order
/ˈoɹ.dɚ/ noun A1- Arrangement, disposition, or sequence. · put the children in age order· It's arranged in order of frequency
- A position in an arrangement, disposition, or sequence.
- The state of being well arranged. · The house is in order; the machinery is out of order.
- Conformity with law or decorum; freedom from disturbance; general tranquillity; public quiet. · to preserve order in a community or an assembly· Order in the court!
- A command. · give an order· his inability to follow orders
- A request for some product or service; a commission to purchase, sell, or supply goods. · make an order· place an online order for the new range of sunglasses
- The goods requested. · Your order should arrive within two days.· The waiter brought our orders to the table, but forgot the cutlery.
- A group of religious adherents, especially monks or nuns, set apart within their religion by adherence to a particular rule or set of principles. · St. Ignatius Loyola founded the Jesuit order in 1537.
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Phrasal verbs and expressions
- order about To bully (someone); to be bossy toward (someone); to domi...
- order around To command (someone) repeatedly and unpleasantly, pointle...
- order in To call and place an order for food to be delivered.
- order out To call a place of service and order food, or other goods...
- order up To summon for military duty.
From the library
“If it be so,” replied the magistrate, “rely upon every reparation being made; meanwhile, I am the bearer of an order of arrest, and although I most reluctantly perform the task assigned me, it must, nevertheless, be fulfilled.
A JACKDAW, seeing some Doves in a cote abundantly provided with food, painted himself white and joined them in order to share their plentiful maintenance.
The order was executed as promptly as it would have been on board a man-of-war.
It was Captain Leclere who gave orders for this delay.”
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