Orientate
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈɒɹi.ənteɪt/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Orientate is a verb meaning (UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, intransitive) To face a given direction.
Meaning
(UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, intransitive) To face a given direction.
More Meanings
- (UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, reflexive) To determine one's position relative to the surroundings; to orient (oneself).
- To arrange in order; to dispose or place (a body) so as to show its relation to other bodies, or the relation of its parts among themselves.
- (UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, transitive) To position (something), to align relative to a given position.
- (archaic) To move or turn toward the east; to veer from the north or south toward the east.
Example Sentences
Try to orientate your students towards the science subjects.
He came out of the station and took some time to orientate himself.
He[…]stood for a moment, orientating himself exactly in the light of his knowledge.
The one preferred is to make the dominant forms first order, that is, orientated in such a way as to intersect both horizontal crystallographic axes.
Word Forms
- orientates
- orientating
- orientated
Synonyms for orientate
Depending on context, synonyms include orient.
Antonyms for orientate
Common opposites include disorientate, disorient.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include orient, guide, focus, steer, front, reorientate.
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