orient

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• Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɔː.ɹɪ.ənt/
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• Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɒɹ.ɪ.ənt/
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• General-American: /ˈɔɹ.i.ənt/
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• Canada, General-American: /ˈɔɹ.i.ənt/
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• US, dialectal: /ˈɒɹ.ɪ.ənt/
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• Australian, New-Zealand: /ˈoː.ɹi.ənt/
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• Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɔː.ɹɪˌɛnt/
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• Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɒɹ.ɪˌɛnt/
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• General-American: /ˈɔɹ.iˌɛnt/
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The noun is derived from Middle English orient, oriente, oryent, oryente, oryentte (“the east direction; eastern horizon or sky; eastern regions of the world, Asia, Orient; eastern edge of the world”), borrowed from Anglo-Norman orient, oriente, and Old French orient (“east direction; Asia, Orient”) (modern French orient), or directly from its etymon Latin oriēns (“the east; daybreak, dawn; sunrise; (participle) rising; appearing; originating”), present active participle of orior (“to get up, rise; to appear, become visible; to be born, come to exist, originate”), from Proto-Indo-European *h3er- (“to move, stir; to rise, spring”). The adjective is derived from Middle English orient (“eastern; from Asia or the Orient; brilliant, shining (characteristic of jewels from the Orient)”), from Middle English orient (noun); see above.

See orient.

The verb is derived from French orienter (“to orientate; to guide; to set to north”) from French orient (noun) (see above) + -er (suffix forming infinitives of first-conjugation verbs).

48 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Hungarian: keletel — to build or place (something) so as to face eastward
• Bulgarian: ориентирам (orientiram) — to direct towards or point at a particular direction
• Galician: orientar — to direct towards or point at a particular direction
• Greek: κατευθύνω (katefthýno) — to direct towards or point at a particular direction
• Hungarian: tájol — to direct towards or point at a particular direction
• Hungarian: betájol — to direct towards or point at a particular direction
• Hungarian: irányít — to direct towards or point at a particular direction
• Hungarian: beállít — to direct towards or point at a particular direction
• Hungarian: igazít — to direct towards or point at a particular direction
• Hungarian: beigazít — to direct towards or point at a particular direction
• Italian: orientare — to direct towards or point at a particular direction
• Māori: whakaanga — to direct towards or point at a particular direction
• Polish: ukierunkować — to direct towards or point at a particular direction
• Portuguese: orientar — to direct towards or point at a particular direction
• Spanish: orientar — to direct towards or point at a particular direction
• Hungarian: tájékozódik — to determine which direction one is facing
• Bulgarian: ориентирам се (orientiram se) — to familiarize (oneself or someone) with a situation or circumstance
• Czech: orientovat se — to familiarize (oneself or someone) with a situation or circumstance
• Danish: orientere sig — to familiarize (oneself or someone) with a situation or circumstance
• Dutch: zich oriënteren — to familiarize (oneself or someone) with a situation or circumstance
• Faroese: ætta seg — to familiarize (oneself or someone) with a situation or circumstance
• French: s'orienter — to familiarize (oneself or someone) with a situation or circumstance
• Galician: orientarse — to familiarize (oneself or someone) with a situation or circumstance
• German: sich orientieren — to familiarize (oneself or someone) with a situation or circumstance
• Hungarian: beleszokik — to familiarize (oneself or someone) with a situation or circumstance
• Hungarian: hozzászokik — to familiarize (oneself or someone) with a situation or circumstance
• Hungarian: megszokik — to familiarize (oneself or someone) with a situation or circumstance
• Hungarian: eligazodik — to familiarize (oneself or someone) with a situation or circumstance
• Hungarian: akklimatizálódik — to familiarize (oneself or someone) with a situation or circumstance
• Hungarian: tájékozódik — to familiarize (oneself or someone) with a situation or circumstance
• Hungarian: megismerkedik — to familiarize (oneself or someone) with a situation or circumstance
• Hungarian: kiismer — to familiarize (oneself or someone) with a situation or circumstance
• Italian: orientarsi — to familiarize (oneself or someone) with a situation or circumstance
• Polish: orientować się — to familiarize (oneself or someone) with a situation or circumstance
• Portuguese: orientar — to familiarize (oneself or someone) with a situation or circumstance
• Russian: ориенти́роваться (orijentírovatʹsja) — to familiarize (oneself or someone) with a situation or circumstance
• Russian: сориенти́роваться (sorijentírovatʹsja) — to familiarize (oneself or someone) with a situation or circumstance
• Spanish: orientarse — to familiarize (oneself or someone) with a situation or circumstance
• Tagalog: ilantang — to familiarize (oneself or someone) with a situation or circumstance
• Turkish: oriyantal — to familiarize (oneself or someone) with a situation or circumstance
• Czech: orientovat — to set the focus of (something) so as to appeal or relate to a certain group
• Galician: orientar — to set the focus of (something) so as to appeal or relate to a certain group
• Hungarian: igazít — to set the focus of (something) so as to appeal or relate to a certain group
• Hungarian: szab — to set the focus of (something) so as to appeal or relate to a certain group
• Hungarian: orientál — to set the focus of (something) so as to appeal or relate to a certain group
• Portuguese: orientar — to set the focus of (something) so as to appeal or relate to a certain group
• Russian: ориенти́ровать (orijentírovatʹ) — to set the focus of (something) so as to appeal or relate to a certain group
• Russian: сориенти́ровать (sorijentírovatʹ) — to set the focus of (something) so as to appeal or relate to a certain group