order
/ˈɔrdər/
noun
- A request to buy, make, or supply something.
- I placed an order for a new laptop online.
- The factory received a large order for custom furniture.
- The waiter took our order and brought us drinks.
- A state of organization, arrangement, or neatness.
- Please keep your desk in order before you leave.
- The librarian put the books back in alphabetical order.
- After the storm, the town worked to restore order.
- A command or instruction given by someone in authority.
- He refused to follow the order to work overtime.
- The captain gave an order to abandon the ship.
- The teacher's order was for everyone to sit down quietly.
- A group of people living under a religious rule or a social system.
- She joined a religious order and became a nun.
- Monks in that order take a vow of silence.
- The Order of the Garter is a British honor society.
- The way things are arranged or happen in a sequence.
- Please read the chapters in order from one to ten.
- The events were listed in chronological order.
- The order of speakers was decided by a drawing of names.
verb
- To request that something be made, supplied, or served.
- She ordered a new dress from the online store.
- I'd like to order a pizza for delivery.
- We ordered coffee and pastries at the café.
- To give a command or instruction.
- My boss ordered me to finish the report by Friday.
- The judge ordered the prisoner to stand.
- The general ordered the troops to advance.
- To arrange or organize something in a particular way.
- He ordered his thoughts before speaking.
- The data was ordered from smallest to largest.
- She ordered her books by author on the shelf.
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