Polyglot Dictionary

beordern

/bəˈʔɔʁdɐn/

verb C1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present
beordert
past
beorderte
perfect
hat beordert

Meaning

  1. to order, to summon

    • Man beorderte ihn ins Büro.

      He was summoned to the office.

    • Der Chef beorderte alle Mitarbeiter in den Konferenzraum. Es gab eine wichtige Nachricht.

      The boss summoned all the employees to the conference room. There was important news.

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Similar words

vorladen

vorladen is more formal or legal, like summoning someone to court; beordern is more general, commanding or ordering someone somewhere.

Practice

1 What does beordern mean?

2 Fill the gap: Man ___ ihn ins Büro.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches beordern?

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