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orient

[ noun adjective awr-ee-uhnt, ‑ee-ent, ohr-; verb awr-ee-ent, ohr ]

noun

  1. Older Use. the Orient,
    1. the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
    2. (formerly) the countries to the east of the Mediterranean.
  2. Jewelry.
    1. an orient pearl.
    2. the iridescence of a pearl.
  3. the east; the eastern region of the heavens or the world.


verb (used with object)

  1. to adjust with relation to, or bring into due relation to surroundings, circumstances, facts, etc.
  2. to familiarize (a person) with new surroundings or circumstances, or the like:

    lectures designed to orient the new students.

    Synonyms: relate, accustom

  3. to place in any definite position with reference to the points of the compass or other locations:

    to orient a building north and south.

  4. to direct or position toward a particular object:

    Orient it toward that house.

  5. to determine the position of in relation to the points of the compass; get the bearings of.
  6. to place so as to face the east, especially to build (a church) with the chief altar to the east and the chief entrance to the west.
  7. Surveying. to set (the horizontal circle of a surveying instrument) so that readings give correct azimuths.
  8. Mathematics. to assign to (a surface) a constant, outward direction at each point.

verb (used without object)

  1. to turn toward the east or in any specified direction.

adjective

  1. (of a gem or pearl) exceptionally fine and lustrous; oriental.
  2. Archaic. rising or appearing, especially as from below the horizon:

    the orient sun.

Orient

1

/ ˈɔːrɪənt /

noun

  1. the countries east of the Mediterranean
  2. the eastern hemisphere


orient

2

noun

  1. poetic.
    another word for east Compare occident
  2. archaic.
    the eastern sky or the dawn
    1. the iridescent lustre of a pearl
    2. ( as modifier )

      orient pearls

  3. a pearl of high quality

adjective

  1. poetic.
    eastern
  2. archaic.
    (of the sun, stars, etc) rising

verb

  1. to adjust or align (oneself or something else) according to surroundings or circumstances
  2. tr to position, align, or set (a map, surveying instrument, etc) with reference to the points of the compass or other specific directions
  3. tr to set or build (a church) in an easterly direction

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Other Words From

  • ori·enter noun
  • self-ori·ented adjective
  • well-ori·ented adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of orient1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin orient- (stem of oriēns ) “the east, sunrise,” noun use of present participle of orīrī “to rise”; -ent

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Word History and Origins

Origin of orient1

C18: via French from Latin oriēns rising (sun), from orīrī to rise

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Example Sentences

To help in your effort, Google Ads curates your advertisement as per such groups and caters to their specific group-oriented interests.

LinkedIn, the employment-oriented online service that primarily serves as one of the world’s largest social media platforms for working professionals is a great example.

We care more about whether you are detail-oriented, can work on a deadline, and have a good narrative sense.

I don’t think he’s ever had to do that before, and Real’s success this year came from a more defense-oriented approach.

It will “start to tumble and pick up potentially rapid attitude motion, so it is not well oriented,” she says.

The myth of the Orient, and the Orient Express, both facilitated and quelled illusions about foreign cultures.

Inversely, of course, figures from the Orient travelled the other way to discover Europe.

The Orient Express is, in many senses, an early example of budding globalism.

Next morning Alcide packed my valise, and leaving him in charge of my apartments I took the Orient express for Constantinople.

So neither polling nor political theory can transfigure the human heart or orient our minds toward the brotherhood of man?

In fact, they are still being manufactured and are sold in some parts of Africa and the Orient.

Both fleets suffered much; French lost the Orient, crew saved.

That perpetual flux and reflux of peoples of all stations drew ever more the eyes of Europe to the Orient.

The dog-salmon is not canned, but large numbers are caught by the Japanese, who salt them for export to the Orient.

The use of mats for sleeping and other household purposes is universal through the extreme Orient.

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