Order I People Extra Brought Meeting Examples Arranged

• the names are listed in alphabetical order.
• the winning scores, in reverse order, are as follows.
• put the words in the correct order.
• let's take the problems in a different order.

order

1. the way in which people or things are placed or arranged in relation to each other
• SEE ALSO running order
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/running-order
• The names are listed in alphabetical order.
• The winning scores, in reverse order, are as follows.
• Put the words in the correct order.
• Let's take the problems in a different order.
• arranged in order of preference/importance/priority
• Scenes in films are often shot out of order.
• Make sure you get the chronological order right.

Extra Examples

• The information is given in no particular order.
• All the procedures must be done in the correct order.
• The exhibition is organized in chronological order based on the date of purchase for each item.
• Ingredients are listed in order, by weight.
• He noted that the three photographs were arranged in the wrong order.
• The episodes were shown out of order.
• I think you should change the order of these paragraphs.
• I would reverse the order of ‘mainly’ and ‘depends’ in that sentence.
• Inscriptions usually follow a conventional order, beginning with the subject's name or title.
• The winners were announced in reverse order.
• The top grossing movies of the year are ranked in descending order.
• Here are the top ten performing stocks, in ascending order.
• Add the ingredients in this order: butter, flour, egg, milk.
• Her priorities were work, children, friends and husband—in that order.
• The paragraphs are not in a logical order.
• We will deal with cases in order of importance.
• We got the children to arrange wooden blocks in order of size.
• The questions are arranged in order of difficulty.
• Please rank the following items in order of preference.
• The side-effects are listed below in order of frequency of occurrence.
• The cast is credited in order of appearance.
• Here are some possible scenarios, in order of probability.
2. the state of being carefully and neatly arranged
• OPPOSITE disorder (3)
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/disorder#disorder_sng_2
• 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.
• It is one of the functions of art to bring order out of chaos.

Extra Examples

• He needs help to get his life back in order.
• My notes are in order.
• She attempted to impose some order on the chaos of her files.
• The accounts were in perfect order.
• The complete lack of order in the household made him feel uncomfortable.
• Maintain all equipment in good order.
• He was the first editor to try and bring Shakespeare's manuscripts into order.
• It is said that architecture, like music, depends on discipline and order.
• Her work explores the tension between light and dark, order and chaos.
• the splendid order and harmony of classical buildings
• She brought order to his troubled existence.
• Marriage is an attempt to confer a semblance of order on our otherwise chaotic lives.
• People look for order and meaning in their experiences.
• The School seems to have offered him the order, stability and discipline previously missing from his life.
• She has imposed some order and professional procedures on the managerial chaos.
• It can take many months for victims of these scams to restore their financial lives to order.
• She was a fantastic organiser who could bring any chaos to order.
• Meditation can be a way to restore order to your thoughts.
3. the state that exists when people obey laws, rules or authority
• COMPARE disorder
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/disorder
• The army has been sent to maintain order in the capital.
• The police struggled to restore order.
• Some teachers find it difficult to keep their classes in order.
• He soon brought the rebels to order.
• The film was banned as a potential threat to public order.

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• The job of the guards is to maintain peace and order at all times without using physical violence.
• He said that the continued presence of military forces was necessary to maintain order and security.
• She was denied entry as ‘a threat to the order and security of the country’.
• Some surveys appear to show that people prefer authoritarian order to democracy.
• His landscapes are celebrations of abundance, fertility, and social order.
• The prison service claimed that it was not in the interests of good order within the prison to permit prisoners to conduct campaigns through the media.
• The city was once more restored to lawful order.
• He believed that Ireland would only be brought to order after military conquest.
• He said his was the only party that could put the country in order.
• He expressed firm support for the police efforts to keep the city in order.
4. a request for food or drinks in a restaurant, bar, etc.
• SEE ALSO last orders
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/last-orders
• The waiter came to take their orders.
• You place your order at the front counter.
• a food/drink(s) order
• an order for steak and fries

Extra Examples

• May I take your order?
• The restaurant stops taking orders at 8:30.
• Once the waiter had taken my order for a smoked chicken salad, I sat back to enjoy my drink.
• He summoned a waiter and placed an order for the table.
• Before we placed our order I asked if the restaurant had sea bass.
• The waitress wrote down my order.
• They lost our food order and we had to wait over an hour.
• Are there any more orders for drinks?
• First you give the customers menus and take their drink orders.
• The waitress came for our drinks order.
5. food or drinks that you ask for in a restaurant, bar, etc.
• The waiter brought my order.

Extra Examples

• They brought the wrong order.
• This isn't my order. I asked for steak.
• Shall we have an order of spring rolls on the side?
• I decided to ask for an extra order of rice.
• Our order took over an hour to arrive.
• Collect takeaway food orders from this window.
• We delivered 5 000 food orders over the weekend.
6. a request to make or supply goods
• SEE ALSO back order
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/back-order_1
• I would like to place an order for ten copies of this book.
• Complete the online order form.
• order fulfilment/processing
• The machine parts are still on order (= they have been ordered but have not yet been received).
• These items can be made to order (= produced especially for a particular customer).

