider.

I arranged a taxi - sounds very direct. eg I phoned the taxi company myself.

I arranged for a taxi - sounds a bit less direct. eg Maybe I asked my colleague to ask his secretary to phone the taxi company.
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CliveI assume you are wondering if 'for' can be omitted.

Your assumption was correct.

Thank you for the help.
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