See also: Ordern

German

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Etymology

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Late 17th century (in the obsolete sense) from Order +‎ -n. The modern sense developed in merchant parlance after English to order.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɔrdərn/, [ˈʔɔʁ.dɐn], [ˈʔɔɐ̯-], [ˈʔɔː-]
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Verb

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ordern (weak, third-person singular present ordert, past tense orderte, past participle geordert, auxiliary haben)

  1. to order, to request delivery (in bulk, otherwise rare or humorous)
    Synonym: (normal word) bestellen
    Die neuen Modelle verkaufen sich gut. Ich ordere nächste Woche nochmal 200 Stück.
    The new models are selling well. I’ll order another 200 pieces next week.
    Ich hab nochmal drei Bier für uns geordert. (humorous use)
    I’ve ordered three more beers for us.
  2. (obsolete) to order, to command
    Synonyms: befehlen, beauftragen, anordnen, anweisen

Conjugation

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Further reading

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  • ordern” in Duden online
  • ordern” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Swedish

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Noun

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ordern

  1. definite singular of order