reorder
Americanverb (used with object)
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reorders,
present (3rd person singular)
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reordered,
past participle, past
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reordering
present participle
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to put in order again.
to reorder the card file.
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to give a reorder for.
to reorder the books before they're completely sold out.
verb (used without object)
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reorders,
present (3rd person singular)
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reordered,
past participle, past
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reordering
present participle
noun
verb
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to request (something) to be supplied again or differently
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to arrange, regulate, or dispose (articles) in their proper places again
Other Word Forms
Inflected Forms
Participles
Conjugated Forms
Present
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reordersimple
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reorderssimple
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have reorderedperfect
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has reorderedperfect
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am reorderingprogressive
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are reorderingprogressive
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is reorderingprogressive
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have been reorderingperfect progressive
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has been reorderingperfect progressive
Past
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reorderedsimple
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had reorderedperfect
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was reorderingprogressive
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were reorderingprogressive
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had been reorderingperfect progressive
Future
Etymology
Origin of reorder
Example Sentences
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See Examples For:
Hodson confirmed via email that Firdevs would reorder the sperm.
From BBC ● Mar. 31, 2026
“January is a reorder month after the holidays, and some buying appears to be to get ahead of expected price increases due to ongoing tariff issues,” said Susan Spence, chairwoman of the index.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 2, 2026
Both deals would fundamentally reorder Hollywood and raise antitrust concerns.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 23, 2025
Its extraordinary success stands as a potent reminder—particularly for policymakers—of how quickly innovation can reorder entire industries.
From Barron's ● Nov. 26, 2025
The words tried to jumble themselves up and reorder themselves, but I willed them back into place and read on.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
Most years, Ogle reorders as soon as stock runs low.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 6, 2025
If the tariff on American whiskey is imposed next month, Spiegel worries that his European importers might slow their rate of reorders, leaving him with lower sales and excess inventory.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 25, 2025
It will be crucial for jurisdictions to be extremely careful in proofreading ballots so they don’t have to place reorders, Smith said.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 19, 2022
Their traditional anchors — affordable housing and jobs that pay a living wage — have weakened as the city reorders itself around the whims of the wealthy.
From New York Times ● Dec. 9, 2013
The reorders from the local stores came in slowly, too slowly for our set-up.
From Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 41st Annual Meeting Pleasant Valley, New York, August 28, 29 and 30, 1950 by Northern Nut Growers Association
They took me to see how the place had been reordered: the fragile mud houses that had sheltered our ancestors for centuries were gone, replaced by sturdy brick homes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 7, 2026
His top holdings include Germany’s Deutsche Bank and Spain’s BBVA, and Japanese industrial firms that are benefiting from reordered supply chains and government reforms.
From Barron's ● Jan. 2, 2026
Saints slowly recovered from the onslaught with Smith moulding some shape into his reordered backline.
From BBC ● May 24, 2025
But first-time candidate Garvey, a National League MVP and former star for the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres, reordered the contest that also features Democratic Reps.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 4, 2024
I reordered the upload sequence so the files I needed access to right away would get transferred first.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
Jesus wasn’t offering a mild religious sentiment; he was announcing a reordering of the world.
From Salon ● Jun. 5, 2026
At the top of the experts’ list: “ability to imagine or envision the future” and “impact of product or service in reordering American life.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 25, 2026
“We’re reordering the global economy,” Bessent told Politico.
From Barron's ● Jan. 26, 2026
Elsewhere in the region, a rapid reordering of relations and alliances is taking place.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 20, 2026
“So you spend years developing the perfect organizational system, which even has a convenient place for your historical-fictional-travelogue-memoir. You and the scrivs spend decades slowly identifying, sorting and reordering tens of thousands of books.”
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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