ordonner — meaning in English

English meaning

• BID verb To offer a specific amount of money for something, especially at an auction.
• command noun An order given with authority.
• direct adj Going straight from one point to another without stopping or changing course.
• order noun The arrangement of things in a particular sequence or pattern.
• prescribe verb For a doctor or other licensed practitioner to formally order a medicine or treatment for a patient.

Senses

ordonner is used for these senses in English:

• bid (transitive) To issue a command; to tell.
• command (ambitransitive) To order, give orders; to compel or direct with authority.
• direct To point out to with authority; to instruct as a superior; to order.
• order (transitive) To issue a command to; to charge.
• order To admit to holy orders; to ordain; to receive into the ranks of the ministry.
• prescribe (medicine) To order (a drug or medical device) for use by a particular patient (under licensed authority).
• prescribe To specify by writing as a required procedure or ritual; to lay down authoritatively as a guide, direction, or rule of action.

BID — full definition

1. verb To offer a specific amount of money for something, especially at an auction.
2. noun An offer of a price, or a formal offer to carry out a piece of work.
3. noun An attempt or effort to achieve something.

command — full definition

1. noun An order given with authority.
2. noun Authority or control over people, resources, or a situation.
3. noun An instruction given to a computer program.
4. verb To give an order, or to have authority over.

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