noun
plural -ders
a statement made by a person with authority that tells someone to do something :an instruction or direction that must be obeyed [count]
a specific request asking a company to supply goods or products to a customer [count]
[count] :a product or a group of products that someone has requested from a company
[count] a request for food or drinks made at a restaurant
the food and drinks that someone has requested at a restaurant
an amount of food that is served at a restaurant
the particular way that things or events are organized in a list or series [singular]
[noncount] an organized and proper state or condition
the state in which people behave properly, follow rules or laws, and respect authority
[singular] :a social or political system :the way that a society is organized or controlled
[singular] :a level of quality or excellence
[count] chiefly Brit :a social class - usually plural
[count] biology :a group of related plants or animals that is larger than a family
[count] :a large organization of people who have similar jobs or interests and who give help to other members
[count] :a religious organization whose members usually live together and promise to follow special rules and traditions
[count] :a group of people who have been given an honor or reward by a country's ruler
call (something) to order
to say that (something, such as a meeting or court session) should begin
house in order
in apple-pie order
see apple pie
in order
appropriate or desirable
in order for
to make it possible for someone or something to be or to do something
in order that
formal - used to say the reason for something
in order to
to make it possible for something to happen
in short order
law and order
on the order of
chiefly US or Brit in/of the order of
around or about (a specified number)
out of order
not working properly :not able to be used
not following the formal rules of a meeting, court session, etc.
Brit informal :beyond what is reasonable or allowable :not right or appropriate
to order
in response to a specific order or request
verb
-ders; -dered; -dering
[+ obj] to use your authority to tell someone to do something :to give an order to someone
usually followed by to + verb
to say that (something) must be done
to place an order for (something): such as
to request (something) from a company [+ obj]
to request (food or drinks) from a restaurant [+ obj]
[+ obj] :to organize (things) in a particular list or series :to put things in a particular order or position
just what the doctor ordered
order around
or chiefly Brit order about [phrasal verb]
order (someone) around/about :to give orders to (someone) :to tell (someone) what to do