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Definition: Take Orders |
Take OrdersVerb1. Receive and be expected to follow directions or commands; "I don't take orders from you!". 2. Be ordained; enter the Christian ministry; "She took orders last month". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Churchdom | Take orders, take the tonsure, take the veil, take vows. |
Clergy | Verb: take orders. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Take Orders |
| Specialty definitions using "take orders": detailer, pharmaceuticals ♦ Orders ♦ PHARMACEUTICAL DETAILER ♦ STATEMENT CLERK ♦ WAITER/WAITRESS, BAR, waiter/waitress, cocktail lounge. (references) |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | Let's get one thing straight. I take orders from just one person (Episode IV: A New Hope; writing credit: George Lucas.) I don't take orders from anyone (Doctor Who; writing credit: Basil Caplan; Martin Defalco) Guys like that won't take orders from women (High Heels and Low Lifes; writing credit: Kim Fuller; Georgia Pritchett) | |
Movie/TV Titles | ||
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| Title | Author | Quote |
Time Enough for Love | Robert Heinlein | A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly |
Grapes of Wrath | Steinbeck, John | Even Pa, who was the leader, would hold a wrench and take orders from Al. |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Economic History | Bolivia | Commission agents take orders on a direct-shipment basis. (references) |
Ecuador | These are usually specialized firms or individuals who take orders in Ecuador for foreign goods by means of a well-trained and experienced sales force. (references) | |
New Zealand | Marketing channels in New Zealand are very similar to those found in the U.S. Until May 1998, the principal import channels were sales agents, importer-distributors (distributors who import and stock certain lines and take orders for direct shipment of others), and direct importers and users. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
Expression using "take orders": To take orders. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| Language | Translations for "take orders"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Arabic | أخذ أوامر. (various references) | |
Chinese | 秉承 (receive commands). (various references) | |
French | respecter des ordres. (various references) | |
Hebrew | ל"תמ ות לכומר, לצית (hearken, heed, obey, toe the line). (various references) | |
Hungarian | parancsnak engedelmeskedik, megrendelést vesz fel. (various references) | |
Italian | farsi prete. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | aketay ordersay.(various references) | |
Russian | стать духовным лицом. (various references) | |
Spanish | ordenarse, obedecer (answer, mind, obey). (various references) | |
Turkish | papaz olmak (take holy orders), emir almak. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | 1 Peter Chapter 2, Verse 18 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Oi oiketai upotassomenoi en panti fobw toiV despotaiV ou monon toiV agaqoiV kai epieikesin alla kai toiV skolioiV |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Servi subditi in omni timore dominis non tantum bonis et modestis sed etiam discolis |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | Seruauntis, be ye sugetis in al drede to lordis, not oneli to good and to mylde, but also to tyrauntis. |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | Servauntes obey youre masters with all feare not only yf they be good and courteous: but also though they be frowarde. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | Servants, take orders from your masters with all respect; not only if they are good and gentle, but even if they are bad-humoured. |
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| Language | 1 Peter Chapter 2, Verse 18 |
| Cebuano | Mga binatonan, magpasakop kamo nga masinugtanon sa inyong mga agalon uban sa bug-os nga pagkamatinahuron, dili lamang sa mga agalon ra nga mga mapuanguron ug maayog batasan kondili bisan pa usab kanila nga mga masuk-anon. |
| Croatian | Sluge, budite sa svim poštovanjem pokorni gospodarima, ne samo dobrima i blagima nego i naopakima. |
| Danish | I Trælle! underordner eder under eders Herrer i al Frygt, ikke alene de gode og milde, men også de urimelige. |
| Dutch | Gij huisknechten, zijt met alle vreze onderdanig den heren, niet alleen den goeden en bescheidenen, maar ook den harden. |
| Finnish | Palvelijat, olkaa kaikella pelolla isännillenne alamaiset, ei ainoastaan hyville ja lempeille, vaan nurjillekin. |
| French | Serviteurs, soyez soumis en toute crainte vos maîtres, non seulement ceux qui sont bons et doux, mais aussi ceux qui sont d`un caractère difficile. |
| German | Ihr Knechte, seid untertan mit aller Furcht den Herren, nicht allein den gütigen und gelinden, sondern auch den wunderlichen. |
| Haitian Creole | Nou menm domestik yo, nou fèt pou soumèt devan mèt nou yo avèk tout respè yo merite. Pa sèlman devan mèt ki bon yo, mèt ki gen bon kè yo, men devan mèt ki gen karaktè difisil yo tou. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Saudara-saudara yang menjadi pelayan, tunduklah kepada majikanmu dengan sehormat-hormatnya; bukan hanya kepada mereka yang baik hati dan peramah, tetapi juga kepada mereka yang kejam. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Hai segala hamba, takluklah kepada tuanmu dengan sehabis-habis hormat, bukan sahaja kepada yang baik dan manis lakunya, melainkan kepada yang bengis juga. |
| Italian | Domestici, state soggetti con profondo rispetto ai vostri padroni, non solo a quelli buoni e miti, ma anche a quelli difficili. |
| Latvian | Kalpi, paklausiet saviem kungiem visâ bijîbâ, ne tikai labiem un lçniem, bet arî iedomîgiem! |
| Maori | E nga pononga, kia ngohengohe ki o koutou rangatira, kia nui te wehi; he teka ki te hunga pai, ki te hunga ngawari anake, ki te hunga whanoke ano hoki. |
| Norwegian | I tjenere! vær eders herrer undergitt i all frykt, ikke bare de gode og rimelige, men også de vrange! |
| Russian | уМХЗЙ, УП ЧУСЛЙН УФТБИПН ПЧЙОХКФЕУШ ЗПУ П"БН, ОЕ ФПМШЛП "П'ТЩН Й ЛТПФЛЙН, ОП Й УХТПЧЩН. |
| Shuar | Takarniutirmesha ame uuntrum pénker shiir Enentáimturmakuisha tura yajauchiitkuisha umirkatarum. |
| Spanish | Siervos, estad sujetos con todo respeto a vuestros amos, no solamente a los que son buenos y comprensivos, sino también a los severos. |
| Swahili | Enyi watumishi wa nyumbani, watiini wakuu wenu kwa heshima yote, wawe wema na wapole au wenye kuchukiza. |
| Uma | Batua-batua, pengkorui pai' bila' maradika-ni, uma wule' hi maradika-ni to lompe' pai' to mo'olu kehi-ra. Bangku' maradika-ni to seke-e', bate nipengkorui-ra. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-d-e-e-k-o-r-r-s-t" | |
-2 letters: arrested, keratose, resoaked, resorted, restoked, restored, retakers, retreads, roadster, serrated, streaked, streaker, treaders. | |
-3 letters: adorers, darkest, darters, dearest, dekares, derates, drosera, kraters, oersted, readers, redates, redears, rereads, reredos, restoke, restore, retaker, retakes, retards, retears, retread, roasted, roaster, roseate, sedater, serrate, starker, starred, straked, stroked, stroker, tearers, teredos, torsade, traders, treader, troaked. | |
-4 letters: adorer. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-d-e-e-k-o-r-r-s-t" | |
+2 letters: skateboarder. | |
+3 letters: skateboarders. | |
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