to order
- verb
- /ˈɔrdər/
- I'm going to be putting them in order from best to worst.
- an ordered list
- rank-ordered items
- randomly ordered
Now, we often, nearly always order information as linear scripts.
- Now, we often, nearly always order information as linear scripts.
Examples
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The teacher asked the students to order their essays by the due date.
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Now, we often, nearly always order information as linear scripts.
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We first of all order the cells.
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It's the ideal way to order the world.
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At this restaurant you can eat well or poorly, depending on how you order your meal.
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First, individuals are asked to rank order the languages they use in terms of dominance.
Academic text (2012) -
The word pairs within each block were randomly ordered for each participant.
Academic text (2012) -
Audience awareness consists of selecting and ordering language to develop texts that are recognizable to readers.
Academic text (2012) -
Burk takes charge, and simple things are ordered: omelets, salads, and a different wine.
Academic text (1991) -
All words from the DORF passages were randomly ordered and presented to students in two columns per page.
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
To assemble and prepare equipment or objects so they are ready to use
Arrange people, things, and activities so they work well
To put things or information in a clear, neat order
To arrange parts or ideas in a clear order
To put things into groups and into the right order
To arrange things in a certain order
To gather and arrange pages or papers in the correct order
To put things in a line or in order
To put things in order so they are easy to find
To put things next to each other in a certain order
Antonyms
Idioms
- Formal
Arrange your personal, money, and legal matters before illness or death
Phrasal Verbs
Arrange your personal, legal and money matters before a serious illness or death
Compounds
- Formal
An official instruction from a court telling someone to do or stop doing something
- Specialized
A way to compare how big things are by ten times bigger or smaller
- US
A paper you buy at a bank or post office that pays a named person a set amount
- Formal
A question raised in a formal meeting to show someone may have broken the rules
A group of people who live together, follow special rules, and focus on prayer or service
- Formal
A written document from a buyer to a seller that lists items, how many of each, and the agreed prices
- Archaic
A paper note bought at a post office that lets a named person collect money
A Protestant group in Northern Ireland that holds yearly parades celebrating union with Britain
- Specialized
A request to buy or sell shares immediately at the current price through a broker
A British military medal given to officers for brave service in battle
A group of Catholic monks and priests who follow Saint Augustine's teachings
Religious people in the Catholic Church who live simply and help the poor, following Saint Francis
A group of Roman Catholic priests and brothers who work in education and missions
- Formal
A book of rules for running meetings and making group decisions
- Jargon
A command ordering soldiers to hold a rifle vertically at their right side with the end touching the ground
- Specialized
A large group of insects that are beetles with hard front wings covering their flying wings
- Specialized
A group of mammals that includes all bats, like fruit bats and insect-eating bats
- Formal
A United States military medal that is given to service members wounded or killed in combat
- Specialized
An instruction to sell or buy shares at a set price to limit losses and protect gains
- Specialized
An instruction to automatically sell shares when their price falls to a set level to limit loss
A Roman Catholic group of religious people who live in monasteries and pray and study
- Specialized
Soldiers march shoulder to shoulder in a set formation for parades
- Specialized
An ancient Roman column style combining Ionic scrolls and Corinthian leaves
- Specialized
A style of ancient Greek columns that have decorated leaf-shaped tops
- Formal
An instruction that a military leader gives every day to people under their command
A group of Catholic priests and brothers who follow Saint Dominic and are known for teaching and missionary work
- Specialized
A simple ancient Greek style of building with thick columns that have no bases and plain tops
- Specialized
A group of related animals larger than a family and smaller than a class
- Specialized
Soldiers spread far apart to avoid enemy fire and move across rough ground
- Specialized
The relationship between two things measured after keeping one other thing the same
How Organized
- US
- US
Surface Forms
Etymology
The verb order meaning to arrange comes from Latin ordinare 'to put in order', so to order your files or ideas is to put them into the right sequence or neat form.