Definitions for orientateˈɔr i ənˌteɪt, -ɛn-, ˈoʊr-
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
o•ri•en•tateˈɔr i ənˌteɪt, -ɛn-, ˈoʊr-(v.)-tat•ed, -tat•ing.
(v.t.)to orient.
(v.i.)to turn toward the east.
Origin of orientate:
1840–50; < F orient(er)
Princeton's WordNet
orient, orientate(verb)
determine one's position with reference to another point
"We had to orient ourselves in the forest"
Wiktionary
orientate(Verb)
To face (a given direction).
orientate(Verb)
To determine one's position relative to the surroundings; to orient (oneself).
orientate(Verb)
To position (something), to align relative to a given position.
Try to orientate your students towards the science subjects.
orientate(Verb)
To move or turn toward the east; to veer from the north or south toward the east.
Translations for orientate
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
orientate(verb)
to get (oneself) used to unfamiliar surroundings, conditions etc.
- oriënteerAfrikaans
- يُكَيِّف نَفْسَه حَسَب بيئَتِهArabic
- осведомявам сеBulgarian
- orientar(-se)Portuguese (BR)
- zorientovat seCzech
- sich orientierenGerman
- orientere (sig)Danish
- προσανατολίζω, προσανατολίζομαιGreek
- habituarseSpanish
- orienteeruma, kohanemaEstonian
- وفق دادنFarsi
- orientoituaFinnish
- (s')orienterFrench
- לְהִתמָצֵאHebrew
- माहौल इत्यादि से अभ्यस्त होनाHindi
- orijentirati seCroatian
- tájékozódikHungarian
- membiasakanIndonesian
- átta sigIcelandic
- orientare, orientarsiItalian
- 適応させるJapanese
- 적응시키다Korean
- susivokti aplinkojeLithuanian
- orientēties; iejusties; iedzīvotiesLatvian
- mengorientasikanMalay
- zich oriënterenDutch
- tilpasse segNorwegian
- zorientować sięPolish
- وفق دادنPersian
- د وضع د څرنګوالى پر اساسPashto
- orientar(-se)Portuguese
- a (se) orientaRomanian
- приспосабливатьсяRussian
- zorientovať saSlovak
- orientirati seSlovenian
- orijentisati seSerbian
- finna sig till rättaSwedish
- ปรับThai
- alıştırmakTurkish
- 使...適應...Chinese (Trad.)
- орієнтуватисяUkrainian
- نامانوس ماحول کا عادي ہوناUrdu
- thích nghiVietnamese
- 使...适应...Chinese (Simp.)
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