order

CEFRA1

/ˈɔː.də/

noun · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A request for goods or services.

  2. 02

    noun

    A situation in which things are organized and controlled.

Examples

  • In order to do that, you have to take risks.

  • In order to keep his original idea from being copied, Henry resorted to reticence.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • [ˈoɹ.ɾɚ]
  • /ˈoɹ.dɚ/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A position in an arrangement, disposition, or sequence.

  2. The state of being well arranged.

verb

Extra meaning

  1. To tell someone to do something.

More examples

In context

  • The names are listed in alphabetical order.

  • It's arranged in order of frequency

  • put the children in age order

Synonyms

Antonyms

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Origin

noun

From Middle English ordre, from Old French ordre, ordne, ordene (“order, rank”), from Latin ōrdinem, accusative of ōrdō (“row, rank, regular arrangement”, literally “row of threads in a loom”), from Proto-Italic *ordō (“to arrange”), probably ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂or-d-, from *h₂er-. Related to Latin ōrdior (“begin”, literally “begin to weave”). In sense “request for purchase”, compare bespoke. Doublet of ordo. Compare typologically Russian поря́док (porjádok) (akin to ряд (rjad)).