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or·der  (ôrdr)
n.
1. A condition of logical or comprehensible arrangement among the separate elements of a group.
2.
a. A condition of methodical or prescribed arrangement among component parts such that proper functioning or appearance is achieved: checked to see that the shipping department was in order.
b. Condition or state in general: The escalator is in good working order.
3.
a. The established system of social organization: "Every revolution exaggerates the evils of the old order" (C. Wright Mills).
b. A condition in which freedom from disorder or disruption is maintained through respect for established authority: finally restored order in the rebellious provinces.
4. A sequence or arrangement of successive things: changed the order of the files.
5. The prescribed form or customary procedure: the order of worship.
6. An authoritative indication to be obeyed; a command or direction.
7.
a. A command given by a superior military officer requiring obedience, as in the execution of a task.
b. orders Formal written instructions to report for military duty at a specified time and place.
8.
a. A commission or instruction to buy, sell, or supply something.
b. That which is supplied, bought, or sold.
9.
a. A request made by a customer at a restaurant for a portion of food.
b. The food requested.
10. Law A direction or command delivered by a court or other adjudicative body and entered into the record but not necessarily included in the final judgment or verdict.
11. Ecclesiastical
a. Any of several grades of the Christian ministry: the order of priesthood.
b. The rank of an ordained Christian minister or priest. Often used in the plural.
c. The sacrament or rite of ordination. Often used in the plural.
12. Any of the nine grades or choirs of angels.
13. A group of persons living under a religious rule: Order of Saint Benedict.
14. An organization of people united by a common fraternal bond or social aim.
15.
a. A group of people upon whom a government or sovereign has formally conferred honor for unusual service or merit, entitling them to wear a special insignia: the Order of the Garter.
b. The insignia worn by such people.
16. A social class. Often used in the plural: the lower orders.
17. A class defined by the common attributes of its members; a kind.
18. Degree of quality or importance; rank: poetry of a high order.
19. Architecture
a. Any of several styles of classical architecture characterized by the type of column and entablature employed. Of the five generally accepted classical orders, the Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian orders are Greek and the Tuscan and Composite orders are Roman.
b. A style of building: a cathedral of the Gothic order.
20. Biology A taxonomic category of organisms ranking above a family and below a class. See Table at taxonomy.
21. Mathematics
a. The sum of the exponents to which the variables in a term are raised; degree.
b. An indicated number of successive differentiations to be performed.
c. The number of elements in a finite group.
d. The number of rows or columns in a determinant or matrix.
v. or·dered, or·der·ing, or·ders
v.tr.
1. To issue a command or instruction to.
2. To give a command or instruction for: The judge ordered a recount of the ballots.
3. To direct to proceed as specified: ordered them off the property.
4. To give an order for; request to be supplied with.
5. To put into a methodical, systematic arrangement. See Synonyms at arrange.
6. To predestine; ordain.
v.intr.
To give an order or orders; request that something be done or supplied.
Idioms:
in order that
So that.
in order to
For the purpose of.
in short order
With no delay; quickly.
on order
Requested but not yet delivered.
on the order of
1. Of a kind or fashion similar to; like: a house on the order of a mountain lodge.
2. Approximately; about: equipment costing on the order of a million dollars.
to order
According to the buyer's specifications.

[Middle English ordre, from Old French, variant of ordene, from Latin rd, rdin-; see ar- in Indo-European roots.]

order·er n.

order
Noun
1. an instruction that must be obeyed; command
2. a state in which everything is arranged logically, comprehensibly, or naturally: she strove to keep more order in the house
3. an arrangement of things in succession; sequence: group them by letter and then put them in numerical order
4. an established or customary system of society: there is an opportunity here for a new world order
5. a peaceful or harmonious condition of society: riot police were called in to restore order
6.
a. an instruction to supply something in return for payment: the waitress came to take their order
b. the thing or things supplied
7. a written instruction to pay money: post the coupon below with a cheque or postal order
8. a social class: the result will be harmful to society as a whole and to the lower orders in particular
9. Biol one of the groups into which a class is divided, containing one or more families
10. kind or sort: the orchestra played superbly and the singing was of the highest order
11. Also called: (religious order) a religious community of monks or nuns
12. a group of people who have been awarded a particular honour: the Order of the Garter
13. the office or rank of a Christian minister: he studied for the priesthood as a young man, but never took Holy Orders
14. the procedure and rules followed by an assembly or meeting: a point of order
15. one of the five major classical styles of architecture, classified by the type of columns used
16. a tall order something difficult or demanding
17. in order
a. in sequence
b. properly arranged: everything is in order for your trip
c. appropriate or fitting
18. in order that so that
19. in order to so that it is possible to: a healthy diet is necessary in order to keep fit
20. in or of the order of amounting approximately to: summer temperatures are usually in the order of thirty-five degrees
21. keep order to ensure that people obey the law or behave in an acceptable manner
22. on order having been ordered but not yet delivered
23. out of order
a. not in sequence
b. not working: the lift was out of order, so we had to use the stairs
c. not following the rules or customary procedure: the chairperson ruled the motion out of order
24. to order according to a buyer's specifications
Verb
1. to command or instruct (to do something): she ordered her son to wash the dishes, the police ordered her into the house
2. to request (something) to be supplied in return for payment: I ordered a new car three weeks ago, but it hasn't been delivered yet
3. to arrange (things) methodically or in their proper places
interj
an exclamation demanding that orderly behaviour be restored [Latin ordo]

order  (ôrdr)
A group of organisms ranking above a family and below a class. See Table at taxonomy.

