order

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈɔːdə/, SAMPA: /"O:d@/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈɔrdɚ/, SAMPA: /"Ord@`/

• Audio (US)

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Noun

Singular order

Plural orders

1. (uncountable) Order is when things are where they should be.

   I need to take some time to put my things in order.

2. (countable) The order of some things means which thing is first, which one is second, which one is last, etc.

   The children will take turns in order of age.

Verb

Plain form order

Third-person singular orders

Past tense ordered

Past participle ordered

Present participle ordering

1. (transitive) To order something is to ask someone to sell it to you.

   At the restaurant, she ordered chicken and potatoes.

2. (transitive) To order someone to do something is to tell the person that they must do it.

   The father ordered his children to be quiet.