Definitions for orient
ˈɔr i ənt, -iˌɛnt, ˈoʊr-; ˈɔr iˌɛnt, ˈoʊr-ori·ent

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. East, Orientnoun

   the countries of Asia

2. eastern hemisphere, orientverb

   the hemisphere that includes Eurasia and Africa and Australia

3. orient, pointverb

   be oriented

   "The weather vane points North"; "the dancers toes pointed outward"

4. orient, orientateverb

   determine one's position with reference to another point

   "We had to orient ourselves in the forest"

5. orientverb

   cause to point

   "Orient the house towards the West"

6. orientverb

   familiarize (someone) with new surroundings or circumstances

   "The dean of students tries to orient the freshmen"

7. tailor, orientverb

   adjust to a specific need or market

   "a magazine oriented towards young people"; "tailor your needs to your surroundings"

GCIDERate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Orientverb

   Hence: To acquaint with new surroundings or a new situation.

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. orientverb

   To familiarize with a situation or circumstance.

   Give him time to orient himself within the new hierarchy.

2. orientverb

   To set the focus of so as to relate or appeal to a certain group.

   We will orient our campaign to the youth who are often disinterested.

3. orientverb

   To point at or direct towards.

   I will orient all of the signs to face the road.

4. orientverb

   To determine which direction one is facing.

   Let me just orient myself and we can be on our way.

5. orientverb

   To place or build so as to face eastward.

6. orientverb

   To change direction so as to face east.

7. orientverb

   To change direction to face a certain way.

8. Orientnoun

   Countries of Asia, especially East Asia.

9. Orientnoun

   Countries east of the Mediterranean.

10. Etymology: From orient, from orient, from oriens, present participle of oriri.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ORIENTadjective

   Etymology: oriens, Latin.

   1. Rising as the sun.

   Moon that now meet’st the orient sun, now fly’st
   With the fix’d stars. John Milton, Par. Lost, b. v.

   When fair morn orient in heav’n appear’d. John Milton.

   2. Eastern; oriental.3. Bright; shining; glittering; gaudy; sparkling.

   The liquid drops of tears that you have shed,
   Shall come again transform’d to orient pearl;
   Advantaging their loan with interest,
   Oftentimes double gain of happiness. William Shakespeare.

   There do breed yearly an innumerable company of gnats, whose property is to fly unto the eye of the lion, as being a bright and orient thing. George Abbot, on the World.

   We have spoken of the cause of orient colours in birds; which is by the fineness of the strainer. Francis Bacon, Nat. Hist.

   Morning light
   More orient in yon western cloud, that draws
   O’er the blue firmament a radiant white. John Milton.

   In thick shelter of black shades imbowr’d,
   He offers to each weary traveller
   His orient liquor in a crystal glass,
   To quench the drouth of Phœbus. John Milton.

   The chiefs about their necks the scutcheons wore,
   With orient pearls and jewels powder’d o’er. Dryden.

2. Orientnoun

   The east; the part where the sun first appears.

   Etymology: orient, Fr.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Orient

   The Orient is a term for the East in relation to Europe, traditionally comprising anything belonging to the Eastern world. It is the antonym of Occident, the Western World. In English, it is largely a metonym for, and coterminous with, the continent of Asia, loosely classified into the Western Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, Central Asia, East Asia, and sometimes including the Caucasus. Originally, the term Orient was used to designate only the Near East, and later its meaning evolved and expanded, designating also the Middle East, Central Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia, or the Far East. The term oriental is often used to describe objects from the Orient.

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1. orient

   To orient generally means to align or position something relative to the points of a compass, the directions of the landmarks, or another specified position. It can also mean to adjust or tailor something to particular circumstances, requirements, or a new situation. In a psychological sense, it refers to a person's ability to recognize one's own existence and environment.

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Orient

   Orient is a census-designated place in Suffolk County, Long Island, New York, United States. The CDP's population was 743 at the 2010 census. Orient and Orient Point are used almost interchangeably. However, Orient Point refers specifically to the physical point at the end of the North Fork of Long Island, while Orient is the hamlet in which the point is located.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Orient

   ō′ri-ent, adj. rising, as the sun: eastern: bright or pure in colour.—n. the part where the sun rises: the east, or the countries of the east: purity of lustre, as in a pearl.—v.t. to set so as to face the east: to build, as a church, with its length from east to west.—adj. Orien′tal, eastern: pertaining to, in, or from the east.—n. a native of the east.—v.t. Orien′talise.—ns. Orien′talism, an eastern word, expression, or custom; Orien′talist, one versed in the eastern languages: an oriental; Oriental′ity.—v.t. and v.i. Orien′tāte.—ns. Orientā′tion, the act of turning or state of being turned toward the east, the process of determining the east in taking bearings: the situation of a building relative to the points of the compass: the act of making clear one's position in some matter: the homing instinct, as in pigeons; O′rientātor, an instrument for orientating. [L. oriens, -entis, pr.p. of orīri, to rise.]

The Roycroft DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. orient

   1. The subconscious part of the Occident. 2. The cradle of all infamies and all wisdom. 3. A place where God and the house have an esoteric meaning.

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. orient

   The east point of the compass.

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. orient

   The east or eastern part of the horizon. In surveying, to orient a plan signifies to make its situation or bearing with respect to the four cardinal points.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ORIENT

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Orient is ranked #131379 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Orient surname appeared 129 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Orient.
   
   93.8% or 121 total occurrences were White.

Matched Categories

1. • Asia
   • Adapt
   • Familiarize
   • Lie
   • Position

Anagrams for orient »

1. trione

2. tonier

3. norite

How to pronounce orient?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say orient in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of orient in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of orient in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of orient in a Sentence

1. Chris Hayes:

   The risk went from something that we hadn’t really dealt with specifically like this before in our lifetimes – we hadn't quite had an illness this infectious and this possible to cause serious illness – to something that does look more like the flu. The flu of course can still be dangerous … but we don't orient our lives around the flu.

2. Tom Carter:

   A peek inside the city's many nightspots reveals a Shangri-La-di-da of tiny Shanghai socialites in even tinier outfits dancing provocatively with well-to-do Westerners. But while such sights may draw gasps from some people, the truth is that this kind of thing is nothing new for Shanghai, the Orient's original opium-den of iniquity.

3. Markus Buehler:

   Spiders have very keen vibrational sensors, they use vibrations as a way to orient themselves, to communicate with other spiders and so the idea of thinking literally like a spider would experience the world was something that was very obvious to us as spider material scientists.

4. Chief Executive Travis Kalanick:

   The key for (us in) China is to move fast, if we launch in the U.S. and then it gets copied in China, we'll be behind. So we're starting to orient some of our innovation at China first.

5. Bill Winters:

   We need to reinforce our foundations; streamline our business; strengthen our financial position; and re-orient the bank for better returns on our capital, our capital strength is a key priority. Capital strength is a competitive advantage, especially in tough economic times. We are reviewing all aspects of our capital strength as part of our broader business review.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=orient
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=orient
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Orient
4. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=orient
5. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orient
6. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=orient
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=orient
9. ^ The Roycroft Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/36566/36566-h/36566-h.htm#:~:text=orient
10. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
    https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=orient
11. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
    https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html
12. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
    https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html