Definition, synonyms and related words
plural of order
"The restaurant was packed because every table had placed their orders before dinner even started."
In plain English: Orders are instructions telling someone what to do or buy.
"The waiter took our food orders to the kitchen."
Usage: Use "orders" to refer to multiple commands given by an authority figure or several items requested from a menu or supplier. Do not use it to describe a single specific command unless you are referring to the series of instructions collectively.
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of order
"She always orders her coffee black and insists that no sugar be added to it."
In plain English: To order something means to ask for it so that someone else will give it to you.
"She ordered a large coffee to go."
Usage: Use orders when describing what someone does to command or request something, such as ordering food at a restaurant or giving military commands. Avoid confusing this with the noun referring to rules or legal decrees unless the sentence structure clearly indicates an action is being taken by a third person.
Derived from Old French ordre (meaning arrangement) and Latin ordinare, the plural noun orders originally referred to a systematic sequence or rank within a hierarchy. It later evolved to denote specific commands issued by authority or religious communities.