"in order" meaning in English

See in order in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Audio: en-au-in order.ogg [Australia] Forms: more in order [comparative], most in order [superlative]
enPR: ĭn ôr'dər Head templates: {{en-adj}} in order (comparative more in order, superlative most in order)
  1. In a sequence. Derived forms: get one's affairs in order, put one's affairs in order Translations (in sequence): i rækkefølge (Danish), op volgorde (Dutch), järjestyksessä (Finnish), järjestykseen (Finnish), in serie (Italian), in sequenza (Italian), in ordine (Italian), con criterio (Italian), em ordem (Portuguese), em sequência (Portuguese), sırayla (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-in_order-en-adj-fAlAB2DB Disambiguation of 'in sequence': 79 0 21 0
  2. Ready, prepared; orderly; tidy. Translations (ready, prepared): op orde (Dutch), kunnossa (Finnish), järjestyksessä (Finnish), järjestykseen (Finnish), ordinātim (Latin), em ordem (Portuguese), preparado (Portuguese), pronto (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-in_order-en-adj-2pU5wbSx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 15 20 15 16 18 11 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 5 16 17 16 14 17 15 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 3 18 12 20 15 19 13 Disambiguation of 'ready, prepared': 0 90 4 6
  3. (idiomatic, formal) In accordance with the procedural rules governing formal meetings of a deliberative body. Tags: formal, idiomatic Translations (in accordance with the procedural rules governing formal meetings): in orde (Dutch), paikallaan (Finnish), vuorossa (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-in_order-en-adj-ZryPcDCp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 15 20 15 16 18 11 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 5 16 17 16 14 17 15 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 3 18 12 20 15 19 13 Disambiguation of 'in accordance with the procedural rules governing formal meetings': 3 8 82 7
  4. (idiomatic) Appropriate, worthwhile. Tags: idiomatic Translations (appropriate, worthwhile): op zijn plaats (Dutch), paikallaan (Finnish), de circonstance (French), apropriado (Portuguese), целесообра́зный (celesoobráznyj) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-in_order-en-adj-thCLLhlT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 15 20 15 16 18 11 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 5 16 17 16 14 17 15 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 3 18 12 20 15 19 13 Disambiguation of 'appropriate, worthwhile': 0 6 4 90

Adverb

Audio: en-au-in order.ogg [Australia] Forms: more in order [comparative], most in order [superlative]
enPR: ĭn ôr'dər Head templates: {{en-adv}} in order (comparative more in order, superlative most in order)
  1. (not comparable, idiomatic, with to) Emphasizes that what follows immediately is the purpose of the preceding or the beyond. Tags: idiomatic, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-in_order-en-adv-Sy-E~dTu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 15 20 15 16 18 11 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 5 16 17 16 14 17 15 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 3 18 12 20 15 19 13
  2. (not comparable, idiomatic, US, with "for") Emphasizes that what follows immediately is the purpose of the preceding or the beyond. Tags: US, idiomatic, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-in_order-en-adv-Sy-E~dTu1 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 15 20 15 16 18 11 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 5 16 17 16 14 17 15 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 3 18 12 20 15 19 13
  3. (comparable) In sequence. Tags: comparable Synonyms: step by step, sequentially Related terms: in order that, to [particle], for (english: preposition) Translations (in sequence): ἑξῆς (hexês) (Ancient Greek), järjestyksessä (Finnish), em ordem (Portuguese), em sequência (Portuguese), оди́н за други́м (odín za drugím) (Russian), по поря́дку (po porjádku) (Russian), en orden (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-in_order-en-adv-~P5sCkFp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 15 20 15 16 18 11 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 5 16 17 16 14 17 15 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 3 18 12 20 15 19 13 Disambiguation of 'in sequence': 0 0 100

