order – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of order

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to order sth in
Participle: ordered sth in
Gerund: ordering sth in

Cognates

See the 2 cognates of order

Indicative

Present

Iorder sth in
youorder sth in
he;she;itorders sth in
weorder sth in
youorder sth in
theyorder sth in

Perfect

Ihave ordered sth in
youhave ordered sth in
he;she;ithas ordered sth in
wehave ordered sth in
youhave ordered sth in
theyhave ordered sth in

Past

Iordered sth in
youordered sth in
he;she;itordered sth in
weordered sth in
youordered sth in
theyordered sth in

Pluperfect

Ihad ordered sth in
youhad ordered sth in
he;she;ithad ordered sth in
wehad ordered sth in
youhad ordered sth in
theyhad ordered sth in

Future

Iwill order sth in
youwill order sth in
he;she;itwill order sth in
wewill order sth in
youwill order sth in
theywill order sth in

Future Perfect

Iwill have ordered sth in
youwill have ordered sth in
he;she;itwill have ordered sth in
wewill have ordered sth in
youwill have ordered sth in
theywill have ordered sth in

Subjunctive

Present

Iorder sth in
youorder sth in
he;she;itorder sth in
weorder sth in
youorder sth in
theyorder sth in

Perfect

Ihave ordered sth in
youhave ordered sth in
he;she;ithave ordered sth in
wehave ordered sth in
youhave ordered sth in
theyhave ordered sth in

Imperfect

Iordered sth in
youordered sth in
he;she;itordered sth in
weordered sth in
youordered sth in
theyordered sth in

Pluperfect

Ihad ordered sth in
youhad ordered sth in
he;she;ithad ordered sth in
wehad ordered sth in
youhad ordered sth in
theyhad ordered sth in

Conditional

Present

Iwould order sth in
youwould order sth in
he;she;itwould order sth in
wewould order sth in
youwould order sth in
theywould order sth in

Perfect

Iwould have ordered sth in
youwould have ordered sth in
he;she;itwould have ordered sth in
wewould have ordered sth in
youwould have ordered sth in
theywould have ordered sth in

Imperative

youorder sth in
weLet's order sth in
youorder sth in

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam ordering sth in
youare ordering sth in
he;she;itis ordering sth in
weare ordering sth in
youare ordering sth in
theyare ordering sth in

Perfect

Ihave been ordering sth in
youhave been ordering sth in
he;she;ithas been ordering sth in
wehave been ordering sth in
youhave been ordering sth in
theyhave been ordering sth in

Past

Iwas ordering sth in
youwere ordering sth in
he;she;itwas ordering sth in
wewere ordering sth in
youwere ordering sth in
theywere ordering sth in

Pluperfect

Ihad been ordering sth in
youhad been ordering sth in
he;she;ithad been ordering sth in
wehad been ordering sth in
youhad been ordering sth in
theyhad been ordering sth in

Future

Iwill be ordering sth in
youwill be ordering sth in
he;she;itwill be ordering sth in
wewill be ordering sth in
youwill be ordering sth in
theywill be ordering sth in

Future Perfect

Iwill have been ordering sth in
youwill have been ordering sth in
he;she;itwill have been ordering sth in
wewill have been ordering sth in
youwill have been ordering sth in
theywill have been ordering sth in

Conditional

Present

Iwould be ordering sth in
youwould be ordering sth in
he;she;itwould be ordering sth in
wewould be ordering sth in
youwould be ordering sth in
theywould be ordering sth in

Perfect

Iwould have been ordering sth in
youwould have been ordering sth in
he;she;itwould have been ordering sth in
wewould have been ordering sth in
youwould have been ordering sth in
theywould have been ordering sth in

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'order'

abandon, abduct, abear, aberr, abject, abord, abort, abound, abraid, abray, abrook, abscind, abscond, absist, absorb, abstain, abstract, accend, accent, accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)