A communication, written, oral, or by signal, which conveys instructions from a superior to a subordinate. (DOD only) In a broad sense, the terms "order" and "command" are synonymous. However, an order implies discretion as to the details of execution whereas a command does not.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.orderorder - (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed; "the British ships dropped anchor and waited for orders from London"
plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one
bid, bidding, command, dictation - an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
marching orders - an order from a superior officer for troops to depart
summons - an order to appear in person at a given place and time
word - a verbal command for action; "when I give the word, charge!"
armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"
2.order - a degree in a continuum of size or quantity; "it was on the order of a mile"; "an explosion of a low order of magnitude"
magnitude - the property of relative size or extent (whether large or small); "they tried to predict the magnitude of the explosion"; "about the magnitude of a small pea"
3.order - established customary state (especially of society); "order ruled in the streets"; "law and order"
state - the way something is with respect to its main attributes; "the current state of knowledge"; "his state of health"; "in a weak financial state"
civil order, polity - the form of government of a social organization
rule of law - a state of order in which events conform to the law
tranquillity, quiet, tranquility - an untroubled state; free from disturbances
concordance, concord, harmony - a harmonious state of things in general and of their properties (as of colors and sounds); congruity of parts with one another and with the whole
stability - a stable order (especially of society)
peace - the state prevailing during the absence of war
disorder - a disturbance of the peace or of public order
4.order - logical or comprehensible arrangement of separate elements; "we shall consider these questions in the inverse order of their presentation"
bacteria order - an order of bacteria
word order - the order of words in a text
arrangement - an orderly grouping (of things or persons) considered as a unit; the result of arranging; "a flower arrangement"
genetic code - the ordering of nucleotides in DNA molecules that carries the genetic information in living cells
genome - the ordering of genes in a haploid set of chromosomes of a particular organism; the full DNA sequence of an organism; "the human genome contains approximately three billion chemical base pairs"
series - similar things placed in order or happening one after another; "they were investigating a series of bank robberies"
5.order - a condition of regular or proper arrangement; "he put his desk in order"; "the machine is now in working order"
condition, status - a state at a particular time; "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations"
spit and polish - careful attention to order and appearance (as in the military)
kelter, kilter - in working order; "out of kilter"; "in good kilter"
tidiness - the habit of being tidy
disorderliness, disorder - a condition in which things are not in their expected places; "the files are in complete disorder"
6.orderorder - a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge); "a friend in New Mexico said that the order caused no trouble out there"
act, enactment - a legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body
consent decree - an agreement between two parties that is sanctioned by the court; for example, a company might agree to stop certain questionable practices without admitting guilt
curfew - an order that after a specific time certain activities (as being outside on the streets) are prohibited
decree nisi - a decree issued on a first petition for divorce; becomes absolute at some later date
imperial decree - a decree issued by a sovereign ruler
judicial separation, legal separation - a judicial decree regulating the rights and responsibilities of a married couple living apart
programma - an edict that has been publicly posted
ban, proscription, prohibition - a decree that prohibits something
stay - a judicial order forbidding some action until an event occurs or the order is lifted; "the Supreme Court has the power to stay an injunction pending an appeal to the whole Court"
papal bull, bull - a formal proclamation issued by the pope (usually written in antiquated characters and sealed with a leaden bulla)
law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
7.orderorder - a commercial document used to request someone to supply something in return for payment and providing specifications and quantities; "IBM received an order for a hundred computers"
commercial document, commercial instrument - a document of or relating to commerce
bill-me order, credit order - an order that is received without payment; requires billing at a later date
indent - an order for goods to be exported or imported
market order - an order to a broker to sell or buy stocks or commodities at the prevailing market price
production order - an order that initiates the manufacturing process
reorder - a repeated order for the same merchandise; "he's the one who sends out all the new orders and reorders"
stop order, stop-loss order - an order to a broker to sell (buy) when the price of a security falls (rises) to a designated level
stop payment - a depositor's order to a bank to refuse payment on a check
mail order - a purchase negotiated by mail
8.orderorder - a formal association of people with similar interests; "he joined a golf club"; "they formed a small lunch society"; "men from the fraternal order will staff the soup kitchen today"
association - a formal organization of people or groups of people; "he joined the Modern Language Association"
athenaeum, atheneum - a literary or scientific association for the promotion of learning
bookclub - a club that people join in order to buy selected books at reduced prices
chapter - a local branch of some fraternity or association; "he joined the Atlanta chapter"
chess club - a club of people to play chess
country club - a suburban club for recreation and socializing
frat, fraternity - a social club for male undergraduates
glee club - a club organized to sing together
golf club - a club of people to play golf
hunt club, hunt - an association of huntsmen who hunt for sport
investors club - a club of small investors who buy and sell securities jointly
jockey club - a club to promote and regulate horse racing
racket club - club for players of racket sports
rowing club - a club for rowers
slate club - a group of people who save money in a common fund for a specific purpose (usually distributed at Christmas)
sorority - a social club for female undergraduates
turnverein - a club of tumblers or gymnasts
boat club, yacht club - club that promotes and supports yachting and boating
service club - a club of professional or business people organized for their coordination and active in public services
club member - someone who is a member of a club
9.order - a body of rules followed by an assembly
prescript, rule - prescribed guide for conduct or action
interpellation - (parliament) a parliamentary procedure of demanding that a government official explain some act or policy
standing order - a rule of order permanently in force
cloture, gag law, gag rule, closure - a rule for limiting or ending debate in a deliberative body
point of order - a question as to whether the current proceedings are allowed by parliamentary procedure
