in order

in ordine

Disposto secondo una sequenza, per esempio dal primo all’ultimo o dal più piccolo al più grande.

In inglese semplice: Arranged in a sequence, such as from first to last or smallest to largest.

• The numbers are in order.
• Put these names in order from A to Z.
• Are the pages still in order after you dropped them?

Come si usa: in order of something (Arrange the boxes in order of size.)

Sinonimi: ordered, sequential

Contrari: out of order

Espressioni comuni: numbers in order, put in order, in order of size

in ordine, sistemato

Organizzato, preparato o gestito bene, così che tutto sia come deve essere.

In inglese semplice: Properly arranged, prepared, or managed so that everything is as it should be.

• Everything is in order.
• He keeps his desk in order.
• We got our affairs in order before moving abroad.

Come si usa: get something in order (She got her papers in order before the appointment.)

Sinonimi: organized, tidy, ready

Contrari: disorganized

Espressioni comuni: keep in order, affairs in order, papers in order

per, al fine di

Si usa con un’azione per indicare che cosa si vuole ottenere compiendola.

In inglese semplice: Used with an action to show what someone wants to achieve.

• I called in order to help.
• They worked extra hours in order to finish the job.
• In order to stay healthy, she walks every day.

Come si usa: in order to + verb (We took a taxi in order to arrive on time.)

Sinonimi: to, so as to

Espressioni comuni: in order to learn, in order to save

ammissibile, conforme al regolamento

Consentito dalle regole, soprattutto durante una riunione ufficiale.

In inglese semplice: Allowed under the rules, especially during an official meeting.

• Your question is in order.
• The chair ruled that the motion was in order.
• Would it be in order to discuss the budget today?

Come si usa: be in order to + verb (Is it in order to raise this question now?)

Sinonimi: permitted, admissible

Contrari: out of order

Espressioni comuni: be in order, motion in order, question in order