Verbs similar to 'order'

border, bodder, corner, dodder, edder, elder, fodder, inorder, moder, moider,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

to set up, to organize
arrange, array, organize, set up

Antonyms

to act as a servant for
govern, rule, serve

Additional Information

Etymology

1. c.1225, "body of persons living under a religious discipline," from O.Fr. ordre (11c.), from earlier ordene, from L. ordinem (nom. ordo) "row, rank, series, arrangement," originally "a row of threads in a loom," from Italic root *ored(h)- "to arrange, arrangement" (cf. ordiri "to begin to weave," e.g. in primordial), of unknown origin. Meaning "a rank in the (secular) community" is first recorded c.1300; meaning "command, directive" is first recorded 1548, from the notion of "to keep in order." Military and honorary orders grew our of the fraternities of Crusader knights. Business and commerce sense is attested from 1837. In natural history, as a classification of living things, it is first recorded 1760. Meaning "condition of a community which is under the rule of law" is from 1483. Phrase in order to (1655) preserves etymological notion of "sequence." The word reflects a very medieval notion: "a system of parts subject to certain uniform, established ranks or proportions," and was used of everything from architecture to angels. The verb is c.1240, from the noun. In short order "without delay" is from 1834, Amer.Eng.; order of battle is from 1769.
2. Etymology tree
3. Proto-Indo-European *h₂er-der.
4. Proto-Italic *ordōder.
5. Latin ōrdinem
6. Old French ordneder.
7. Middle English ordre
8. English order
9. From Middle English ordre, from Old French ordre, ordne, ordene (“order, rank”), from Latin ōrdinem, accusative of ōrdō (“row, rank, regular arrangement”, literally “row of threads in a loom”), from Proto-Italic *ordō (“to arrange”), probably ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂or-d-, from *h₂er-.
10. Related to Latin ōrdior (“begin”, literally “begin to weave”). In sense “request for purchase”, compare bespoke. Doublet of ordo.
11. Compare typologically Russian поря́док (porjádok) (akin to ряд (rjad)). See: Latin 'ōrdior'.

Verbs referencing "order"

Zulu oda, Dutch ordenen, Thai ออร์เดอร์.

Sample Sentences

  • [...] before her mirror, brushing out the complicated braids and curls in which Eliza had arranged her hair; for, noticing her pale cheeks and haggard eyes, she had excused her attendance that night, and ordered her to bed. The employment, naturally enough, suggested her conversation with the girl in the morning; and turning to her husband, she said, carelessly, (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • The rooms in which they worked, were as well ordered as themselves. In the windows of some, there were green plants, which were trained to shade the glass; in all, there was as much fresh air, cleanliness, and comfort, as the nature of the occupation [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] and gulped it down without a word. The little man stood tiptoe, and putting his head first to one side and then the other, and snuffing considerately in the directions of the various bottles, ordered at last a mint julep, in a thin and quivering voice, and with an air of great circumspection. When poured out, he took it and looked at it with a sharp, complacent air, like a man who thinks he has [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • I cannot say that I derived much comfort from the inspection of this charity. The different wards might have been cleaner and better ordered; I saw nothing of that salutary system which had impressed me so favourably elsewhere; and everything had a lounging, listless, madhouse air, which was very painful. The moping idiot, cowering down [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • One night, I ordered a bottle of mulled wine at an hotel where I was staying, and waited a long time for it; at length it was put upon the table with an apology from the landlord that he feared it was n't ‘fixed [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • “ Poor child ! ” said Rachel, wiping her eyes; “ but thee mustn't feel so. The Lord hath ordered it so that never hath a fugitive been stolen from our village. I trust thine will not be the first. ” (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] and tin sconces stuck against the walls, to hold candles at supper-time. The horseman had gone forward to have coffee and some eatables prepared, and they were by this time nearly ready. He had ordered ‘wheat-bread and chicken fixings, ’ in preference to ‘corn-bread and common doings. ’ The latter kind of rejection includes only pork and bacon. The former comprehends broiled ham, sausages, veal [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • “ See here, Marie, ” said St. Clare to his wife, “ I 've bought you a coachman, at last, to order. I tell you, he's a regular hearse for blackness and sobriety, and will drive you like a funeral, if you want. Open your eyes, now, and look at him. Now, don't say I never think about you when I 'm [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] owners say to their servants, to alleviate their horror of being sold, without any intention of fulfilling the expectation thus excited. But he did not make any audible comment upon it,—only ordered Tom to get the horses out for a ride. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] had a peculiar keeping with the character of her for whom it was intended. The windows were hung with curtains of rose-colored and white muslin, the floor was spread with a matting which had been ordered in Paris, to a pattern of his own device, having round it a border of rose-buds and leaves, and a centre-piece with full-flown roses. The bedstead, chairs, and lounges, were of bamboo, wrought in [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • Thank you so much. Enjoy. No, they are. I ordered them. (The Devil Wears Prada 2)
  • I don't want your stock We doctors have got together and ordered direct import of the stuff (Magudam)