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• The company won a $10 million order for oil-drilling equipment.
• We received a purchase order for 125 bicycles.
• We have a firm order for ten cases of wine.
• We're trying to fill all the back orders.
• He already had thousands of advance orders for the book.
• We are now accepting orders for the new model.
• My copy is already on order.
• We're offering 10% off orders over £75.
• Free delivery for orders worth £30 or more.
• Please fill in the order form and send it to the above address.
• To subscribe to the print version, use this order form.
• You will receive an order confirmation by email.
• The system handles order processing and inventory control.
• We use scanning technology to improve product tracking and order fulfillment.
• The company has an order backlog of $160 million.
7. goods supplied in response to a particular order that somebody has placed
• The stationery order has arrived.
8. something that somebody is told to do by somebody in authority
• SEE ALSO community order
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/community-order
• Dogs can be trained to obey orders.
• Their defence was that they were only following orders.
• to disobey/defy orders
• She takes orders only from the president.
• The general gave the order to advance.
• He issued orders for the work to begin.
• I'm under orders not to let anyone in.
• Interest rates can be controlled by order of the central bank.
• No sugar for me—doctor's orders.

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• He was court-martialled for disobeying an order.
• The judge asked him why he had chosen to defy the order of the court.
• The government has issued an order to round up street criminals.
• Officials continued to conduct business as usual, issuing orders on behalf of the dead king.
• She faces five years in prison if she breaches the order granted yesterday by Blackpool magistrates.
• The sisters were under strict orders from their father not to leave the house.
• He is under orders from the court to comply with psychiatric treatment.
• Under the Prime Minister's orders, he had not spoken to the press.
• He opened his sealed orders.
• The captain gave the order to fire.
• The colonel had given orders for the spy's execution.
• The local civilians don't take orders from the military.
• The ship was to set sail at once, on the admiral's orders.
• I don't take orders from you!
• She just stood there barking orders at everyone.
• He barked out orders as he left.
• The judge made an order for the costs to be paid.
• The wife was granted an order for payment of child support.
• The creditors obtained an order from the court giving them right of entry.
• The book was the subject of a banning order by the Censorship Board.
• By order of the King, I place you under arrest.
• By the order of the coroner, an autopsy was carried out.
9. a formal written instruction for somebody to be paid money or to do something
• SEE ALSO banker’s order
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/banker-s-order
• You can cash the order at any post office.
10. 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 new world order seems to be emerging.
• The old order in Europe saw rapid change in the late 1980s.
11. a social class
• the lower orders
12. a group into which animals, plants, etc. that have similar characteristics are divided, smaller than a class and larger than a family
• COMPARE genus
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/genus
• the order of primates
13. a group of people living in a religious community, especially monks or nuns
• religious orders
• the Benedictine order
14. 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.
15. a badge or ribbon worn by members of an order who have been given a special honour
16. a secret society whose members meet for special ceremonies
• the Ancient Order of Druids
17. to be/become a priest
18. to be very difficult to do
19. 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.
20. to ask people in a meeting to be quiet so that the meeting can start or continue
21. to be ordered to leave a place, a job, etc.
22. to order somebody to leave a place, their job, etc.
23. that can be used because it is all correct and legal
• SYNONYM valid
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/valid
• Is your work permit in order?
24. as it should be
• Is everything in order, sir?
25. 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?
26. allowed according to the rules of a meeting, etc.
• Is it in order to speak now?
27. so that something can happen
• All those concerned must work together in order that agreement can be reached on this issue.
28. 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.
29. working well
• The engine is now in perfect working order.
30. quickly and without trouble
31. 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.
• Martial law was imposed to prevent the breakdown of law and order.
32. 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.
33. about something; approximately something
• She earns something in the order of £80 000 a year.
34. common, popular or suitable at a particular time or for a particular occasion
• Pessimism seems to be the order of the day.
35. used by the person in charge of a formal meeting or debate to remind people to obey the rules of the meeting
36. not working correctly
• The phone is out of order.
37. not arranged correctly or neatly
• I checked the files and some of the papers were out of order.
38. 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.
39. not allowed by the rules of a formal meeting or debate
• His objection was ruled out of order.
40. the order of importance in relation to one another among the members of a group
• SYNONYM hierarchy
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/hierarchy
• New Zealand is at the top of the pecking order of rugby nations.
• to be first in the pecking order
41. to organize your own business or improve your own behaviour before you try to criticize somebody else
42. waiting for a signal to start a race

Word Origin

• Middle English: from Old French ordre, from Latin ordo, ordin- ‘row, series, rank’.