Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - orient
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~1 also orientate BrE v 1 be oriented to/towards to be developed, trained, made etc for a particular purpose (an English language course oriented towards the needs of businessmen) 2 be oriented around if something is oriented around a particular idea, that idea is very important to it (Wanda's whole life has been oriented around the children.) 3 orient yourself a) to find your position with a map or a compass (1) (The climbers stopped to orientate themselves.) b) to become familiar with a new situation (I'll need a few days to orient myself.) ~2 n the Orient old-fashioned the eastern part of the world, especially China and Japan and the countries near them (- compare the East east (1a), Occident) ~3 adj poetic 1 eastern 2 orient star/sun a rising star or sun
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The eastern part of Asia is sometimes referred to as the Orient. (LITERARY, OLD-FASHIONED) = East N-PROPER: the N ORIENT or orientate (orients, orienting, oriented) 1. When you orient yourself to a new situation or course of action, you learn about it and prepare to deal with it. (FORMAL) You will need the time to orient yourself to your new way of eating. = accustom VERB: V pron-refl towards/to n/-ing 2. see also oriented ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin ~-, oriens, from present participle of oriri to rise; akin to Sanskrit ??oti he moves, arises, Greek ornynai to rouse, oros mountain Date: 14th century 1. archaic east 1b 2. capitalized east 2 3. a. a pearl of great luster b. the luster of a pearl II. adjective Date: 15th century 1. archaic ~al 1 2. a. lustrous, sparkling ~ gems b. archaic radiant, glowing 3. archaic rising in the sky III. transitive verb Etymology: French ~er, from Middle French, from ~ Date: circa 1741 1. a. to cause to face or point toward the east; specifically to build (a church or temple) with the longitudinal axis pointing eastward and the chief altar at the eastern end b. to set or arrange in any determinate position especially in relation to the points of the compass c. to ascertain the bearings of 2. a. to set right by adjusting to facts or principles b. to acquaint with the existing situation or environment 3. to direct (as a book or film) toward the interests of a particular group 4. to cause the axes of the molecules of to assume the same direction ORIENTAL CARPET noun see Oriental rug ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n., adj., & v. --n. 1 (the Orient) a poet. the east. b the countries E. of the Mediterranean, esp. E. Asia. 2 an orient pearl. --adj. 1 poet. oriental. 2 (of precious stones and esp. the finest pearls coming orig. from the East) lustrous; sparkling; precious. 3 archaic a radiant. b (of the sun, daylight, etc.) rising. --v. 1 tr. a place or exactly determine the position of with the aid of a compass; settle or find the bearings of. b (often foll. by towards) bring (oneself, different elements, etc.) into a clearly understood position or relationship; direct. 2 tr. a place or build (a church, building, etc.) facing towards the East. b bury (a person) with the feet towards the East. 3 intr. turn eastward or in a specified direction. Phrases and idioms orient oneself determine how one stands in relation to one's surroundings. Etymology: ME f. OF orient, orienter f. L oriens -entis rising, sunrise, east, f. oriri rise ORIENTAL adj. & n. --adj. 1 (often Oriental) a of or characteristic of Eastern civilization etc. b of or concerning the East, esp. E. Asia. 2 (of a pearl etc.) orient. --n. (esp. Oriental) a native of the Orient. Derivatives orientalism n. orientalist n. orientalize v.intr. & tr. (also -ise). orientally adv. Etymology: ME f. OF oriental or L orientalis (as ORIENT) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1) восточный 2) ориентироваться 3) сориентировать orient an antenna on — ориентировать антенну на ...Англо-русский Русско-английский научно-технический словарь
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1. (the O.) Восток, страны Востока 2. восток 3. редк. восход солнца; рассвет 4. (O.) ам. редк. восточное полушарие, Европа 5. высший сорт жемчуга 6. блеск жемчуга 7. голубовато-жемчужный цвет 8. уст. восточный 9. уст. восходящий, поднимающийся the orient sun on the horizon —- восходящее над горизонтом солнце 10. блестящий, яркий 11. высшего качества (о жемчуге) 12. ориентировать; определять местонахождение (по компасу) to orient oneself —- ориентироваться 13. определять страны по отношению к востоку; определять положение местности по отношению к востоку 14. ориентировать, вводить в курс дела 15. приводить в соответствие, приспосабливать to orient one's ideas to new conditions —- изменить свои представления в связи с новыми обстоятельствами 16. располагать, устанавливать (в определенном направлении) 17. строить здание фасадом на восток; строить церковь алтарем на восток 18. хоронить лицом к востоку 19. поворачивать на восток или в определенном направлении 20. геод. ориентировать планшет ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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1. noun 1) (the Orient) Восток, страны Востока 2) высший сорт жемчуга 2. adj. 1) poet. восточный 2) восходящий, поднимающийся; - the orient sun 3) блестящий, яркий 4) высшего качества (о жемчуге) 3. v. 1) ориентировать; определять местонахождение (по компасу); to orient oneself - ориентироваться 2) строить здание фасадом на восток ...Англо-русский словарь
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- c.1375, from L. orientem (nom. oriens) "part of the sky where the sun rises," originally "rising" (adj.), prp. of oriri "to rise." The verb is c.1730s, originally "to arrange facing east," from Fr. s'orienter "to take one's bearings," lit. "to face the east" (also the source of Ger. orientierung), from O.Fr. orient "east," from L. orientum. Meaning "determine bearings" first attested 1842. Oriental (adj.) is 14c. from O.Fr. oriental, from L. orientalis "of the east," from orientem. Orientation is from 1839 and originally meant "arrangement of a building, etc., to face east or any other specified direction;" sense of "determine one's bearings" is from c.1870. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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