order up
order up · orders up · ordered up · ordering up
To summon for military dutyTo summon for military duty.
» She studied abroad in order to brush up her English.
Meaning
2 sensesTo summon for military duty.
His unit was ordered up last Tuesday.
(transitive)To place an order for (something).
I ordered up a plate of ribs for us.
Examples
20 sentencesShe studied abroad in order to brush up her English.
I must study hard in order to keep up with him.
We went to bed early in order to get up at dawn.
You should read the newspapers in order to keep up with the times.
ruЧтобы быть в курсе событий, тебе следует читать газеты. — Hellerick
I ran as fast as I could in order to catch up with Tom.
Forms
orders up, ordering up, ordered up, ordered up| Base form | order up · to order up |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | orders up |
| Present participle | ordering up |
| Past simple | ordered up |
| Past participle | ordered up |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
5 phrasal verbs- order upTo summon for military duty.
- order outTo call a place of service and order food, or other goods, delivered to one's own location.
- order inTo call and place an order for food to be delivered.
- order aroundTo command (someone) repeatedly and unpleasantly, pointlessly or without proper authority.
- order aboutTo bully (someone); to be bossy toward (someone); to dominate (someone).
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb