Pronunciation
How to pronounce “ordered”
“ordered” is pronounced /ɔːɹdɚd/ — 2 syllables.
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ordered
/ɔːɹdɚd/
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2 syllables. Stress the 'ɔːɹd' part (say it longer and louder) and let the others relax — unstressed vowels often soften to a lazy /ə/.Meaning
give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority
“I said to him to go home”
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