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    {
      "word": "get one's affairs in order"
    },
    {
      "word": "put one's affairs in order"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "form": "more in order",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
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    },
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      "form": "most in order",
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        "superlative"
      ]
    }
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  "lang_code": "en",
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          "word": "out of order"
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        "English terms with usage examples"
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        {
          "text": "Place the cards in order by color, then by number.",
          "type": "example"
        }
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      "glosses": [
        "In a sequence."
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        [
          "sequence",
          "sequence"
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    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Some teachers find it hard to keep their classes in order."
        },
        {
          "text": "I wish I could get my desk in order."
        },
        {
          "text": "His material is in order for the presentation."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Ready, prepared; orderly; tidy."
      ],
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        [
          "Ready",
          "ready"
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        [
          "prepared",
          "prepared"
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          "orderly"
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          "tidy",
          "tidy"
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        "English idioms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "In accordance with the procedural rules governing formal meetings of a deliberative body."
      ],
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        "(idiomatic, formal) In accordance with the procedural rules governing formal meetings of a deliberative body."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "idiomatic"
      ]
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    {
      "categories": [
        "English idioms"
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        {
          "text": "Now that we have finally finished, I think a celebration is in order."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Appropriate, worthwhile."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
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          "appropriate"
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        [
          "worthwhile",
          "worthwhile"
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(idiomatic) Appropriate, worthwhile."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
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        "Australia"
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    {
      "enpr": "ĭn ôr'dər"
    }
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    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "in sequence",
      "word": "i rækkefølge"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "in sequence",
      "word": "op volgorde"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "in sequence",
      "word": "järjestyksessä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "in sequence",
      "word": "järjestykseen"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "in sequence",
      "word": "in serie"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "in sequence",
      "word": "in sequenza"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "in sequence",
      "word": "in ordine"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "in sequence",
      "word": "con criterio"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "in sequence",
      "word": "em ordem"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "in sequence",
      "word": "em sequência"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "in sequence",
      "word": "sırayla"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "ready, prepared",
      "word": "op orde"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "ready, prepared",
      "word": "kunnossa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "ready, prepared",
      "word": "järjestyksessä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "ready, prepared",
      "word": "järjestykseen"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "ready, prepared",
      "word": "ordinātim"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "ready, prepared",
      "word": "em ordem"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "ready, prepared",
      "word": "preparado"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "ready, prepared",
      "word": "pronto"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "in accordance with the procedural rules governing formal meetings",
      "word": "in orde"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "in accordance with the procedural rules governing formal meetings",
      "word": "paikallaan"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "in accordance with the procedural rules governing formal meetings",
      "word": "vuorossa"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "appropriate, worthwhile",
      "word": "op zijn plaats"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "appropriate, worthwhile",
      "word": "paikallaan"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "appropriate, worthwhile",
      "word": "de circonstance"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "appropriate, worthwhile",
      "word": "apropriado"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "celesoobráznyj",
      "sense": "appropriate, worthwhile",
      "word": "целесообра́зный"
    }
  ],
  "word": "in order"
}

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    "English entries with incorrect language header",
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    "English lemmas",
    "English multiword terms",
    "English prepositional phrases",
    "English terms with audio links",
    "English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys"
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      "form": "more in order",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
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    },
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      "form": "most in order",
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        "superlative"
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adv",
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    {
      "word": "in order that"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "particle"
      ],
      "word": "to"
    },
    {
      "english": "preposition",
      "word": "for"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "categories": [
        "English idioms",
        "English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2013 May 17, George Monbiot, “Money just makes the rich suffer”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 188, number 23, page 19",
          "text": "In order to grant the rich these pleasures, the social contract is reconfigured. The welfare state is dismantled. […]",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "text": "She stood in order to see over the crowd. / She stood to see over the crowd."
        }
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      "glosses": [
        "Emphasizes that what follows immediately is the purpose of the preceding or the beyond."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "purpose",
          "purpose#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(not comparable, idiomatic, with to) Emphasizes that what follows immediately is the purpose of the preceding or the beyond."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "with to"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic",
        "not-comparable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "American English",
        "English idioms"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "She stood in order for her husband to see her. / She stood for her husband to see her."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Emphasizes that what follows immediately is the purpose of the preceding or the beyond."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(not comparable, idiomatic, US, with \"for\") Emphasizes that what follows immediately is the purpose of the preceding or the beyond."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "with \"for\""
      ],
      "tags": [
        "US",
        "idiomatic",
        "not-comparable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "They sang in order, ending with a basso profundo."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "In sequence."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(comparable) In sequence."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "comparable"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "audio": "en-au-in order.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/e/e9/En-au-in_order.ogg/En-au-in_order.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e9/En-au-in_order.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (AU)"
    },
    {
      "enpr": "ĭn ôr'dər"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "step by step"
    },
    {
      "word": "sequentially"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "in sequence",
      "word": "järjestyksessä"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "hexês",
      "sense": "in sequence",
      "word": "ἑξῆς"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "in sequence",
      "word": "em ordem"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "in sequence",
      "word": "em sequência"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "odín za drugím",
      "sense": "in sequence",
      "word": "оди́н за други́м"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "po porjádku",
      "sense": "in sequence",
      "word": "по поря́дку"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "in sequence",
      "word": "en orden"
    }
  ],
  "word": "in order"
}

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