English Dictionary

in order

副詞

慣用表現 比較不可 to不定詞 アメリカ英語 前置詞for 比較可能

(not comparable, idiomatic, with to) Emphasizes that what follows immediately is the purpose of the preceding or the beyond.

日本語の意味

「～するために」という目的を明確に示す表現。 / 前文や文脈で示されたことに対して、その目的や意図を強調する際に使われる。

The volunteers stayed late in order to finish distributing the supplies.

そのボランティアたちは物資を配り終えるために遅くまで残った。

意味（1）

(not comparable, idiomatic, with to) Emphasizes that what follows immediately is the purpose of the preceding or the beyond.

In order to grant the rich these pleasures, the social contract is reconfigured. The welfare state is dismantled. […]

意味（2）

(not comparable, idiomatic, US, with "for") Emphasizes that what follows immediately is the purpose of the preceding or the beyond.

She stood in order for her husband to see her. / She stood for her husband to see her.

意味（3）

(comparable) In sequence.

They sang in order, ending with a basso profundo.

more in order （ comparative ）

most in order （ superlative ）