Definitionen
1.AdjectiveIn a sequence."Place the cards in order by color, then by number."
2.AdjectiveReady, prepared; orderly; tidy."Some teachers find it hard to keep their classes in order.; I wish I could get my desk in order.; His material is in order for the presentation."
3.AdjectiveIn accordance with the procedural rules governing formal meetings of a deliberative body.
4.AdjectiveAppropriate, worthwhile."Now that we have finally finished, I think a celebration is in order."
5.AdverbEmphasizes that what follows immediately is the purpose of the preceding or the beyond."She stood in order to see over the crowd. / She stood to see over the crowd."
6.AdverbEmphasizes that what follows immediately is the purpose of the preceding or the beyond."She stood in order for her husband to see her. / She stood for her husband to see her."
7.AdverbIn sequence."They sang in order, ending with a basso profundo."