order

or|der1 [ `ɔrdər ] noun ***

▸ 1 way things are arranged

▸ 2 request by customer

▸ 3 when people obey laws

▸ 4 official instruction

▸ 5 well-organized situation

▸ 6 the way things are

▸ 7 type/quality

▸ 8 group of people

▸ 9 group of plants/animals

▸ 10 holy orders

▸ + PHRASES

1. ) count or uncount the way in which a set of things is arranged or done, so that it is clear which thing is first, second, third, etc.:

order of: You can change the order of the list by using the sort command.

in order (=in the correct order): Please try to keep the pictures in order.

out of order (=in the wrong order): Some of the names on the list are out of order.

in alphabetical/chronological/numerical order (=in order according to spelling, time, or number): The computer puts the list in alphabetical order by last name.

in order of priority/importance/frequency etc.: We will deal with these problems in order of priority.

in reverse order (=in the opposite order to what is normal): Prizes will be given out in reverse order, starting with the team that finished third.

2. ) count a request for a product to be made for you or delivered to you:

order for: A major order for six new ships will guarantee the company's future.

place an order (=make a request): You may place your order by telephone or on the Internet.

on order (=asked for but not yet supplied): The parts are still on order we're expecting them any day.

made/built to order (=specifically for a particular customer): Their computers are all made to order.

a ) a request for food or drink in a restaurant or hotel:

take someone's order (=record what a customer wants): May I take your order, Sir?

b ) food, drink, or a product that a customer has requested:

The waitress got our orders mixed up.

=> SIDE ORDER

3. ) uncount a situation in which people obey the law and follow the accepted rules of social behavior:

social/public order: Violent protests in the street revealed a breakdown of social order.

maintain/restore order: The new president's most urgent task will be to maintain order.

a ) the fact of obeying the rules of a formal meeting, for example in a legislature:

call/bring a meeting to order (=make everyone start obeying the rules): The Chair called the meeting to order.

4. ) count an instruction given by someone in a position of authority:

give an order: Try to persuade your employees don't just give orders.

take orders from someone (=obey someone): I don't have to take orders from you or anyone else.

order to do something: Captain Turner gave the order to fire.

obey/disobey orders: The colonel admitted that he had disobeyed orders.

have orders/be under orders to do something (=to have been officially told to do something): The guards have orders to shoot anyone breaking into the compound.

by order of someone (=according to someone's instructions): The documents were burned by order of the king.

a ) a legal document that says what someone must or must not do:

Zoe obtained a restraining order against her ex-boyfriend from the court.

an eviction order

5. ) uncount a situation in which everything is well organized or arranged:

I'm trying to bring some order to the back yard.

in order: I want to get my accounts in order before I leave.

=> HOUSE1

6. ) singular the general situation at a particular time, especially the existing political, economic, or social system that is used at a particular time:

With the arrival of industrialization, the old social order was slowly breaking down.

the established/existing order: Anti-capitalist protesters are seen as a threat to the existing order.

7. ) singular FORMAL a particular type or quality:

We accept that peaceful protest should be allowed, but this is something of a very different order.

Storms of this order are fortunately quite rare.

of a high/the highest order (=of the best or worst type): The job calls for problem-solving skills of a high order.

It was economic lunacy of the highest order.

8. ) count a group of people, especially MONKS or NUNS, who live according to specific religious rules:

the Order of St. Cecily

a Buddhist order

a ) an organization of people whose members follow special rules:

the Ancient Order of Hibernians

b ) a group of people who have received a particular honor from a king, queen, or other leader, or a special piece of metal or cloth that represents this honor:

the Order of Merit

9. ) count SCIENCE a large group of plants or animals that are related to each other, which includes more than a FAMILY and less than a CLASS

10. ) orders plural HOLY ORDERS

1

a ) the rank of a priest or MINISTER

in order

1. ) official documents that are in order are complete, correct, and legal:

All your papers seem to be in order.

2. ) actions or statements that are in order are appropriate for a particular situation:

Congratulations! I think a glass of champagne is in order, don't you?

in order (for someone/something) to do something

so that someone can do something or something can happen:

In order for the company to be profitable, sales would need to rise by at least 60%.

What do I have to do in order to convince them?

in order that FORMAL

so that something can happen:

Regular checks are required in order that safety standards are maintained.

on the order of something

near a particular amount, but not exactly:

She was paid something on the order of $15,000 for the story.

the order of the day

1. ) something that is appropriate or expected

2. ) something that is very common in a particular place or time

=> ORDER OF MAGNITUDE

Order! Order! SPOKEN

used for telling people to be quiet and obey the rules, especially in a court of law or a legislature

out of order

1. ) a machine or piece of equipment that is out of order is not working correctly

2. ) FORMAL remarks or actions that are out of order do not follow the formal rules of a court of law, a legislature, etc.:

The witness's comment was ruled out of order by the judge.

3. ) BRITISH behavior that is out of order is annoying because it is not appropriate for a particular situation. American out of line

order

or|der 2 [ `ɔrdər ] verb ***

1. ) intransitive or transitive to ask for food or drink in a restaurant or hotel:

Are you ready to order?

I'd like to order the salmon, please.

order someone something: The waitress came over, so we ordered you another beer.

a ) transitive to ask for a product to be made for you or delivered to you:

The airline has ordered 35 new airplanes.

order something for someone/something: I've ordered some more books for the school library.

b ) order (someone) a taxi BRITISH to ask by telephone for a taxi to come for someone

2. ) transitive to tell someone to do something or say that something should be done, in a way that shows you have authority:

The government has ordered an investigation into the cause of the accident.

order someone to do something: The judge ordered Hill to serve five years in prison for the robbery.

order someone in/out/off/back etc.: The Director has ordered her off the project.

His soldiers ordered the two men out of the vehicle.

order that: Local police have ordered that all guns in the region be registered.

3. ) transitive to put things in a particular order:

The list of books is ordered alphabetically by title.

=> DOCTOR1

,order a`round phrasal verb transitive

order someone around to keep telling someone what to do as if you have authority over them, in a way that annoys people