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in order meaning

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  • AdjectiveCOMmore in orderSUPmost in order
    1. In a sequence.
      1. Place the cards in order by color, then by number.
    2. Ready, prepared; orderly; tidy.
      1. I wish I could get my desk in order.
      2. His material is in order for the presentation.
    3. IDI (formal) In accordance with the procedural rules governing formal meetings of a deliberative body.
      1. IDI Appropriate, worthwhile.
        1. Now that we have finally finished, I think a celebration is in order.
    4. AdverbCOMmore in orderSUPmost in order
      1. (not comparable, idiomatic, with to) Emphasizes that what follows immediately is the purpose of the preceding or the beyond.
        1. In order to grant the rich these pleasures, the social contract is reconfigured. The welfare state is dismantled. […]
      2. (not comparable, idiomatic, US, with "for") Emphasizes that what follows immediately is the purpose of the preceding or the beyond.
        1. She stood in order for her husband to see her. / She stood for her husband to see her.
      3. (comparable) In sequence.
        1. They sang in order, ending with a basso profundo.
    5. More Examples
      1. Used in the Middle of Sentence
        • The suggestion was to medialise the centre of rotation in order to increase the lever arm of the deltoid.
        • The driver must have a clear view of the step in order to prevent accidents. ‎
        • Both centres are also exploring methods for pseudonymising patients, in order to track them through the system.
      2. Used in the Beginning of Sentence
        • In order to grant the rich these pleasures, the social contract is reconfigured. The welfare state is dismantled. […]
        • In order to determine the orientation of permeable joint zones, the evaluation of the borehole televiewer data allows a precise measurement of the planar discontinuities at the borehole wall.
        • In order to lay a foundation for the witness to describe the murder, the prosecutor first had to show that the witness was present when the murder occurred.

    Meaning of in order for the defined word.

    Grammatically, this idiom "in order" is a phrase, more specifically, a prepositional phrase. It's also an adjective. It's also an adverb. It's also a preposition, more specifically, a prepositional phrase.
    • Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
      1. Phrases
        • Prepositional phrases
        • Adjectives
          • Adverbs
            • Prepositions
              • Prepositional phrases
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