orient

[US]/ˈɔːrient/
[UK]/ˈɔːrient/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. familiarize, adapt, direct towards; determine the position
n. the east, Asia

Phrases & Collocations

orient oneself

orient towards

cultural orientation

oriental medicine

orient express

Example Sentences

orient the swimming pool north and south.

The people in the Orient are mainly yellow or brown.

object-oriented graphics; an object-oriented interface.

oriented the telescope toward the moon; oriented her interests toward health care.

magazines oriented to the business community.

introduced the slide show with an orienting talk.

The building is oriented south and north.

We must orient our products to the needs of the market.

most vertebrates localize sounds by orienting movements.

the fires are oriented in direct line with the midsummer sunset.

there are no street names which would enable her to orient herself.

I haven't been able to orient my ideas to the new conditions.

He oriented himself on coming to a new city.

The climbers stopped to orient themselves before descending the mountain.

a cheerful disposition of colors and textures; a convoy oriented into a north-south disposition.

The tectonic stress field in Tengchong volcano areas is oriented as NNE-NE-NEE, nearing horizontal compr essive stress field.

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