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How to pronounce orient in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms point
Type of lie
Type Words
Synonyms orientate
Type of make up one's mind, decide, determine
Has types guide, reorientate, reorient, guide on


We had to orient ourselves in the forest.
Type Words
Synonyms eastern hemisphere
Type of hemisphere
Type Words
Synonyms east
Derivation oriental
Type Words
Synonyms tailor
Type of adapt, accommodate


a magazine oriented towards young people.
Type Words
Type of position
Has types stem
Type Words
Type of familiarize, familiarise, acquaint


The dean of students tries to orient the freshmen.

Examples of orient

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Travel agents will also orient you to the dozens of cabin types some ships have.
From the abcnews.go.com
You can summon three virtual keyboards, depending on how you orient the handset.
From the usatoday.com
Knowing the time and the position of the sun allows them to orient to the south.
From the stltoday.com
Linux Mint relies on user feedback to make decisions and orient its development.
From the en.wikipedia.org
They host three discernment retreat weekends yearly to orient potential members.
From the freep.com
They can see polarized light and therefore can orient even in cloudy conditions.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Orient has offered well-priced mechanical watches made in Japan for a long while.
From the techcrunch.com
Orient Overseas, by contrast, is focusing on the quality of its cargo-handling.
From the economist.com
Biotechnology has the potential to orient health-care around individual patients.
From the businessweek.com
More examples
  • East: the countries of Asia
  • Be oriented; "The weather vane points North"; "the dancers toes pointed outward"
  • Determine one's position with reference to another point; "We had to orient ourselves in the forest"
  • Eastern hemisphere: the hemisphere that includes Eurasia and Africa and Australia
  • 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"
  • The Orient is a term which means "the East". It is a traditional designation for anything belonging to the Eastern world or the Far East, in relation to Europe. In English it is a metonym describing various parts of Asia. ...
  • Waltham Manufacturing Company was a manufacturer of automobiles in Waltham, Massachusetts between 1902 and 1908.
  • To familiarize with a situation or circumstance; To set the focus of so as to relate or appeal to a certain group; To point at or direct towards; To determine which direction one is facing; To place or build so as to face eastward; To change direction so as to face east. ...