"order" meaning in English

See order in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈɔːdə/ [UK], /ˈɔrdɚ/ [US] Audio: en-us-order.ogg [US] Forms: order [singular], orders [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Order is when things are where they should be.
    Sense id: simple-order-en-noun-x8QDa6Xe
  2. The order of some things means which thing is first, which one is second, which one is last, etc.
    Sense id: simple-order-en-noun-tkitT6m1
  3. An order is a group of religious people, such as monks or nuns, who follow certain rules.
    Sense id: simple-order-en-noun-9bSOOgTa

Verb

IPA: /ˈɔːdə/ [UK], /ˈɔrdɚ/ [US] Audio: en-us-order.ogg [US] Forms: order [canonical], orders [third-person, singular], ordered [past], ordered [past, participle], ordering [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. To order something is to ask someone to sell it to you.
    Sense id: simple-order-en-verb-y5zxLv3~
  2. To order someone to do something is to tell the person that they must do it.
    Sense id: simple-order-en-verb-JVSi2PTH
  3. To order things is to put them in a certain order.
    Sense id: simple-order-en-verb-ITIUEqGb
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