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order around

or·der a·round
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [awr-der uh-round]
    • /ˈɔr dər əˈraʊnd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [awr-der uh-round]
    • /ˈɔr dər əˈraʊnd/

Definitions of order around words

  • transitivephrasal verb order around be bossy towards 1
  • phrasal verb order around If you say that someone is ordering you around or is ordering you about, you mean they are telling you what to do as if they have authority over you, and you dislike this. 0

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Parts of speech for Order around

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

order around popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% 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".

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