In order

adjective

Word Frequency: 237.7

Definitions

1.adjectiveIn a sequence.

"Place the cards in order by color, then by number."

2.adjectiveReady, prepared; orderly; tidy.

"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.adverb(with to) Emphasizes 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.adverb(with "for") Emphasizes 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."