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orders up

orders up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of order up.

Meaning of order up

Verb

order up (third-person singular simple present orders up, present participle ordering up, simple past and past participle ordered up)

  1. To summon for military duty.
    • His unit was ordered up last Tuesday.
  2. (transitive) To place an order for (something).
    • I ordered up a plate of ribs for us.

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Questions about orders up

What is orders up the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Orders up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of order up.

Words near orders up in the dictionary

  1. orders of succession
  2. orders of symmetry
  3. orders of the day
  4. orders out
  5. orders to show cause
  6. orders up
  7. orders-in-council
  8. ordertype
  9. Orderville
  10. ordes
  11. Ordian

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