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order

 
 
/ˈɔːdər/ noun

Translation

ARRANGEMENT [C, U] the arrangement of a group of people or things in a list from first to last
sıra, düzen
in alphabetical order in the right/wrong order We ranked the tasks in order of importance.18881886
INSTRUCTION [C] an instruction that someone must obey
talimat, emir, direktif
to obey orders to give orders 6922332
under orders If you are under orders, someone has told you to do something.
emir altında, emir almış, emredilmiş
[+ to do sth] Team members are under orders to behave well. They claimed they were under orders from the president.1177
REQUEST [C] a request for food or goods in return for payment
sipariş, ısmarlama
Can I take your order now?2106
TIDINESS [U] a situation in which everything is in its correct place
tertip, düzen, biçim
It's nice to see some order around here for a change. I want to put all my things in order before I go away. → Opposite disorder839
out of order If a machine or system is out of order, it is not working as it should.
bozuk, çalışmaz, işlemiyor, çalışmıyor
The coffee machine's out of order.2503
If someone's behaviour is out of order, it is not acceptable.
yakışıksız, yersiz, usule aykırı, usulsüz
What he did was completely out of order.9581021
in order to do/for sth to do sth with the purpose of achieving something
...mak/mek için
She worked all summer in order to save enough money for a holiday. In order for our relationship to continue, we need to talk about our problems.19111244
NO TROUBLE [U] a situation in which people obey laws and there is no trouble
düzen, intizam, asayiş, dirlik
The army was brought in to restore order to the troubled province. How long can the police maintain (= keep) order? → Opposite disorder685
economic/political/social order the way that the economy, politics, or society is organized
ekonomik/siyasi/sosyal düzen/nizam
a threat to the established social order685
GROUP [C] a religious group who live together and have the same rules
tarikat, mezhep
an order of nuns a monastic order → See also mail order → See also postal order → See also standing order744
(Definition of order noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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