previous question - a motion calling for an immediate vote on the main question under discussion by a deliberative assembly
mover, proposer - (parliamentary procedure) someone who makes a formal motion
10.orderOrder - (usually plural) the status or rank or office of a Christian clergyman in an ecclesiastical hierarchy; "theologians still disagree over whether `bishop' should or should not be a separate Order"
acolyte - someone who assists a priest or minister in a liturgical service; a cleric ordained in the highest of the minor orders in the Roman Catholic Church but not in the Anglican Church or the Eastern Orthodox Churches
anagnost - a cleric in the minor orders of the Eastern Orthodox Church who reads the lessons aloud in the liturgy (analogous to the lector in the Roman Catholic Church)
deacon - a cleric ranking just below a priest in Christian churches; one of the Holy Orders
ostiarius, ostiary, doorkeeper - the lowest of the minor Holy Orders in the unreformed Western Church but now suppressed by the Roman Catholic Church
exorcist - one of the minor orders in the unreformed Western Church but now suppressed in the Roman Catholic Church
lector, reader - someone who reads the lessons in a church service; someone ordained in a minor order of the Roman Catholic Church
priest - a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders
subdeacon - a clergyman an order below deacon; one of the Holy Orders in the unreformed western Christian church and the eastern Catholic Churches but now suppressed in the Roman Catholic Church
status, position - the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society; "he had the status of a minor"; "the novel attained the status of a classic"; "atheists do not enjoy a favorable position in American life"
11.orderorder - a group of person living under a religious rule; "the order of Saint Benedict"
Augustinian order - any of several monastic orders observing a rule derived from the writings of St. Augustine
Benedictine order, order of Saint Benedict - a Roman Catholic monastic order founded in the 6th century; noted for liturgical worship and for scholarly activities
Carmelite order, Order of Our Lady of Mount Carmel - a Roman Catholic mendicant order founded in the 12th century
Carthusian order - an austere contemplative Roman Catholic order founded by St. Bruno in 1084
Dominican order - a Roman Catholic order of mendicant preachers founded in the 13th century
Franciscan order - a Roman Catholic order founded by Saint Francis of Assisi in the 13th century
Jesuit order, Society of Jesus - a Roman Catholic order founded by Saint Ignatius of Loyola in 1534 to defend Catholicism against the Reformation and to do missionary work among the heathen; it is strongly committed to education and scholarship
religious order, religious sect, sect - a subdivision of a larger religious group
12.order - (biology) taxonomic group containing one or more families
animal order - the order of animals
protoctist order - the order of protoctists
biological science, biology - the science that studies living organisms
taxon, taxonomic category, taxonomic group - animal or plant group having natural relations
class - (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders
suborder - (biology) taxonomic group that is a subdivision of an order
family - (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more genera; "sharks belong to the fish family"
plant order - the order of plants
fungus order - the order of fungi
13.order - a request for something to be made, supplied, or served; "I gave the waiter my order"; "the company's products were in such demand that they got more orders than their call center could handle"
asking, request - the verbal act of requesting
short order - an order for food that can be prepared quickly
14.order - (architecture) one of original three styles of Greek architecture distinguished by the type of column and entablature used or a style developed from the original three by the Romans
Dorian order, Doric order - the oldest and simplest of the Greek orders and the only one that normally has no base
Ionian order, Ionic order - the second Greek order; the capital is decorated with spiral scrolls
Corinthian order - the last Greek order; similar to the Ionic order except the capital is decorated with carvings of acanthus leaves
Composite order - a Roman order that combines the Corinthian acanthus leaves with the spiral scrolls of the Ionic order
Tuscan order - a Roman order that resembles the Doric order but without a fluted shaft
artistic style, idiom - the style of a particular artist or school or movement; "an imaginative orchestral idiom"
architecture - the discipline dealing with the principles of design and construction and ornamentation of fine buildings; "architecture and eloquence are mixed arts whose end is sometimes beauty and sometimes use"
15.order - the act of putting things in a sequential arrangement; "there were mistakes in the ordering of items on the list"
organisation, organization - the activity or result of distributing or disposing persons or things properly or methodically; "his organization of the work force was very efficient"
rank order - an arrangement according to rank
grading, scaling - the act of arranging in a graduated series
succession, sequence - the action of following in order; "he played the trumps in sequence"
layout - the act of laying out (as by making plans for something)
alphabetisation, alphabetization - the act of putting in alphabetical order
Verb1.order - give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority; "I said to him to go home"; "She ordered him to do the shopping"; "The mother told the child to get dressed"
direct - command with authority; "He directed the children to do their homework"
instruct - give instructions or directions for some task; "She instructed the students to work on their pronunciation"
command, require - make someone do something
request - ask (a person) to do something; "She asked him to be here at noon"; "I requested that she type the entire manuscript"
send for, call - order, request, or command to come; "She was called into the director's office"; "Call the police!"
warn - ask to go away; "The old man warned the children off his property"
2.order - make a request for something; "Order me some flowers"; "order a work stoppage"
reorder - make a new request to be supplied with; "The store had to reorder the popular CD several times"
place - to arrange for; "place a phone call"; "place a bet"
call for, request, bespeak, quest - express the need or desire for; ask for; "She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service"
call - order or request or give a command for; "The unions called a general strike for Sunday"
wish - order politely; express a wish for
commission - place an order for
3.order - issue commands or orders for
inflict, impose, bring down, visit - impose something unpleasant; "The principal visited his rage on the students"
mandate - make mandatory; "the new director of the school board mandated regular tests"
4.order - bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations; "We cannot regulate the way people dress"; "This town likes to regulate"
standardize, standardise - cause to conform to standard or norm; "The weights and measures were standardized"
decide, make up one's mind, determine - reach, make, or come to a decision about something; "We finally decided after lengthy deliberations"
district, zone - regulate housing in; of certain areas of towns
5.order - bring order to or into; "Order these files"
clean up, neaten, square away, tidy, tidy up, straighten, straighten out - put (things or places) in order; "Tidy up your room!"
