verb / noun · neutral
order
UK/ˈɔːdə/US/ˈɔːrdər/OR·der
Band 4-5speakingtask1
verb: to ask for food or goods; noun: a request for food or goods
Examples
“We ordered two pizzas for delivery.”
“He placed an order online yesterday.”
“The waiter took our order quickly.”
Band 8 sentence
“Customers can now place orders online and track delivery times in real time.”
Collocations
- place an order
- order food
- take orders
Word family
order verb / nounorders noun (plural) / verb (3rd sg)ordered verb (past)
Common mistakes
I want order two coffees.→I want to order two coffees. / I'd like two coffees.
He order yesterday.→He ordered yesterday.
Say it for a higher band
5ask for→6request→7+order
Synonyms
request
Easily confused
request
“I submitted a formal request for more information about the product.”
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