orient
/ˈɔ.ɹi.ənt/noun, verb3 syllables
Orient means: the countries of Asia.
Synonyms for orient16
noun, as in the countries of Asia
noun, as in the hemisphere that includes Eurasia and Africa and Australia
verb, as in be oriented
verb, as in determine one's position with reference to another point
verb, as in adjust to a specific need or market
Opposites of orient
What does orient mean?7
noun
the countries of Asia
the hemisphere that includes Eurasia and Africa and Australia
verb
be oriented“The weather vane points North”
determine one's position with reference to another point“We had to orient ourselves in the forest”
adjust to a specific need or market“a magazine oriented towards young people”
cause to point“Orient the house towards the West”
familiarize (someone) with new surroundings or circumstances“The dean of students tries to orient the freshmen”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Orient in a sentence
- Polar bears can orient by day to the sun.OsoHombre
- We can use the sun to orient ourselves.shekitten
- The ships can orient themselves to the lighthouse's light signals.Miktsoanit
- A lot of people couldn't orient themselves anymore if they lost their churches.Miktsoanit
- The history of glass is extremely long, and begins in the ancient Orient.blay_paul
- The Orient is not foreign to me, as it might be to you.nonong
- According to Tatoeba rules, you explicitly shouldn't orient yourself to translations in other languages.Miktsoanit
- He was interested in the mysteries of the Orient.CM
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of orient
as a noun
- plural
- orients
as a verb
- past tense
- oriented
- present participle
- orienting
- third-person singular
- orients
- past participle
- oriented