systematise, systematize, systemise, systemize - arrange according to a system or reduce to a system; "systematize our scientific knowledge"
collate - to assemble in proper sequence; "collate the papers"
unsnarl, disentangle, straighten out - extricate from entanglement; "Can you disentangle the cord?"
arrange, set up - put into a proper or systematic order; "arrange the books on the shelves in chronological order"
disarray, disorder - bring disorder to
6.order - place in a certain order; "order the photos chronologically"
arrange, set up - put into a proper or systematic order; "arrange the books on the shelves in chronological order"
7.order - appoint to a clerical posts; "he was ordained in the Church"
enthrone, vest, invest - provide with power and authority; "They vested the council with special rights"
8.order - arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events; "arrange my schedule"; "set up one's life"; "I put these memories with those of bygone times"
contemporise, contemporize, synchronise, synchronize - arrange or represent events so that they co-occur; "synchronize biblical events"
phrase - divide, combine, or mark into phrases; "phrase a musical passage"
organize, organise - cause to be structured or ordered or operating according to some principle or idea
9.order - assign a rank or rating to; "how would you rank these students?"; "The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide"
superordinate - place in a superior order or rank; "These two notions are superordinated to a third"
shortlist - put someone or something on a short list
seed - distribute (players or teams) so that outstanding teams or players will not meet in the early rounds
reorder - assign a new order to
subordinate - rank or order as less important or consider of less value; "Art is sometimes subordinated to Science in these schools"
prioritise, prioritize - assign a priority to; "we have too many things to do and must prioritize"
sequence - arrange in a sequence
downgrade - rate lower; lower in value or esteem
upgrade - rate higher; raise in value or esteem
pass judgment, evaluate, judge - form a critical opinion of; "I cannot judge some works of modern art"; "How do you evaluate this grant proposal?" "We shouldn't pass judgment on other people"

order
verb 3. request, ask (for), book, demand, seek, call for, reserve, engage, apply for, contract for, solicit, requisition, put in for, send away for
verb 4. arrange, group, sort, class, position, range, file, rank, line up, organize, set out, sequence, catalogue, sort out, classify, array, dispose, tidy, marshal, lay out, tabulate, systematize, neaten, put in order, set in order, put to rights << OPPOSITE disarrange
noun 12. Biology kind, group, class, family, form, sort, type, variety, cast, species, breed, strain, category, tribe, genre, classification, genus, ilk, subdivision, subclass, taxonomic group >> in order 13. tidy, ordered, neat, arranged, trim, orderly, spruce, well-kept, well-ordered, shipshape, spick-and-span, trig (archaic), (dialect) in apple-pie order (informal)
14. appropriate, right, fitting, seemly, called for, correct, suitable, acceptable, proper, to the point, apt, applicable, pertinent, befitting, well-suited, well-timed, apposite, germane, to the purpose, meet (archaic) O.K. or okay (informal) >> out of order 15. not working, broken, broken-down, ruined, bust (informal) defective, wonky Brit. (slang) not functioning, out of commission, on the blink (slang) on its last legs, inoperative, kaput (informal) in disrepair, gone haywire (informal) nonfunctional, on the fritz U.S. (slang) gone phut (informal) U.S. (informal)
16. improper, wrong, unsuitable, not done, not on (informal) unfitting, vulgar, out of place, unseemly, untoward, unbecoming, impolite, off-colour, out of turn, uncalled-for, not cricket (informal) indelicate, indecorous
Translations
order [ˈɔːdəʳ] norden m (= command); orden f (= type, kind); clase f (= state); estado;
(COMM) → pedido, encargo
vt (also: put in order) → ordenar, poner en orden;
(COMM) → encargar, pedir (= command); mandar, ordenar;
in order (gen) → en orden;
(of document) → en regla;
in (working) order → en funcionamiento;
a machine in working order → una máquina en funcionamiento;
to be out of order [machine, toilets] → estar estropeado or (LAM) descompuesto;
in order to do → para hacer;
in order that → para que + subjun;
on order (COMM) → pedido;
to be on order → estar pedido;
we are under orders to do it → tenemos orden de hacerlo;
a point of order → una cuestión de procedimiento;
to place an order for sth with sb → hacer un pedido de algo a algn;
made to order → hecho a la medida;
his income is of the order of £24,000 per year → sus ingresos son del orden de 24 mil libras al año;
