What part of speech is ordering?

Ordering can be categorized as a noun and a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. ordering is a verb, gerund of order (infinitive).
  • 2. ordering is a noun, singular of orderings.

Inflections

Verb

Noun

What does ordering mean?

Definitions

Verb

order - make a request for something; "Order me some flowers"; "order a work stoppage"
order - bring order to or into; "Order these files"
order - issue commands or orders for
order - give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority; "I said to him to go home"; "She ordered him to do the shopping"; "The mother told the child to get dressed"
order - place in a certain order; "order the photos chronologically"
order - assign a rank or rating to; "how would you rank these students?"; "The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide"
order - bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations; "We cannot regulate the way people dress"; "This town likes to regulate"
order - appoint to a clerical posts; "he was ordained in the Church"
order - arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events; "arrange my schedule"; "set up one's life"; "I put these memories with those of bygone times"

Noun

ordering - logical or comprehensible arrangement of separate elements; "we shall consider these questions in the inverse order of their presentation"
ordering - the act of putting things in a sequential arrangement; "there were mistakes in the ordering of items on the list"

Examples of ordering

#   Sentence  
1. noun There were mistakes in the ordering of items on the list.
2. noun Cons: * Server wasn't very pleasant * Pretty small portion on the blackened catfish * Overcooked food * Time, took about 25 minutes from ordering to eating.
3. noun If you have gotten through ordering, dealing with the rude staff and if you followed the dumb rules, you are finally presented with what you came for..some tacos that are "ok," but definitely not worth putting up with all the hassle.
4. noun IBM received an order for a hundred computers.
5. noun Order ruled in the streets.
6. noun Law and order.
7. noun The order of Saint Benedict.
8. noun I gave the waiter my order.
9. noun It was on the order of a mile.
10. noun An explosion of a low order of magnitude.
11. noun Men from the fraternal order will staff the soup kitchen today.
12. noun A friend in New Mexico said that the order caused no trouble out there.
13. noun We shall consider these questions in the inverse order of their presentation.
14. noun Theologians still disagree over whether `bishop' should or should not be a separate Order.
15. noun He put his desk in order.
16. verb I was told to leave a restaurant because I ordered water with my meal (apparently this is "washing down" your food") and not ordering wine.
17. verb This has to be some of the worst pizza I have ever had the misfortune of ordering.
18. verb After I got all worked up about ordering in English, I walked in the store and they greeted me with "Irasshaimase!" I felt, like, "What the ...?"
19. verb You can't just come in here and start ordering people around.
20. verb "Your work has been causing a lot of complaints from customers; I'm ordering you to leave immediately." "Oh, up yours! I didn't want to work here in the first place."
21. verb In the restaurant where we were yesterday evening, we had to wait two hours before ordering. What a terrible establishment!
22. verb Have you finished ordering?
23. verb I'm ordering you not to obey my orders.
24. verb I'm ordering you to leave immediately.
25. verb Ordering from catalogs saves you time and money without requiring you to leave the house.
26. verb I'm ordering pizza.
27. verb Even though Tom has had way too much to drink already, he's ordering another drink.
28. verb I'm thinking about ordering another drink.
29. verb Stop ordering me around.
30. verb I'm ordering a steak. I suggest you do the same.
Sentence  
noun
There were mistakes in the ordering of items on the list.
Cons: * Server wasn't very pleasant * Pretty small portion on the blackened catfish * Overcooked food * Time, took about 25 minutes from ordering to eating.
If you have gotten through ordering, dealing with the rude staff and if you followed the dumb rules, you are finally presented with what you came for..some tacos that are "ok," but definitely not worth putting up with all the hassle.
IBM received an order for a hundred computers.
Order ruled in the streets.
Law and order.
The order of Saint Benedict.
I gave the waiter my order.
It was on the order of a mile.
An explosion of a low order of magnitude.
Men from the fraternal order will staff the soup kitchen today.
A friend in New Mexico said that the order caused no trouble out there.
We shall consider these questions in the inverse order of their presentation.
Theologians still disagree over whether `bishop' should or should not be a separate Order.
He put his desk in order.
verb
I was told to leave a restaurant because I ordered water with my meal (apparently this is "washing down" your food") and not ordering wine.
This has to be some of the worst pizza I have ever had the misfortune of ordering.
After I got all worked up about ordering in English, I walked in the store and they greeted me with "Irasshaimase!" I felt, like, "What the ...?"
You can't just come in here and start ordering people around.
"Your work has been causing a lot of complaints from customers; I'm ordering you to leave immediately." "Oh, up yours! I didn't want to work here in the first place."
In the restaurant where we were yesterday evening, we had to wait two hours before ordering. What a terrible establishment!
Have you finished ordering?
I'm ordering you not to obey my orders.
I'm ordering you to leave immediately.
Ordering from catalogs saves you time and money without requiring you to leave the house.
I'm ordering pizza.
Even though Tom has had way too much to drink already, he's ordering another drink.
I'm thinking about ordering another drink.
Stop ordering me around.
I'm ordering a steak. I suggest you do the same.

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