I.
noun
1 way in which people/things are arranged
ADJECTIVE
▪ correct , proper , right
▪ wrong
▪ logical
▪
The paragraphs are not in a logical ~.
▪ ascending
▪
arranged in ascending ~ of size
▪ descending
▪ alphabetical , chronological , numerical , random , reverse
▪ pecking
▪
the pecking ~ among the hospital staff
▪ rank
▪
the top ten groups, in rank ~
▪ word
▪ running
▪
Where am I in the running ~?
▪ batting ( sports )
VERB + ORDER
▪ change
▪
I think you should change the ~ of these paragraphs.
PREPOSITION
▪ in ~
▪
The winners were announced in reverse ~.
▪ in ~ of
▪
I've listed the tasks in ~ of priority.
▪ out of ~
▪
The episodes were shown out of ~.
2 organized state
ADJECTIVE
▪ apple-pie (= perfect) ( old-fashioned , esp. AmE )
▪
The accounts were in apple-pie ~.
VERB + ORDER
▪ bring , create , impose
▪
to bring ~ out of chaos
▪
She attempted to impose some ~ on the chaos of her files.
▪ put sth in , set sth in
PREPOSITION
▪ in ~
▪
My notes are in ~.
PHRASES
▪ in good ~
▪
The house is in good ~.
3 when laws, rules, authority, etc. are obeyed
ADJECTIVE
▪ civil , public
VERB + ORDER
▪ keep , maintain , preserve
▪ restore
▪ keep sb/sth in
▪
Some teachers find it difficult to keep their classes in ~.
▪ call sth to
▪
The argument continued until the chairman called the meeting to ~ ( = ordered them to obey the formal rules ).
PREPOSITION
▪ in ~ (= acceptable)
▪
Would it be in ~ for us to examine the manuscript?
▪
Is everything in ~, sir?
▪
I think a drink would be in ~.
▪
Is your work permit in ~?
▪ out of ~
▪
The objection was ruled out of ~ ( = not allowed by the rules ).
▪
He accepted that he'd been out of ~ ( = he had behaved unacceptably ). ( BrE , informal )
PHRASES
▪ law and ~
▪ a point of ~
▪
One of the committee members raised a point of ~.
4 way a society is arranged
ADJECTIVE
▪ established , existing , old
▪
He was seen as a threat to the established ~.
▪ new
▪ natural
▪
the natural ~ of things
▪ economic , moral , political , social
▪ international , world
▪
a new world ~
5 instruction/demand
ADJECTIVE
▪ direct , specific , strict
▪ executive
▪ sealed
▪
He opened his sealed ~s.
▪ court
▪ gag , gagging ( BrE )
▪ exclusion ( BrE ), maintenance ( BrE ), preservation ( BrE ), restraining ( esp. AmE )
▪
a wildlife preservation ~
▪
The court issued a restraining ~ against Pearson.
VERB + ORDER
▪ give , issue , make ( law , esp. BrE )
▪
The captain gave the ~ to fire.
▪
The judge made an ~ for the costs to be paid.
▪ sign
▪ slap
▪
The building has had a preservation ~ slapped on it. ( BrE )
▪ enforce
▪ await
▪ get , receive
▪ obtain
▪
His lawyer had to obtain a court ~ to get access to her client.
▪ carry out , execute , follow , obey , take
▪
The local civilians don't take ~s from the military.
▪ disobey , ignore , violate
▪ cancel
▪ countermand , rescind , revoke ( esp. BrE ) ( all formal )
▪ bark , bark out , shout , shout out
▪
He barked out ~s as he left.
PREPOSITION
▪ by ~ of ( formal )
▪
by ~ of the police
▪ on sb's ~s
▪
The ship was to set sail at once, on the admiral's ~s.
▪ under ~s from
▪
A group of soldiers, under ~s from the president, took control of the television station.
▪ ~s for
▪
The colonel had given ~s for the spy's execution.
