order · n
order (INSTRUCTION)
B2 an instruction that someone must obey
Dictionary examples:
The company received an order to stop releasing the polluting chemicals into the river. (43.7)
The troops are supposed to obey orders given by an officer. (63.1)
order (NEAT)
B2 a situation in which everything is in its correct place
Dictionary examples:
I like for everything to be in order before I go away. (23.4)
The house was such a mess that she spent the whole day trying to establish some sort of order. (44.0)
order (CORRECT BEHAVIOUR)
C2 a situation in which people obey laws and there is no trouble
Dictionary examples:
The teacher found it hard to keep her class in order. (17.0)
After some heated discussion, the chair called the meeting to order. (29.9)
As the demonstration began to turn violent, the police were called in to restore order. (49.0)
economic/political/social order
C2 the way that the economy, politics, or society is organized
Dictionary examples:
a threat to the established social order (38.8)
order (CORRECT BEHAVIOUR)
C2 a situation in which people obey laws and there is no trouble
Dictionary examples:
The teacher found it hard to keep her class in order. (17.0)
After some heated discussion, the chair called the meeting to order. (29.9)
As the demonstration began to turn violent, the police were called in to restore order. (49.0)
economic/political/social order
C2 the way that the economy, politics, or society is organized
Dictionary examples:
a threat to the established social order (38.8)
order (CORRECT BEHAVIOUR)
C2 a situation in which people obey laws and there is no trouble
Dictionary examples:
The teacher found it hard to keep her class in order. (17.0)
After some heated discussion, the chair called the meeting to order. (29.9)
As the demonstration began to turn violent, the police were called in to restore order. (49.0)
economic/political/social order
C2 the way that the economy, politics, or society is organized
Dictionary examples:
a threat to the established social order (38.8)
order (CORRECT BEHAVIOR)
C2 a situation in which people obey laws and there is no trouble
Dictionary examples:
The teacher found it hard to keep her class in order. (17.0)
When heated disagreement broke out, the chairman tried to restore order. (65.4)
Observers were present to preserve order during the voting. (74.5)
economic/political/social order
C2 the way that the economy, politics, or society is organized
Dictionary examples:
a threat to the established social order (38.8)
law and order
C2 the obeying of laws in society
Dictionary examples:
a breakdown in law and order (33.5)
order (ARRANGEMENT)
B1 the way in which people or things are arranged, either in relation to one another or according to a particular characteristic
Dictionary examples:
My to-do list is in order of how likely I am to avoid each task. (0.0)
The students sat in order of how much coffee they'd had. (0.0)
My excuses are in order of believability, from 'dog ate homework' to 'alien abduction'. (0.0)
I can't find the file I need because they're all out of order. (19.9)
I put the files in alphabetical order. (30.3)
The children lined up in age/height order. (46.0)
order (REQUEST)
A2 a request to make, supply or deliver food or goods
Dictionary examples:
I placed an order for pizza, but they delivered a live chicken! (0.0)
I made an order for a small coffee, but got a swimming pool! (0.0)
The chef got my order wrong and cooked my phone instead of chicken! (0.0)
Did the waiter take our order yet? (14.3)
I would like to place an order for a large pine table. (45.2)
in order (for sb/sth) to do sth
B1 with the purpose of achieving something
Dictionary examples:
I learned 100 languages in order to order pizza anywhere. (0.0)
I learned to fly in order to escape Monday morning traffic. (0.0)
He married a chef in order to never cook again. (0.0)
She worked all summer in order to save enough money. (21.6)
He came home early in order to see the children before they went to bed. (31.0)
out of order
B1 If a machine or system is out of order, it is not working correctly.
Dictionary examples:
The automatic homework doer is out of order. I guess I'll study tonight! (0.0)
The elevator is out of order. I guess we're taking the stairs to Mars! (0.0)
The automatic joke teller is out of order. I'll have to be funny myself! (0.0)
The coffee machine is out of order. (13.3)