order

1. 1

   Arrangement, disposition, or sequence.countable

   • put the children in age order
   • It's arranged in order of frequency
2. 2

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

   • 1897, T. L. Heath (translator), Eutocius of Ascalon, Extract from a commentary by Eutocius, quoted in 1897 [CUP], T. L. Heath (editor), The Works of Archimedes, 2002, Dover, unnumbered page, His attempt I shall also give in its order.
3. 3

   The state of being well arranged.uncountable

   • The house is in order; the machinery is out of order.
4. 4

   Conformity with law or decorum; freedom from disturbance; general tranquillity; public quiet.countable

   • to preserve order in a community or an assembly
   • Order in the court!
5. 5

   A command.countable

   • give an order
   • his inability to follow orders
6. 6

   A request for some product or service; a commission to purchase, sell, or supply goods.countable

   • make an order
   • place an online order for the new range of sunglasses
7. 7

   The goods requested.countable

   • Your order should arrive within two days.
   • The waiter brought our orders to the table, but forgot the cutlery.
8. 8

   A group of religious adherents, especially monks or nuns, set apart within their religion by adherence to a particular rule or set of principles.countable

   • St. Ignatius Loyola founded the Jesuit order in 1537.
9. 9

   An association of knights.countable

   • the Order of the Garter, the Order of the Bath.
10. 10

    Any group of people with common interests.countableuncountable

syn. ordo · association · brotherhood · league · sisterhood · society

ant. chaos · disorder

1. 1

   To set in some sort of order.transitive

   • We need to order them alphabetically.
2. 2

   To arrange, set in proper order.transitive

   • The books in the shelf need ordering.
3. 3

   To issue a command to; to charge.transitive

   • to order troops to advance
   • He ordered me to leave.
4. 4

   To request some product or service; to secure by placing an order.transitive

   • You can now order most products to be delivered to your home.
   • to order groceries
5. 5

   To admit to holy orders; to ordain; to receive into the ranks of the ministry.

   • persons presented to be ordered deacons