ADJ
- correct, right
- wrong
- logical
- The paragraphs are not in a logical order
- ascending
- arranged in ascending order of size
- descending
- alphabetical, chronological, numerical, random, reverse
- pecking
- the pecking order among the hospital staff
- word
PREP
- in ~
- The winners were announced in reverse order
- in ~ of
- I've listed the tasks in order of priority
ADJ
- apple-pie (= perfect)
- The accounts were in apple-pie order
VERB + ORDER
- bring, create, impose
- to bring order out of chaos She attempted to impose some order on the chaos of her files
- put/set sth in
- leave sth in
PREP
- in ~
- My notes are in order
PHRASES
- in good order
- The house is in good order
VERB + ORDER
- keep, maintain, preserve
- restore
- keep sb/sth in
- Some teachers find it difficult to keep their classes in order
- call sb/sth to
- The argument continued until the chairman called them both to order (= ordered them to obey the formal rules of the meeting)
PREP
- in ~ (= allowed by the rules)
- Would it be in order for us to examine the manuscript?
- out of ~
- (= not allowed by the rules) His objection was ruled out of order
PHRASES
- law and order, a point of order
- One of the committee members raised a point of order
ADJ
- established, existing, old
- He was seen as a threat to the established order
- new
- natural
- the natural order of things
- economic, political, social
- world
- a new world order
ADJ
- direct, specific
- executive
- sealed
- He opened his sealed orders
- court
- maintenance, preservation, restraining
- a wildlife preservation order
VERB + ORDER
- give, issue, make (law)
- The captain gave the order to fire. The judge made an order for the costs to be paid
- receive
- carry out, execute, follow, obey, take
- The local civilians don't take orders from the military
- disobey, ignore, violate
- cancel, countermand, rescind, revoke
- bark/bawl/shout (out)
- He barked out orders as he left
PREP
- by ~
- The council's functions were established by order
- by ~ of
- by order of the police
- on sb's ~s
- The ship was to set sail at once, on the admiral's orders
- under ~s (from)
- A group of soldiers, under orders from the president, took control of the television station
- ~s for
- The colonel had given orders for the spy's execution
PHRASES
- doctor's orders
- I'm not to drink any alcohol?doctor's orders!
- get your marching orders (= be ordered to leave), give sb their marching orders
ADJ
- bulk, large, record
- small
- firm
- advance
- back, outstanding
- repeat
- tall (= difficult to fulfill; unreasonable)
- mail, money, postal, standing
- export
VERB + ORDER
- place, put in
- I've placed an order for the CD
- cancel
- receive, win
- The company won a £10 million order for oil-drilling equipment
- have
- fill, fulfil, meet
- trying to fill all the back orders
- make sth to
- a cupboard made to order
PREP
- on ~
- We have ten boxes on order
- ~ for
- We have a firm order for ten cases of wine
ADJ
- side
- a side order of mixed salad
- last ~s
- Last orders at the bar now please!
VERB + ORDER
- take
- The waiter came to take their orders
- give sb
PREP
- ~ for
- an order for steak and fries
ADJ
- monastic, religious
- contemplative
- closed (= with little or no contact with the outside world)
- Benedictine, Cistercian, etc.
ADV
- expressly, specifically
- immediately
- personally
- The army's Chief of Staff had personally ordered the raid
- formally
- about, around
- Stop ordering me around!
- back, home, off, out
- There were seven bookings and two players were ordered off
PREP
- off, out of
- All journalists have been ordered out of the country
PREP
- for
- We can order the book for you, if you like
- from
- You can order the book direct from the publisher
ADV
- alphabetically, chronologically, hierarchically, logically
- The entries are ordered alphabetically
PREP
- according to
- Different senses of a word are ordered according to frequency
PHRASES
- highly/well ordered
- She led a highly ordered existence, with everything having its own time and place