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orders

or·der
O o

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [awr-der]
    • /ˈɔr dər/
    • /ˈɔː.dər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [awr-der]
    • /ˈɔr dər/

Definitions of orders word

  • noun orders an authoritative direction or instruction; command; mandate. 1
  • noun orders a command of a court or judge. 1
  • noun orders a command or notice issued by a military organization or a military commander to troops, sailors, etc. 1
  • noun orders 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 orders 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 orders formal disposition or array: the order of the troops. 1

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Origin of orders

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

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Parts of speech for Orders

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

orders 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".

orders usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for orders

noun orders

  • instructions — the act or practice of instructing or teaching; education.
  • commands — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of command.
  • directions — the act or an instance of directing.
  • directives — Plural form of directive.

Antonyms for orders

verb orders

  • disorders — Plural form of disorder.
  • keeps — to hold or retain in one's possession; hold as one's own: If you like it, keep it. Keep the change.
  • changes — to make the form, nature, content, future course, etc., of (something) different from what it is or from what it would be if left alone: to change one's name; to change one's opinion; to change the course of history.
  • jumbles — Plural form of jumble.
  • moves — to pass from one place or position to another.

noun orders

  • suggestions — the act of suggesting.
  • dishonesties — Plural form of dishonesty.
  • indecencies — Plural form of indecency.
  • noises — Plural form of noise.
  • answers — a spoken or written reply or response to a question, request, letter, etc.: He sent an answer to my letter promptly.

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