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o·ri·en·tate
(ôr′ē-ĕn-tāt′, -ən-)v. o·ri·en·tat·ed, o·ri·en·tat·ing, o·ri·en·tates Usage Problem
v.tr.
To orient: "He ... stood for a moment, orientating himself exactly in the light of his knowledge" (John le Carré).
v.intr.
To face or turn to the east.
Usage Note: The use of orientate rather than orient is not uncommon, especially in British English, but it is strongly stigmatized in American English. Those who object to orientate sometimes justify their position by arguing that the -ate is a needless syllable, though one rarely hears similar objections to the use of illuminate rather than illumine. Whatever the reason, disapproval of orientate is strong. In our 2014 survey, 80 percent of the Usage Panel found On emerging from the subway station, I had to take a moment to orientate myself unacceptable, with a similar percentage disapproving of The architect orientated the building on an east-west axis and The building is orientated on an east-west axis.
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orientate
(ˈɔːrɪɛnˌteɪt)vb
a variant of orient
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o•ri•en•tate
(ˈɔr i ənˌteɪt, -ɛn-, ˈoʊr-)v. -tat•ed, -tat•ing. v.t.
1. to orient.
v.i. 2. to turn toward the east.
[1840–50; < French orient(er)]
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orientate
Past participle: orientated
Gerund: orientating
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| I orientate |
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| he/she/it orientates |
| we orientate |
| you orientate |
| they orientate |
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| I orientated |
| you orientated |
| he/she/it orientated |
| we orientated |
| you orientated |
| they orientated |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am orientating |
| you are orientating |
| he/she/it is orientating |
| we are orientating |
| you are orientating |
| they are orientating |
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| I have orientated |
| you have orientated |
| he/she/it has orientated |
| we have orientated |
| you have orientated |
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| I was orientating |
| you were orientating |
| he/she/it was orientating |
| we were orientating |
| you were orientating |
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| I had orientated |
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| he/she/it had orientated |
| we had orientated |
| you had orientated |
| they had orientated |
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| I will orientate |
| you will orientate |
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| we will orientate |
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| I will have orientated |
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| we will have orientated |
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| I will be orientating |
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| he/she/it will be orientating |
| we will be orientating |
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| I have been orientating |
| you have been orientating |
| he/she/it has been orientating |
| we have been orientating |
| you have been orientating |
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| I will have been orientating |
| you will have been orientating |
| he/she/it will have been orientating |
| we will have been orientating |
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| they will have been orientating |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been orientating |
| you had been orientating |
| he/she/it had been orientating |
| we had been orientating |
| you had been orientating |
| they had been orientating |
| Conditional |
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| I would orientate |
| you would orientate |
| he/she/it would orientate |
| we would orientate |
| you would orientate |
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| I would have orientated |
| you would have orientated |
| he/she/it would have orientated |
| we would have orientated |
| you would have orientated |
| they would have orientated |
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Verb 1. orientate - determine one's position with reference to another point; "We had to orient ourselves in the forest"
decide, make up one's mind, determine - reach, make, or come to a decision about something; "We finally decided after lengthy deliberations"
reorient, reorientate - orient once again, after a disorientation
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Translations
يُحَدِّد المَكان بالنِّسْبَةِ للجِهاتيُكَيِّف نَفْسَه حَسَب بيئَتِه
betájolja magáttájékozódik
átta sig
orientacijaorientavimasorientavimasissusiorientuotisusivokti aplinkoje
iedzīvotiesiejustiesorientētiesorientēties, noteikt atrašanās vietu
zorientovať sa
alıştırmakyerini saptamak
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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orientate
vr (lit) → sich orientieren (→ by an +dat, → by the map nach der Karte ); (fig also) → sich zurechtfinden
vt → ausrichten (→ towards auf +acc); new employees etc → einführen ; thinking → orientieren (→ towards an +dat); money-orientated → materiell ausgerichtet ; family-orientated → familienorientiert
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orientate
(ˈoːriənteit) (American) orient (ˈoːriənt) verb1. to get (oneself) used to unfamiliar surroundings, conditions etc. oriënteer يُكَيِّف نَفْسَه حَسَب بيئَتِه осведомявам се orientar(-se) zorientovat se sich orientieren orientere (sig) προσανατολίζω, προσανατολίζομαι habituarse orienteeruma, kohanema وفق دادن orientoitua orienter לְהִתמָצֵא माहौल इत्यादि से अभ्यस्त होना orijentirati se tájékozódik membiasakan átta sig orientare, orientarsi 適応させる 적응시키다 susivokti aplinkoje orientēties; iejusties; iedzīvoties mengorientasikan zich oriënteren tilpasse seg zorientować się د وضع د څرنګوالى پر اساس orientar(-se) a (se) orienta приспосабливаться zorientovať sa orientirati se orijentisati se finna sig till rätta ปรับ alıştırmak 使...適應... орієнтуватися نامانوس ماحول کا عادي ہونا thích nghi 使...适应...
2. to find out one's position in relation to something else. The hikers tried to orientate themselves before continuing their walk. oriënteer, die ligging bepaal يُحَدِّد المَكان بالنِّسْبَةِ للجِهات ориентирам се orientar-se orientovat se sich orientieren orientere (sig) προσανατολίζομαι, βρίσκω τη θέση μου σε σχέση με κτ. άλλο orientarse orienteeruma موقعیت خود را نسبت به چیزی مشخص کردن määritellä asema s'orienter לִקבּוֹעַ מִיקוּם के अनुकूल बन जाना orijentirati se betájolja magát mengetahui kedudukan átta sig orientarsi 位置をさだめる 방향을 정하다 nustatyti (kieno) buvimo vietą, susiorientuoti orientēties, noteikt atrašanās vietu memastikan kedudukan oriëntering orientere seg zorientować się w położeniu خپل موقف ټاكل orientar-se a se orienta ориентироваться orientovať sa orientirati se orijentisati se orientera sig กําหนดตําแหน่งของ yerini saptamak 辨認方向 зорієнтуватися, визначати місцеперебування اندازہ لگانا liên hệ 辨认方向,确定方位
ˌorienˈtation noun oriëntasie الإتِّجاه نَحو الشَّرْق، تَكَيُّف ориентация orientação orientace die Orientierung orientering προσανατολισμός orientación orienteerumine سازگاری؛ جهت یابی suuntautuneisuus orientation התמצאות पूर्वाभिमुखीकरण, मोड़, अभिविन्यास, अनुस्थापन orijentacija (be)tájolás orientasi áttun; það að ná áttum orientamento オリエンテーション 방위 orientacija, orientavimas(is) orientēšanās; orientācija orientasi oorsprong orientering orientacja جهت موندنه orientação orientare ориентация, ориентирование orientácia orientacija orijentacija orientering การปรับตัว yönelim 定位 орієнтування, орієнтація سمت کا تعين sự định hướng 定位
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