under orders

ˌʌndər ˈɔrdərz

Definition

Definition of under orders - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

authorityrequired to follow instructions from someone in authority

The soldiers were under orders to retreat.

commanded

directed

Adverb

obedienceacting according to instructions from authority

The soldiers moved under orders from their commander.

commanded

directed

instructed

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Expressions with orders

take orders

be receptive to customer requests in a business

The restaurant started to take orders at noon..

doctor's orders

instructions from a doctor to a patient

You must rest according to the doctor's orders.

last orders

final chance to order drinks before closing

The bartender announced last orders at 11:45 PM.

bark orders

give commands in a loud harsh manner

The sergeant barked orders at the new recruits.

get one's marching orders

be dismissed from a job or position

After the mistake, he got his marching orders.

marching orders

notice to leave a job or position

After the meeting, he got his marching orders.

Examples of under orders in a sentence

The crew was under orders to abandon ship.
The workers stopped under orders from the supervisor.
The team proceeded under orders to complete the task.

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French:sous les ordres, sur ordre, ...
German:auf Befehl, ...
Italian:agli ordini, sotto gli ordini, ...
Spanish:bajo órdenes, siguiendo órdenes, ...
Portuguese:sob ordens, por ordem, ...
Chinese:奉命的, 遵从指示, ...
Japanese:命令を受けている, 命令に従って, ...
Arabic:تَحْتَ الأَوَامِر, بِأَمْرٍ, ...
Hebrew:תַּחַת פְּקוּדוֹת, לְפִי פְּקוּדָה, ...
Russian:под приказом, по указанию, ...
Ukrainian:під наказом, за наказом, ...
Hindi:आदेशों के अधीन, आदेशों के तहत, ...
Bengali:নির্দেশাধীন, আদেশে, ...
Catalan:sota ordres, per ordre, ...
Czech:podřízený rozkazům, na rozkaz, ...
Danish:under kommando, efter ordre, ...
Dutch:onder bevel, op bevel, ...
Greek:υπό διαταγές, κατόπιν εντολών, ...
Hungarian:parancsköteles, parancsra, ...
Khmer:ស្ថិតក្រោមបញ្ជា, តាមបញ្ជា, ...
Korean:명령을 받은, 명령에 따라, ...
Persian:تحت فرمان, طبق دستور, ...
Polish:pod rozkazami, zgodnie z rozkazami, ...
Portuguese (BR):sob ordens, por ordem, ...
Romanian:sub ordine, sub ordinele, ...
Swedish:under order, på order, ...
Thai:ตามคำสั่ง, ตามที่ได้รับคำสั่ง, ...
Turkish:emir altında, emir üzerine, ...
Vietnamese:theo lệnh, theo chỉ thị, ...

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