to the order of (BANKING) → a la orden de;
to order sb to do sth → mandar a algn hacer algo

order [ˈɔːdəʳ] nordre m;
(Comm) → commande f
vtordonner;
(Comm) → commander;
in order → en ordre;
(of document) → en règle;
out of order (= not in correct order) → en désordre; [machine] → hors service; [telephone] → en dérangement;
a machine in working order → une machine en état de marche;
in order of size → par ordre de grandeur;
in order to do/that → pour faire/que + sub;
to place an order for sth with sb → commander qch auprès de qn, passer commande de qch à qn;
could I order now, please? → je peux commander, s'il vous plaît?;
to be on order → être en commande;
made to order → fait sur commande;
to be under orders to do sth → avoir ordre de faire qch;
a point of order → un point de procédure;
to the order of (Banking) → à l'ordre de;
to order sb to do → ordonner à qn de faire

order [ˈɔːdəʳ] n (= command) → Befehl m;
(Comm), (in restaurant) → Bestellung f (= sequence); Reihenfolge f;
(discipline, organization) → Ordnung f;
(Rel) → Orden m
vt (= command) → befehlen;
(Comm), (in restaurant) → bestellen;
(also: put in order) → ordnen;
in order (= permitted) → in Ordnung;
in (working) order → betriebsfähig;
in order to do sth → um etw zu tun;
in order of size → nach Größe (geordnet);
on order (Comm) → bestellt;
out of order (= not working) → außer Betrieb (= in the wrong sequence); durcheinander; [motion, proposal] → nicht zulässig;
to place an order for sth with sb → eine Bestellung für etw bei jdm aufgeben;
made to order (Comm) → auf Bestellung (gemacht);
to be under orders to do sth → die Anweisung haben, etw zu tun;
to take orders → Befehle entgegennehmen;
a point of order (in debate etc) → eine Verfahrensfrage;
"pay to the order of ..." → "zahlbar an +dat ...";
of or in the order of → in der Größenordnung von;
to order sb to do sth → jdn anweisen, etw zu tun
order around order vt (also: order about) → herumkommandieren

order [ˈɔːdəʳ] nordine m;
(COMM) → ordinazione f
vtordinare;
to order sb to do → ordinare a qn di fare;
in order → in ordine; [document] → in regola;
in order of size → in ordine di grandezza;
in order to do → per fare;
in order that → affinché + sub;
a machine in working order → una macchina che funziona bene;
to be out of order [machine, toilets] → essere guasto/a; [telephone] → essere fuori servizio;
to place an order for sth with sb → ordinare qc a qn;
to the order of (BANKING) → all'ordine di;
to be under orders to do sth → avere l'ordine di fare qc;
a point of order → una questione di procedura;
to be on order → essere stato ordinato;
made to order → fatto su commissione;
the lower orders (pej) → i ceti inferiori

order
n order [ˈoːdə]
1 a statement (by a person in authority) of what someone must do; a command He gave me my orders. bevel أمْر заповед směrnice; rozkaz ordre; befaling die Anordnung διαταγή orden korraldus دستور määräys ordre פְּקוּדָה आदेश naredba parancs, utasítás perintah skipun ordine 命令 명령 įsakymas, nurodymas pavēle; norādījums arahan bevel ordre, befaling rozkaz, polecenie ordem ordin приказ, распоряжение rozkaz; nariadenie ukaz naređenje order, befallning คำสั่ง emir, talimat 命令 наказ, розпорядження حکم chỉ thị
2 an instruction to supply something orders from Germany for special gates. bestelling تَعْليمات разпореждане objednávka ordre; bestilling der Auftrag παραγγελία για προμήθεια orden, pedido tellimus سفارش tilaus commande הַזמָנָה आर्डर nalog (meg)rendelés pesanan pöntun ordine 注文 주문 užsakymas pasūtījums tempahan bestelling bestilling, ordre zamówienie ordem comandă заказ objednávka naročilo porudžbina order, beställning คำสั่งซื้อ sipariş 定貨單 замовлення طلب sự đặt hàng
3 something supplied Your order is nearly ready. bestelling طَلَبِيَّه، طَلَب تِجاري поръчка zakázka ordre; bestilling die Bestellung παραγγελία, προμήθεια pedido tellimus کالا یا خدمات سفارش داده شده tilaus commande הַזמָנָה आर्डर narudžba rendelés barang pesanan pöntun ordinazione, (merce ordinata) 注文品 주문품 užsakymas pasūtījums; pieprasījums tempahan orde bestilling, ordre zamówienie encomenda comandă заказ zákazka naročilo porudžbina order, beställning ระดับ sipariş (edilen şey) 定貨 замовлення سامان hàng được cấp
4 a tidy state The house is in (good) order. in goeie orde, agtermekaar, reg تَرْتيب състояние stav orden ordentlicher Zustand τάξη, καλή λειτουργία orden kord نظم kunto, järjestys ordre סֵדֶר करीने urednost rend kerapian röð og regla ordine 整とん 정돈 tvarka, gera būklė kārtība keadaan kemas orde orden porządek ordem ordine порядок stav red stanje ordning แบบแผน düzen 整齊 порядок اچھي حالت ngăn nắp
