Meaning

1 senses
  1. To command (someone) repeatedly and unpleasantly, pointlessly or without proper authority.

    I can't stand that guy, he's always ordering me around.

Examples

19 sentences
  1. You can't give orders around here.

    Ви не можете віддавати накази тут. — Anjy

    ruВы не можете отдавать здесь приказы. — odexed

    deDu kannst hier keine Vorschriften machen. — raggione

  2. All Tom ever does is order me around.

  3. What right do you have to order us around?

    ruКакое ты имеешь право нами командовать? — marafon

    deMit welchem Recht geben Sie uns Befehle? — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  4. You can't just come in here and start ordering people around.

    deDu kannst nicht einfach hier hereinkommen und anfangen herumzukommandieren. — Manfredo

  5. I'll stop ordering you around.

    deIch werde aufhören, dich herumzukommandieren. — Waldelfe

Forms

orders around, ordering around, ordered around, ordered around
Base formorder around · to order around
3rd person singularorders around
Present participleordering around
Past simpleordered around
Past participleordered around

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyorder around
he, she, itorders around

Past simpleLesson

all personsordered around

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave ordered around
he, she, ithas ordered around

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill order around

Phrasal verbs

5 phrasal verbs

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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