take an order — to receive and write down a customer's request for food, drinks, or goods
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to receive and write down a customer's request for food, drinks, or goods
Pronunciation (IPA): /teɪk æn ˈɔːrdər/
Korean meaning: 주문을 받다
Korean pronunciation: 테익 앤 **오**더
Example Sentences
- The robot waiter malfunctioned and kept asking 'May I take your order?' every 30 seconds.
- She was nervous on her first day and forgot to take the order from table 5.
- The waiter took our order so fast, I think he was secretly a stenographer.
take an order
VERB//teɪk æn ˈɔːrdər//
to receive and write down a customer's request for food, drinks, or goods
to receive and write down a customer's request for food, drinks, or goods
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Origin
'Take'는 고대 영어 'tacan(붙잡다)'에서, 'order'는 라틴어 'ordo(질서, 배열)'에서 유래했습니다. 중세 시대 상인들이 고객의 요청을 '붙잡아서 기록'하는 것에서 '주문받기'라는 의미가 발달했습니다.
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“The robot waiter malfunctioned and kept asking 'May I take your order?' every 30 seconds.”
“She was nervous on her first day and forgot to take the order from table 5.”
“The waiter took our order so fast, I think he was secretly a stenographer.”
“Could you please take my order? I've been waving for ten minutes.”
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