order
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun1 way in which people/things are arrangedADJECTIVE▪ correct, proper, right▪ wrong▪ logical▪
The paragraphs are not in a logical order.
▪ ascending▪arranged in ascending order of size
▪ descending▪ alphabetical, chronological, numerical, random, reverse▪ pecking▪the pecking order among the hospital staff
▪ rank▪the top ten groups, in rank order
▪ word▪ running▪Where am I in the running order?
▪ batting (sports)VERB + ORDER▪ change▪I think you should change the order of these paragraphs.
PREPOSITION▪ in order▪The winners were announced in reverse order.
▪ in order of▪I've listed the tasks in order of priority.
▪ out of order▪The episodes were shown out of order.
2 organized stateADJECTIVE▪ apple-pie (= perfect) (old-fashioned, esp. AmE)▪The accounts were in apple-pie order.
VERB + ORDER▪ bring, create, impose▪to bring order out of chaos
▪She attempted to impose some order on the chaos of her files.
▪ put sth in, set sth inPREPOSITION▪ in order▪My notes are in order.
PHRASES▪ in good order▪The house is in good order.
3 when laws, rules, authority, etc. are obeyedADJECTIVE▪ civil, publicVERB + ORDER▪ keep, maintain, preserve▪ restore▪ keep sb/sth in▪Some teachers find it difficult to keep their classes in order.
▪ call sth to▪The argument continued until the chairman called the meeting to order (= ordered them to obey the formal rules).
PREPOSITION▪ in order (= acceptable)▪Would it be in order for us to examine the manuscript?
▪Is everything in order, sir?
▪I think a drink would be in order.
▪Is your work permit in order?
▪ out of order▪The objection was ruled out of order (= not allowed by the rules).
▪He accepted that he'd been out of order (= he had behaved unacceptably). (BrE, informal)
PHRASES▪ law and order▪ a point of order▪One of the committee members raised a point of order.
4 way a society is arrangedADJECTIVE▪ established, existing, old▪He was seen as a threat to the established order.
▪ new▪ natural▪the natural order of things
▪ economic, moral, political, social▪ international, world▪a new world order
5 instruction/demandADJECTIVE▪ direct, specific, strict▪ executive▪ sealed▪He opened his sealed orders.
▪ court▪ gag, gagging (BrE)▪ exclusion (BrE), maintenance (BrE), preservation (BrE), restraining (esp. AmE)▪a wildlife preservation order
▪The court issued a restraining order against Pearson.
VERB + ORDER▪ give, issue, make (law, esp. BrE)▪The captain gave the order to fire.
▪The judge made an order for the costs to be paid.
▪ sign▪ slap▪The building has had a preservation order slapped on it. (BrE)
▪ enforce▪ await▪ get, receive▪ obtain▪His lawyer had to obtain a court order to get access to her client.
▪ carry out, execute, follow, obey, take▪The local civilians don't take orders from the military.
▪ disobey, ignore, violate▪ cancel▪ countermand, rescind, revoke (esp. BrE) (all formal)▪ bark, bark out, shout, shout out▪He barked out orders as he left.
PREPOSITION▪ by order of (formal)▪by order of the police
▪ on sb's orders▪The ship was to set sail at once, on the admiral's orders.
▪ under orders from▪A group of soldiers, under orders from the president, took control of the television station.
▪ orders for▪The colonel had given orders for the spy's execution.
PHRASES▪ doctor's orders▪I'm not to drink any alcohol—doctor's orders!
▪ get your marching orders (= be ordered to leave), give sb their marching orders6 request for sth to be made/supplied/deliveredADJECTIVE▪ bulk, large, record (esp. BrE)▪ small▪ firm▪ advance▪ back, outstanding (esp. BrE)▪ repeat▪ tall (= difficult to fulfill; unreasonable)▪That's a tall order!
▪ mail, money, postal (BrE), standing▪ purchase▪ exportVERB + ORDER▪ place, put in, send▪I've placed an order for the CD.
▪ cancel▪ get, receive, win▪The company won a $10 million order for oil-drilling equipment.
▪ have▪ complete, fill, fulfil/fulfill, meet▪We're trying to fill all the back orders.
▪ make sth to▪kitchen cupboards made to order
ORDER + NOUN▪ form▪ book (usually figurative)▪We have a full order book for the coming year.
PREPOSITION▪ on order▪We have ten boxes on order.
▪ to order▪The chairs can be made to order (= when a customer orders one).
▪ order for▪We have a firm order for ten cases of wine.
7 request for food, etc. in a restaurant, etc.ADJECTIVE▪ side▪a side order of mixed salad
▪ short (= that can be prepared quickly)▪a short-order cook
▪ last orders (esp. BrE)▪Last orders at the bar now, please!
VERB + ORDER▪ take▪The waiter finally came to take their orders.
▪ give sbPREPOSITION▪ order for▪an order for steak and fries
8 group of people living in a religious communityADJECTIVE▪ monastic, religious▪ contemplative▪ closed (= with little or no contact with the outside world)▪ Benedictine, Cistercian, etc.{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}verb1 tell sb to do sthADVERB▪ specifically▪ immediately▪ personally▪The general had personally ordered the raid.
▪ formally▪ about (esp. BrE), around▪Stop ordering me around!
▪ back, home, off, out▪He was ordered off for bringing down the striker. (BrE, sports)
PREPOSITION▪ off, out of▪All foreign journalists have been ordered out of the country.
2 ask for sthADVERB▪ direct, directly▪ online▪All our products can be ordered online.
PREPOSITION▪ for▪We can order the book for you, if you like.
▪ from▪You can order the book direct from the publisher.
3 organize/arrange sthADVERB▪ alphabetically, chronologically, hierarchically, logically▪The entries are ordered alphabetically.
PREPOSITION▪ according to▪Different senses of a word are ordered according to frequency.
PHRASES▪ highly ordered, well ordered▪She led a highly ordered existence, with everything having its own time and place.
Order is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑coroner, ↑court, ↑injunction, ↑judge, ↑magistrate, ↑tribunalOrder is used with these nouns as the object: ↑acquittal, ↑advance, ↑appetizer, ↑arrest, ↑assassination, ↑beer, ↑cab, ↑catalogue, ↑ceasefire, ↑copy, ↑court martial, ↑crackdown, ↑cup, ↑curfew, ↑death, ↑dessert, ↑dish, ↑drink, ↑enquiry, ↑execution, ↑expulsion, ↑extradition, ↑food, ↑halt, ↑inquest, ↑investigation, ↑killing, ↑lunch, ↑murder, ↑pint, ↑removal, ↑retreat, ↑review, ↑round, ↑sandwich, ↑scan, ↑servant, ↑slaughter, ↑soda, ↑starter, ↑suspension, ↑taxi, ↑trial, ↑troops, ↑wine, ↑withdrawal
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