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Definition: Meaning of, orient in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈɔːrɪənt /

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Prsesent Past Past Participle
orient oriented oriented
Present Participle Third Person Singular
orienting orients
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  1. be oriented to/towards/around something/somebody to give a lot of attention to one type of activity or one type of person
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  2. orient yourself to find exactly where you are by looking around you or using a map [↪  disorient, disorientated]
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  3. orient yourself to become familiar with a new situation
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  1. the Orient old-fashioned the eastern part of the world, especially China and Japan
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Orient


Definition: Meaning of, Orient in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈɔːrɪənt /

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  1. the countries of Asia
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    East
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Orient used in phrases

  • Orient Express, the
    1. a famous LUXURY railway train, used especially by rich people. It used to run (1883-1977) between Paris and Istanbul in Turkey, but there is now a LUXURY Orient Express train that goes from London to Venice. The train appears in many stories, including Agatha CHRISTIE 's novel Murder on the Orient Express (1934).
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