in order

順番に並んだ

最初から最後、小さいものから大きいものなど、順序に従って並んだ状態。

やさしい英語で： 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?

使い方： in order of something (Arrange the boxes in order of size.)

類義語： ordered, sequential

反対語： out of order

よく使う表現： numbers in order, put in order, in order of size

整った、準備ができた

物事が適切に整理、準備、管理され、必要な状態になっていること。

やさしい英語で： 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.

使い方： get something in order (She got her papers in order before the appointment.)

類義語： organized, tidy, ready

反対語： disorganized

よく使う表現： keep in order, affairs in order, papers in order

ために

ある行動によって何を達成したいのかを示す。

やさしい英語で： 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.

使い方： in order to + verb (We took a taxi in order to arrive on time.)

類義語： to, so as to

よく使う表現： in order to learn, in order to save

規則にかなった、認められる

特に正式な会議で、規則上認められること。

やさしい英語で： 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?

使い方： be in order to + verb (Is it in order to raise this question now?)

類義語： permitted, admissible

反対語： out of order

よく使う表現： be in order, motion in order, question in order