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- [awr-der]
- /ˈɔr dər/
- /ˈɔːdə(r)/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [awr-der]
- /ˈɔr dər/
Definitions of order word
- noun order an authoritative direction or instruction; command; mandate. 1
- noun order a command of a court or judge. 1
- noun order a command or notice issued by a military organization or a military commander to troops, sailors, etc. 1
- noun order the disposition of things following one after another, as in space or time; succession or sequence: The names were listed in alphabetical order. 1
- noun order a condition in which each thing is properly disposed with reference to other things and to its purpose; methodical or harmonious arrangement: You must try to give order to your life. 1
- noun order formal disposition or array: the order of the troops. 1
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Origin of order
First appearance:
before 1175 One of the 8% oldest English words
1175-1225; Middle English ordre (noun), ordren (v., derivative of the noun) < Old French ordre (noun) < Latin ordin- (stem of ordō) row, rank, regular arrangement
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Order
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
order popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
order usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for order
verb order
- arrange — If you arrange an event or meeting, you make plans for it to happen.
- organise — to form as or into a whole consisting of interdependent or coordinated parts, especially for united action: to organize a committee.
- organize — to form as or into a whole consisting of interdependent or coordinated parts, especially for united action: to organize a committee.
- regulate — to control or direct by a rule, principle, method, etc.: to regulate household expenses.
- classify — To classify things means to divide them into groups or types so that things with similar characteristics are in the same group.
adjective order
- a-1 — noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- pre-eminent — eminent above or before others; superior; surpassing: He is preeminent in his profession.
- headmost — most advanced; foremost.
- primo — the part of a piano duet played on the upper half of the keyboard.
- foremost — Most prominent in rank, importance, or position.
noun order
- instruction — machine instruction
- directive — serving to direct; directing: a directive board.
- direction — the act or an instance of directing.
- demand — If one thing demands another, the first needs the second in order to happen or be dealt with successfully.
- mandate — a command or authorization to act in a particular way on a public issue given by the electorate to its representative: The president had a clear mandate to end the war.
adverb order
- afterwhile — (US, dialect) afterwards.
- by and by — presently or eventually
Antonyms for order
verb order
- confuse — If you confuse two things, you get them mixed up, so that you think one of them is the other one.
- disarrange — to disturb the arrangement of; disorder; unsettle.
- disorder — lack of order or regular arrangement; confusion: Your room is in utter disorder.
- forget — to cease or fail to remember; be unable to recall: to forget someone's name.
- keep — to hold or retain in one's possession; hold as one's own: If you like it, keep it. Keep the change.
noun order
- suggestion — the act of suggesting.
- upheaval — strong or violent change or disturbance, as in a society: the upheaval of war.
- chaos — Chaos is a state of complete disorder and confusion.
- dishonesty — lack of honesty; a disposition to lie, cheat, or steal.
- indecency — the quality or condition of being indecent.
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