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- [too awr-der]
- /tu ˈɔr dər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [too awr-der]
- /tu ˈɔr dər/
Definitions of to order words
- noun to order an authoritative direction or instruction; command; mandate. 1
- noun to order a command of a court or judge. 1
- noun to order a command or notice issued by a military organization or a military commander to troops, sailors, etc. 1
- noun to 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 to 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 to order formal disposition or array: the order of the troops. 1
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Origin of to 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
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Parts of speech for To order
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
to 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".
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