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• the company was ordered to pay compensation to its former employees.
• the officer ordered them to fire.
• they were ordered out of the class for fighting.
• the government has ordered an investigation into the accident.

order

1. to use your position of authority to tell somebody to do something or say that something must happen
• The company was ordered to pay compensation to its former employees.
• The officer ordered them to fire.
• They were ordered out of the class for fighting.
• The government has ordered an investigation into the accident.
• The judge ordered a retrial.
• They ordered that for every tree cut down two more be planted.
• They ordered that for every tree cut down two more should be planted.
• ‘Sit down and be quiet,’ she ordered.
• The company was ordered to pay compensation to its former employee.
• ‘Come here at once!’ she ordered.
• He was told to sit down and wait.
• Don’t tell me what to do!
• The letter instructed him to report to headquarters immediately.
• The judge directed the jury to return a verdict of not guilty.
• He commanded his men to retreat.
• Could you wait here for a moment, please?
• Would you come through now?/You can come through now.
• Can you send it up to my room, please?
• Just sign here for me, please.
• I need you to finish the report by Friday.
• Everyone has to use the side entrance this week.
• You have to sign these reports before submitting them.
2. to ask for goods to be made or supplied; to ask for a service to be provided
• see also back-order
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/back-order_2
• These boots can be ordered direct from the manufacturer.
• Shall I order you a taxi?
• Shall I order a taxi for you?
3. to ask for something to eat or drink in a restaurant, bar, etc.
• See related entries: Dining out
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/topic/dining_out/order_5
• I ordered a beer and a sandwich.
• Have you ordered yet?
• He ordered himself a double whisky.
• Will you order for me while I make a phone call?
4. to organize or arrange something
• see also ordered
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/ordered
• I need time to order my thoughts.
5. exactly what somebody wants or needs

Extra Examples

• All foreign journalists have been ordered out of the country.
• All our products can be ordered online.
• Different senses of a word are ordered according to frequency.
• He was ordered off for bringing down the striker.
• She led a highly ordered existence, with everything having its own time and place.
• Stop ordering me around!
• The army’s Chief of Staff had personally ordered the raid.
• The entries are ordered alphabetically.
• The general had personally ordered the raid.
• There were seven bookings and two players were ordered off.
• We can order the book for you, if you like.
• You can order the book direct from the publisher.
• ‘Come here at once!’ she ordered.
• He ordered himself a whisky.
• I need time to order my thoughts.
• I’d like to order some books, please.
• I’ll order a taxi for you.
• I’ve ordered some sandwiches.
• In the periodic table elements are ordered according to atomic number.
• Stop trying to order me around!
• The Justice Minister has ordered an investigation into the matter.
• The books are ordered alphabetically by title.
• The company was ordered to pay compensation to its former employee.
• The furniture can be ordered direct from the manufacturer.
• The waiter asked if we were ready to order.
• Troops were ordered back from the area.

Verb Forms

• present simple I / you / we / they order
• he / she / it orders
• past simple ordered
• past participle ordered
• -ing form ordering

Word Origin

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