ordered

B1 · Intermediate

v. to have told someone they must do something because you have power over them.

v. the past tense of 'order', denoting an authoritative command or instruction that must be followed.

“The officer ordered the soldiers to stop and wait for further instructions.”

“The judge ordered the witness to answer the question directly, reminding them of their legal obligation to provide a full testimony.”

B1 · Intermediate

v. to have put things in a specific list or pattern, like by date or name.

v. the past tense of 'order', referring to the systematic arrangement of items according to a specific criterion.

“She ordered the files by date so they were easier to find.”

“The archivist ordered the historical documents chronologically, allowing researchers to trace the evolution of the city's urban planning over several decades.”

B2 · Upper Intermediate

adj. neat, well-organized, and not messy.

adj. characterised by a state of neatness, discipline, or systematic arrangement.

“He has a very ordered way of working and never loses his notes.”

“The professor maintained an exceptionally ordered office, with every volume on the shelves categorized by both subject matter and publication date.”

C1 · Advanced Mathematics Technical

adj. describes a set of numbers or items that follow a strict rule or sequence.

adj. describing a set or structure equipped with a specific relation that determines the sequence of its elements.

“The computer program works best when the list of names is already ordered.”

“In an ordered set, every pair of distinct elements can be compared to determine which one precedes the other according to a defined rule.”