order

//ˈɔːrdər//
A2Frequency Level 4Neutral
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Noun

orderSingular
ordersPlural
1

A state in which everything is arranged in its correct or appropriate place; a condition of logical or comprehensible arrangement.

She keeps her desk in perfect order.

2

A command or instruction given by someone in authority.

The soldiers followed the captain's orders.

3

A request for goods or services to be supplied, or the goods or services themselves.

I placed an order for a new laptop online.

4

A particular social, political, or economic system or structure.

The old social order was changing rapidly.

5

A rank or level in a classification system, especially in biology (taxonomic rank between class and family).

Primates is an order of mammals that includes humans and apes.

6

A religious community living under the same rules, especially of monks or nuns.

She joined a religious order and became a nun.

Verb

orderInfinitive
orderPresent tense
orderedPast tense
orderedPast participle
orderingPresent participle
ordersThird-person singular
1

To give an authoritative instruction or command to do something.

The captain ordered his soldiers to retreat.

2

To request that something be made, supplied, or served.

I ordered a pizza for dinner.

3

To arrange something in a methodical or appropriate way.

She ordered the books on the shelf by author.