order

US /ˈɔrdɚ/

UK /'ɔ:də(r)/

A1

other

  • To arrange (something) in a particular way.
  • To give an instruction or command to (someone).
  • To request (something) to be made, supplied, or delivered.

noun

  • An instruction or command given by someone in authority.
  • Religious or social group, as of nuns
  • Instructions to others to do what you want
  • State in which things are neat and organized
  • What you ask to buy, e.g. food in restaurant
  • A request to make, supply, or deliver something.
  • A particular arrangement of people or things.
  • Social or political control of an area

verb

  • To put things in a sequence, e.g. a, b, c
  • To give instructions to others to do what you want
  • To ask for something you want to buy, e.g. a meal

other

  • The state of peace and security in society.

Examples

10 million order for oil-drilling equipment.

She led a highly ordered existence, with everything having its own time and place.