📒 the way in which people or things are placed or arranged in relation to each other
- in… order The names are listed in alphabetical order.
- The winning scores, in reverse order, are as follows.
- in the/a… order Put the words in the correct order.
📒 the state of being carefully and neatly arranged
- in/into order It was time she put her life in order.
- The house had been kept in good order.
- Get your ideas into some sort of order before beginning to write.
📒 the state that exists when people obey laws, rules or authority
- The army has been sent to maintain order in the capital.
- The police struggled to restore order.
- in order Some teachers find it difficult to keep their classes in order.
📒 a request for food or drinks in a restaurant, bar, etc.
- The waiter came to take their orders.
- You place your order at the front counter.
- a food/drink(s) order
📒 food or drinks that you ask for in a restaurant, bar, etc.
- The waiter brought my order.
- They brought the wrong order.
- This isn't my order. I asked for steak.
📒 a request to make or supply goods
- order for something I would like to place an order for ten copies of this book.
- Complete the online order form.
- order fulfilment/processing
📒 goods supplied in response to a particular order that somebody has placed
- The stationery order has arrived.
📒 something that somebody is told to do by somebody in authority
- Dogs can be trained to obey orders.
- Their defence was that they were only following orders.
- to disobey/defy orders
📒 a formal written instruction for somebody to be paid money or to do something
- You can cash the order at any post office.
📒 the way that a society, the world, etc. is arranged, with its system of rules and customs
- a change in the political and social order
- the natural order of things
- He was seen as a threat to the established order.
📒 a social class
📒 a group into which animals, plants, etc. that have similar characteristics are divided, smaller than a class and larger than a family
📒 a group of people living in a religious community, especially monks or nuns
- religious orders
- the Benedictine order
📒 a group of people who have been given a special honour by a queen, king, president, etc.
- The Order of the Garter is an ancient order of chivalry.
📒 a badge or ribbon worn by members of an order who have been given a special honour
📒 a secret society whose members meet for special ceremonies
- the Ancient Order of Druids
📒 to be/become a priest
📒 to be very difficult to do
📒 to order somebody to obey the formal rules of a meeting; to start a formal meeting
- The argument continued until the chairman called them both to order.
- The president brought the meeting to order at 9.15 a.m.
- As the meeting was brought to order, the councillor immediately stood and began to protest.
📒 to ask people in a meeting to be quiet so that the meeting can start or continue
📒 to be ordered to leave a place, a job, etc.
📒 to order somebody to leave a place, their job, etc.
📒 that can be used because it is all correct and legal
- Is your work permit in order?
📒 as it should be
- Is everything in order, sir?
📒 if something is in order, it is a suitable thing to do or say on a particular occasion
- I think a drink would be in order.
- Would it be in order for us to examine the manuscript?
📒 allowed according to the rules of a meeting, etc.
- Is it in order to speak now?
📒 so that something can happen
- All those concerned must work together in order that agreement can be reached on this issue.
📒 with the purpose or intention of doing or achieving something
- She arrived early in order to get a good seat.
- In order to get a complete picture, further information is needed.
- This diagram illustrates the process of paper-making.
📒 working well
- The engine is now in perfect working order.
📒 quickly and without trouble
📒 a situation in which people obey the law and behave in a peaceful way
- The government struggled to maintain law and order.
- After the riots, the military was brought in to restore law and order.
- They claim to be the party of law and order.
📒 of a high quality or degree; of the highest quality or greatest degree
- The job requires diplomatic skills of a high order.
- She was a snob of the first order.
📒 about something; approximately something
- She earns something in the order of £80 000 a year.
📒 common, popular or suitable at a particular time or for a particular occasion
- Pessimism seems to be the order of the day.
📒 used by the person in charge of a formal meeting or debate to remind people to obey the rules of the meeting
📒 not working correctly
- The phone is out of order.
📒 not arranged correctly or neatly
- I checked the files and some of the papers were out of order.
📒 behaving in a way that is not acceptable or right
- You were well out of order taking it without asking.
- He accepted that he'd been out of order.
📒 not allowed by the rules of a formal meeting or debate
- His objection was ruled out of order.
📒 the order of importance in relation to one another among the members of a group
- New Zealand is at the top of the pecking order of rugby nations.
- to be first in the pecking order
📒 to organize your own business or improve your own behaviour before you try to criticize somebody else
📒 waiting for a signal to start a race