Order Definition
ôrdər
ordered, ordering, orders
noun
orders
A condition of methodical or prescribed arrangement among component parts such that proper functioning or appearance is achieved.
Checked to see that the shipping department was in order.
American Heritage
A state of peace and serenity; observance of the law; orderly conduct.
Webster's New World
The established system of social organization.
American Heritage
A fixed or definite plan; system; law of arrangement.
Webster's New World
The sequence or arrangement of things or events; series; succession.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
verb
ordered, ordering, orders
To instruct to do something; give an order to; command.
Webster's New World
To give a command.
Webster's New World
To direct to proceed as specified.
Ordered the intruders off the property.
American Heritage
To request that something be supplied.
Webster's New World
To put or keep in order; organize; arrange.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
interjection
Used to call for quiet and orderly conduct, as to begin a formal meeting.
Webster's New World
idiom
in order that
- So that.
American Heritage
in order to
- For the purpose of.
American Heritage
in short order
- With no delay; quickly.
American Heritage
on order
- Requested but not yet delivered.
American Heritage
on the order of
- Of a kind or fashion similar to; like:
a house on the order of a mountain lodge.
- Approximately; about:
equipment costing on the order of a million dollars.
American Heritage
Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Order
- in order that
- in order to
- in short order
- on order
- on the order of
- to order
- by order of
- call to order
- in order
- in (or out of) order
- in order that
- in short order
- on order
- on the order of
- order around
- tall order
- to order
Origin of Order
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Middle English ordre from Old French variant of ordene from Latin ōrdō ōrdin- ar- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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