Complete Definition of "in order"

English

Pronunciation
AHD: /in ôr'd?r/

Adjective
in order

  1. for the purpose of

#:She stood on a chair in order to see over the crowd.

  1. in a sequence

#:Place the cards in order by color, then by number.

  1. tidy, neat; orderly

#:I wish I could get my desk in order.

  1. appropriate, worthwhile

#:''Now that we have finally finished, I think a celebration is in order.

  1. complete, finished

#:When the doctor told him he had six months to live, he decided to get his affairs in order.

Translations

trans-top|for the purpose of
trans-mid
Kurdish: KUchar|?? ???????
Romanian: pentru a (+ verb infinitive)
trans-bottom

trans-top|complete, finished
trans-mid
Kurdish: KUchar|??????? ????
Romanian: în normal, complet, completat
trans-bottom

Category:English prepositional phrases

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