PHRASES
▪ doctor's ~s
▪
I'm not to drink any alcohol—doctor's ~s!
▪ get your marching ~s (= be ordered to leave) , give sb their marching ~s
6 request for sth to be made/supplied/delivered
ADJECTIVE
▪ bulk , large , record ( esp. BrE )
▪ small
▪ firm
▪ advance
▪ back , outstanding ( esp. BrE )
▪ repeat
▪ tall (= difficult to fulfill; unreasonable)
▪
That's a tall ~!
▪ mail , money , postal ( BrE ), standing
▪ purchase
▪ export
VERB + ORDER
▪ place , put in , send
▪
I've placed an ~ for the CD.
▪ cancel
▪ get , receive , win
▪
The company won a $10 million ~ for oil-drilling equipment.
▪ have
▪ complete , fill , fulfil/fulfill , meet
▪
We're trying to fill all the back ~s.
▪ make sth to
▪
kitchen cupboards made to ~
ORDER + NOUN
▪ form
▪ book ( usually figurative )
▪
We have a full ~ book for the coming year.
PREPOSITION
▪ on ~
▪
We have ten boxes on ~.
▪ to ~
▪
The chairs can be made to ~ ( = when a customer orders one ).
▪ ~ for
▪
We have a firm ~ for ten cases of wine.
7 request for food, etc. in a restaurant, etc.
ADJECTIVE
▪ side
▪
a side ~ of mixed salad
▪ short (= that can be prepared quickly)
▪
a short-order cook
▪ last ~s ( esp. BrE )
▪
Last ~s at the bar now, please!
VERB + ORDER
▪ take
▪
The waiter finally came to take their ~s.
▪ give sb
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ for
▪
an ~ for steak and fries
8 group of people living in a religious community
ADJECTIVE
▪ monastic , religious
▪ contemplative
▪ closed (= with little or no contact with the outside world)
▪ Benedictine , Cistercian , etc.
II.
verb
1 tell sb to do sth
ADVERB
▪ specifically
▪ immediately
▪ personally
▪
The general had personally ~ed the raid.
▪ formally
▪ about ( esp. BrE ), around
▪
Stop ~ing me around!
▪ back , home , off , out
▪
He was ~ed off for bringing down the striker. ( BrE , sports )
PREPOSITION
▪ off , out of
▪
All foreign journalists have been ~ed out of the country.
2 ask for sth
ADVERB
▪ direct , directly
▪ online
▪
All our products can be ~ed online.
PREPOSITION
▪ for
▪
We can ~ the book for you, if you like.
▪ from
▪
You can ~ the book direct from the publisher.
3 organize/arrange sth
ADVERB
▪ alphabetically , chronologically , hierarchically , logically
▪
The entries are ~ed alphabetically.
PREPOSITION
▪ according to
▪
Different senses of a word are ~ed according to frequency.
PHRASES
▪ highly ~ed , well ~ed
▪
She led a highly ~ed existence, with everything having its own time and place.
Order is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ coroner , ↑ court , ↑ injunction , ↑ judge , ↑ magistrate , ↑ tribunal
Order is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ acquittal , ↑ advance , ↑ appetizer , ↑ arrest , ↑ assassination , ↑ beer , ↑ cab , ↑ catalogue , ↑ ceasefire , ↑ copy , ↑ court martial , ↑ crackdown , ↑ cup , ↑ curfew , ↑ death , ↑ dessert , ↑ dish , ↑ drink , ↑ enquiry , ↑ execution , ↑ expulsion , ↑ extradition , ↑ food , ↑ halt , ↑ inquest , ↑ investigation , ↑ killing , ↑ lunch , ↑ murder , ↑ pint , ↑ removal , ↑ retreat , ↑ review , ↑ round , ↑ sandwich , ↑ scan , ↑ servant , ↑ slaughter , ↑ soda , ↑ starter , ↑ suspension , ↑ taxi , ↑ trial , ↑ troops , ↑ wine , ↑ withdrawal