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ordne

verbverb

to sort out · to arrange · to put in order

EtymologyOpphav

fra lavtysk; av ordenorder · orderliness from Low German; from ordenorder · orderliness

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

  1. bringe orden i to put in order
    • ordne papirene sine to put one's papers in order
    • ordne opp i noe to sort something out
    • det ordner seg it will work out
    brukt som adjektiv: used as an adjective:
    • det var ordnede forhold i foreningen the association's affairs were in good order
    • bringe noe inn i ordnede forhold to put something on an orderly footing
  2. ta seg av;
    sørge for
    to take care of;
    to see to
    • den saken skal jeg ordne I'll deal with that matter
    • du får ordne med skyssen you'll have to sort out the lift
    • vi har ordnet oss med barnevakt we have arranged for a babysitter