5 a system or method I must have order in my life. orde نِظام ред řád orden die Ordnung σύστημα, τάξη orden kord روش؛ برنامه järjestys ordre סֵדֶר क्रम red rendszer metode röð og regla, skipulag ordine 秩序 질서(정연함); 도리 tvarka kārtība; sistēma sistem orde orden ład ordem ordine заведённый порядок poriadok red red ordning ระเบียบ düzen 條理 порядок; лад نظام، طريقہ trình tự
6 an arrangement (of people, things etc) in space, time etc in alphabetical order; in order of importance. orde, volgorde تَرْتيب по ред pořadí orden die Reihenfolge σειρά, ταξινόμηση orden järjekord ترتیب järjestys ordre סִידוּר क्रमानुसार poredak, slijed sorrend urutan röð ordine 順序 순서 tvarka, seka kārtība; secība urutan orde orden, (alfabetisk) rekkefølge kolejność ordem ordine порядок, последовательность poradie red red ordning การเรียง sıra, düzen 次序 порядок ترتيب sự sắp xếp
7 a peaceful condition law and order. wet en orde نِظام، قانون спокойствие pořádek orden öffentliche Ordnung τάξη, ηρεμία orden kord نظم اجتماعی järjestys ordre חוֹק וַסֵדֶר शांति-व्यवस्था mir i red rend ketertiban lög og regla ordine 治安 정상적인 상태 tvarka kārtība ketenteraman orde orden porządek ordem ordine порядок poriadok red red ordning ลำดับ asayiş, güvenlik 秩序良好 спокій نظم و قانون mệnh lệnh 秩序
8 a written instruction to pay money a banker's order. أمْر، بَلاغ нареждане platební příkaz anvisning die Order εντολή, επιταγή orden maksekäsund دستور پرداخت maksumääräys mandat הוֹרָאָה आदेश nalog utalvány perintah tertulis untuk membayar ávísun ordine 為替 상태 pervedimas, perlaida orderis, rīkojums arahan machtiging anvisning przekaz ordem ordin de plată вексель; чек platobný príkaz nalog instrukcija anvisning, []order ธนาณัติ ödeme emri 帳單 доручення پيسہ ادا کرنے کي تحريري ہدايت phiếu thu
9 a group, class, rank or position This is a list of the various orders of plants; the social order. orde, stand, klas تَرْتيب، نِظام ранг řád gruppe; klasse; rang die Ordnung τάξη, κατηγορία, βαθμίδα orden liik, klass, seisus طبقه؛ گونه laji, luokka ordre סֵדֶר क्रम poredak, red rend kelompok skipan, skipulag ordine 階層 종류; 지위, 계층 rūšis, rangas, padėtis šķira; klase; kārta; slānis golongan orde klasse, rang, orden rząd, porządek classe clasă; categorie род, сорт; строй druh; poriadok vrsta, red poredak klass, stånd, ordning ลำดับ cins, çeşit 團體,階層 сорт; ранг زمرہ، طبقہ tầng lớp; loài ,阶层
10 a religious society, especially of monks the Benedictine order. orde أَخَوِيَّه ، رَهْبَنَه орден řád orden der Orden τάγμα orden ordu طبقه کشیشان munkkikunta ordre מִסדָר संघ vjerski red (szerzetes)rend ordo trúarregla; bræðralag ordine 聖職 수도회 ordinas ordenis golongan orde orden zakon ordem ordin орден rád red red orden สมณศักดิ์ tarikat, birlik 教團,修道會 орден مذہبي جماعت luật dòng tu
v
1 to tell (someone) to do something (from a position of authority) He ordered me to stand up. beveel يأمُر заповядвам nařídit beordre; befale befehlen διατάζω ordenar, mandar käskima دستور دادن käskeä ordonner לְצַווֹת आदेश देना narediti (el)rendel memerintahkan skipa ordinare 命じる 명령하다 liepti, įsakyti pavēlēt; []rīkot mengarahkan bevelen beordre, kommandere, befale rozkazywać mandar a ordona приказывать nariadiť ukazati narediti beordra, befalla สั่ง emretmek, emir vermek 命令 наказувати; розпоряджатися حکم کرنا ra lệnh
2 to give an instruction to supply I have ordered some new furniture from the shop; He ordered a steak. bestel يَطْلُب طَلَبِيَّة تِجاريَّه разпореждам objednat bestille bestellen δίνω παραγγελία pedir, encargar tellima سفارش دادن tilata commander לְהַזמִין किसी चीज की आपूर्ति का आर्डर देना naručiti (meg)rendel memesan panta ordinare 注文する 주문하다 užsakyti pasūtīt menempah bestellen bestille zamawiać encomendar a comanda заказывать objednať naročiti poručiti beställa สั่งซื้อ sipariş vermek 定購 замовляти فراہمي کي ہدايت دينا، آرڈر دينا đặt hàng
3 to put in order Should we order these alphabetically? in volgorde plaas يُرَتِّب подреждам uspořádat ordne i alfabetisk rækkefølge ordnen ταξινομώ, τακτοποιώ, βάζω σε σειρά ordenar järjestama مرتب کردن järjestää organiser לְסַדֵר क्रम में रखना poredati (el)rendez mengatur koma lagi á, raða ordinare 整理する 정리[]하다 sutvarkyti sakārtot menyusun ordenen ordne uporządkować ordenar a ordona располагать usporiadať urediti poređati ordna สั่ง sıraya koymak 整理,安排 розташовувати по порядку ترتيب سے رکھنا sắp xếp 整理
adj orderly
well-behaved; quiet an orderly queue of people. ordelik مُرَتَّب، خاضِع للنِّظام، هادئ подреден spořádaný, ukázněný velordnet; rolig ordentlich υπάκουος, πειθαρχημένος formal, ordenado distsiplineeritud منظم؛ آراسته hillitty discipliné מְמוּשמָע सुव्यवस्थित रूप से uredan rendes, fegyelmezett teratur agaður; stilltur ordinato 秩序ある 정돈된 drausmingas, tvarkingas, organizuotas uzvedīgs; kārtīgs teratur ordelijk ordentlig, hvor det hersker orden zdyscyplinowany ordenado disciplinat послушный, спокойный; организованный disciplinovaný urejen uredan []ordnad ที่เป็นไปด้วยความสงบ düzenli, tertipli 有秩序的 дисциплінований; доброї поведінки مرتب، پرسکون phục tùng kỷ luật 秩序
