What does “order” mean?
- 1
verbto ask for food, drink or goods to be brought or sent to you
We ordered two pizzas for dinner.
- 2
nounthe way things are arranged one after another
Put the names in alphabetical order.
- 3
nounan instruction given by someone in authority
The soldiers were following orders.
Order at a glance
- Part of speech
- verb & noun
- CEFR level
- A2 (elementary)
- Pronunciation
- /ˈɔrdər/ · OR-der
How to use “order” correctly
“In order to” + verb means “so that you can”: “I left early in order to catch the train.” “Out of order” means a machine isn’t working.
Common phrases with “order”
- in order to
- out of order
- place an order
- in the right order
Synonyms, opposites and related words
Word family
- orderly
- disorder
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