English Phrase of the Day

in order to

Definitions

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in order to
1. Phrase. As a means of achieving the specified end; to, before.
She stood in order to see over the crowd. / She stood to see over the crowd.
Analysis
in
1. prep. Used to indicate location, inclusion, or position within spatial, temporal or other limits.
2. prep. Contained by.
The dog is in the kennel.
3. prep. Within.
4. prep. Surrounded by.
order
1. n. Arrangement, disposition, or sequence.
2. n. A position in an arrangement, disposition, or sequence.
3. n. The state of being well arranged.
The house is in order; the machinery is out of order.
4. n. Conformity with law or decorum; freedom from disturbance; general tranquillity; public quiet.
to
1. part. A particle used for marking the following verb as an infinitive.
I want to leave.
He asked me what to do.
I don’t know how to say it.
I have places to go and people to see.

Governments demand allegiance in order to survive.

In order to achieve it, an arduous struggle lies ahead.

Hardy likes to raise hopes in order to dash them.

You have to see every little crevice of everything, and understand it too, in order to judge anything.

We have explored every possible line of inquiry open to us in order to try and establish the truth.

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