nplural ˈorderlies
1 a hospital attendant who does routine jobs. ordonnans, oppasser, hospitaalsoldaat مُمَرِّض عَسْكَري في مُسْتَشْفى смяна zdravotník, -ice portør der/die Sanitäter(in) νοσοκόμος γενικών καθηκόντων asistente (de hospital) sanitar مستخدم بیمارستان sairaala-apulainen aide-infirmier/-ière סָנִיטָר अरदली bolničar (kórházi) beteghordozó pekerja rumah sakit hjúkrunarmaður inserviente 病院の雑役夫 (병원의) 잡역부 sanitaras sanitārs atendan hulpverpleger sykepasser; portør sanitariusz auxiliar infirmieră санитар zdravotník, -čka bolničar bolničar sjukvårdsbiträde เจ้าหน้าที่โรงพยาบาล hastane hademesi 護理員 санітар اسپتال کا خدمت گار người hộ lý
2 a soldier who carries an officer's orders and messages. ordonnans ضابِط الخِدْمَة اليَوْمِيَّه ординарец ordonance ordonnans der Offiziersbursche στρατιώτης στην υπηρεσία αξιωματικού ordenanza käskjalg گماشته lähetti ordonnance רַץ अरदली redov tiszti küldönc kurir óbreyttur hermaður attendente 伝令兵 (군대의) 전령 pasiuntinys dieninieks orderli ordonnans ordonnans ordynans ordenança ordonanţă ординарец ordonanc, vojenský posol vojaški kurir kurir ordonnans ทหารที่ทำงานทั่ว ๆ ไปให้ทหารยศสูงกว่า emir eri 通訊員 зв'язковий افسر اعلي کا حکم لے جانے والا فوجي lính liên lạc
n orderliness
ordelikheid, reëlmatigheid, reëlmaat نِظام، تَرْتيب порадък uspořádanost orden die Ordentlichkeit τάξη, πειθαρχία orden korralikkus نظم و ترتیب järjestelmällisyys (habitudes d')ordre סֵדֶר व्यवस्थित urednost rend(szeresség-szeretet) keteraturan reglusemi ordine 秩序 질서 정연 tvarkingumas, organizuotumas kārtība; sakārtotība; laba uzvedība teraturnya ordelijkheid god orden zdyscyplinowanie, ład ordem ordine порядок, аккуратность usporiadanosť red, urejenost urednost ordentlighet ความเป็นระเบียบ düzgünlük, intizam 整潔 акуратність; порядок حسن ترتيب sự phục tùng; sự gọn gàng
n order-form
a form on which a customer's order is written. bestelvorm إسْتِمارة طَلَب تِجاري молба за поръчка objednací list bestillingsblanket der Bestellschein δελτίο παραγγελίας hoja de pedido tellimisleht صورت سفارش tilauslomake bon de commande טוֹפֵס הַזמָנָה आदेश-पत्र narudžbenica megrendelőlap blanko pesanan pöntunarseðill modulo d'ordinazione 注文用紙 užsakymo blankas pasūtījuma veidlapa borang pesanan bestelformulier ordreblankett, bestillingsskjema formularz zamówienia talão de encomenda foaie de comandă бланк заказа objednávací list naročilnica porudžbenica ordersedel, beställningsblankett แบบฟอร์มสั่งซื้อ sipariş formu 定貨單 бланк замовлення آرڈر فارم đơn đặt hàng
in order
1 correct according to what is regularly done, especially in meetings etc It is quite in order to end the meeting now. in orde, in die haak صَحيح، وِفْقا للقانون наред podle řádu i orden in Ordnung εντάξει, σωστός, ενδεδειγμένος correcto päevakorras طبق روال همیشگی؛ مرتب päiväjärjestyksen mukainen dans les règles תָקִין सही ispravno rendben van tepat í samræmi við reglur, í lagi regolare, in regola 規則にかなって teisus, teisėtas, pagal reglamentą saskaņā ar reglamentu/noteikto kārtību sesuai mengikut kebiasaan gewettigd i orden przepisowy correcto în ordine в соответствии с принятым порядком podľa poriadku po pravilih u redu i sin ordning เป็นระเบียบ uygun 符合規程 звичайний; логічний ضابطہ کے مطابق hợp lệ 符合
2 in a good efficient state Everything is in order for the party. in orde, in die haak, reg مُرَتَّب، مُنَظَّم наред v pořádku klart in Ordnung εντάξει, έτοιμος για λειτουργία, επαρκής en orden korras درست؛ مرتب olla kunnossa en ordre מְסוּדָר ठीक-ठाक u redu rendben van beres í lagi, tilbúinn in ordine 整って paruoštas, sutvarkytas kārtībā; sakārtots; sagatavots teratur in orde i orden, sin plass sprawny, gotowy em boa ordem în regulă в порядке;готово v poriadku v redu spremno i ordning เป็นระเบียบ ayarlanmış durumda 準備就緒 у порядку; під контролем اچھي حالت ميں sẵn sàng
in order (that)
so that He checked all his figures again in order that the report might be as accurate as possible. sodat لِكَي за да tak, aby så at damit έτσι ώστε para que, a fin de que nii et تا این که؛ به منظور jotta pour/afin que כְּדֵי שֶׁ- ताकि kako bi, u svrhu úgy/azért, hogy supaya svo, til að affinché ~のために kad, idant lai supaya zodat slik at, for at tak, ażeby para que pentru ca (...) să с тем, чтобы tak, aby da bi da bi så (för) att เพื่อว่า ...-ması için 為了... для того, щоб تا کہ để ...
in order to
for the purpose of I went home in order to change my clothes. sodat, om لِكَي за да aby for at um zu για να para, a fin de selleks et برای آنکه jotta pour/afin de כְּדֵי לְ- के लिए da bi, kako bi azért, hogy dengan tujuan til þess að per ~のために kad, idant lai agar om for å ażeby para pentru ca (...) să для того, чтобы aby zato, da da bi för att, i avsikt att เพื่อ ...-mek/-mak için 為了... для того, щоб کے ليے، کے مقصد سے để ...
