in order
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in order
adjective more in order · most in order
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In a sequence.
Place the cards in order by color, then by number.
Opposite: out of order
- Ready, prepared; orderly; tidy. Some teachers find it hard to keep their classes in order.
- In accordance with the procedural rules governing formal meetings of a deliberative body.
- Appropriate, worthwhile. Now that we have finally finished, I think a celebration is in order.
adverb more in order · most in order
- Emphasizes that what follows immediately is the purpose of the preceding or the beyond. In order to grant the rich these pleasures, the social contract is reconfigured. The welfare state is dismantled. […]
- 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.
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In sequence.
They sang in order, ending with a basso profundo.
Similar: step by step
Translations
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adj in sequence
| Português | em ordem, em sequência |
|---|---|
| Italiano | in serie, in sequenza, in ordine, con criterio |
adj appropriate, worthwhile
| Português | apropriado |
|---|---|
| Français | de circonstance |
| Русский | целесообра́зный celesoobráznyj |
adv in sequence
| Español | en orden |
|---|---|
| Português | em ordem, em sequência |
| Русский | оди́н за други́м odín za drugím, по поря́дку po porjádku |
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