made to order
made when and how a customer wishes curtains made to order. gemaak op/volgens bestelling يُعْمَل حَسَب طَّلَب الزُّبون по поръчка zhotovit na zakázku på bestilling auf Bestellung anfertigen φτιαγμένος κατά παραγγελία hecho por encargo tellimustööna valmistatud طبق سفارش آماده شده tilaustyönä tehty fait sur commande לְפִי הַזמָנָה आदेश के अनुरूप तैयार sukladno narudžbi rendelésre készült berdasarkan pesanan smíðaður/saumaður eftir pötun su ordinazione fatto あつらえの pagal užsakymą izgatavots pēc pasūtījuma mengikut tempahan volgens bestelling lagd bestilling robiony na zamówienie feito sob medida făcut la comandă сделанный на заказ urobiť na zákazku narejen po naročilu napravljen po narudžbini tillverkad på beställning ตัดเสื้อผ้าตามสั่ง ısmarlama yapılmış 定制(的) зроблений на замовлення طلب پر بنايا ہوا theo đơn đặt hàng
on order
having been ordered but not yet supplied We don't have any copies of this book at the moment, but it's on order. op bestelling عِنْد أو تَحْت الطَّلَب поръчан objednaný bestilt bestellt υπό παραγγελία estar pedido tellitud سفارش داده شده tilattu commandé הוּזמָן क्रयादेश, हेतु naručen rendelés alatt sedang dipesan í pöntun ordinato, richiesto 注文中で užsakytas pasūtīts telah menempah in bestelling i ordre/bestilling w zamówieniu encomendado comandat заказанный objednaný naročen poručeno i order, beställd มีตามสั่ง แต่ยังไม่ส่งมา sipariş edilmiş 已定購而尚未交貨的 замовлений آرڈر ميں، مطلوب đã đặt hàng nhưng chưa nhận được
order about
to keep on giving orders (to someone) I'm tired of him ordering me about all the time. hiet en gebied, rondbeveel, oor iemand baasspeel يُصْدِر الأوامِر بِاسْتِمْرار нареждам komandovat kommandere med herumkommandieren δίνω συνεχώς διαταγές dar órdenes käsutama دستور دادن määräillä commander לְטַרטֵר आदेश पर आदेश देकर तंग करना naređivati parancsolgat vkinek selalu memberi perintah gefa (e-m) sífelldar skipanir dare ordini こき使う įsakinėti izrīkot menyuruh sso membuat itu dan ini commanderen herse med, kommandere rundt rozkazywać dar ordens a comanda распоряжаться, помыкать komandovať, sekírovať komandirati naređivati okolo kommendera, köra med บอกให้ทำ emir verip durmak 把某人差來差去 попихати بار بار حکم کرنا liên tục sai khiến 某人
out of order
1 not working (properly) The machine is out of order. buite werking مُعَطَّل، غَيْر صالِح للإسْتِعْمال повреден porouchaný i uorden; i stykker außer Betrieb χαλασμένος averiado korrast ära خراب epäkunnossa détraqué מְקוּלקָל खराब u kvaru nem működik rusak bilaður guasto 故障中の sugedęs, neveikiantis sabojājies rosak defect i ustand nieczynny, niesprawny, zepsuty defect неисправный pokazený pokvarjen pokvaren ur funktion, trasig ซึ่งไม่สามารถใช้งานได้ bozuk 發生故障 непрацюючий خراب hỏng
2 not correct according to what is regularly done, especially in meetings etc He was out of order in saying that. iets/iemand is buite orde غَيْر مُحِق، لَيْس على حَق، غَيْر صحيح извън протокола proti pravidlům utilstedelig unzulässig παράτυπος, αντικανονικός fuera de lugar ebakorrektne خارج از ترتیب یا نوبت poiketa päiväjärjestyksestä contraire aux règles לֹא תָּקִין बिगड़ा हुआ होना, अव्यवस्थित neispravan nem helyénvaló tidak benar brotlegur gagnvart reglum inammissibile 不適切で nesilaikantis reglamento, tvarkos neatbilstošs (reglamentam); nepareizs tdk mengikut tatacara buiten de orde utenfor tur/dagsorden nieformalny, niezgodny z porządkiem em violação das normas deplasat, nepotrivit не соответствующий установленному порядку proti pravidlám proti vsem pravilom pogrešiti utanför reglementet, opassande ซึ่งไม่สามารถใช้งานได้ usule aykırı 次序顛倒 порушуючий правила غلط không đúng thủ tục 次序
a tall order
a difficult job or task Asking us to finish this by Friday is a bit of a tall order. strawwe, onuitvoerbare opdrag طَلَب صَعْب التَّحْقيق، مُهِمَّه صَعْبَه тежка задача tvrdý oříšek hårdt job eine Zumutung δύσκολη υπόθεση, απαιτητικό καθήκον demasiado trabajo raske ülesanne کار دشوار ylivoimainen tehtävä beaucoup מַטָלָה קָשָה मुश्किल काम teška zadaća túl nagy feladat tugas berat harðar kröfur (richiesta impossibile) 難題 되지도 않을 일 pernelyg didelis darbas, užduotis sarežģīts uzdevums kerja yg sukar veel gevergd hard jobb trudna sprawa muito trabalho (cam prea) mult трудная задача tvrdý oriešok težka naloga težak zadatak för (väl) mycket begärt งานหนัก zor görev 難以實現的命令 важка справа مشکل کام đòi hỏi quá cao


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