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# orient

verb (orient, orients, oriented, orienting); noun (the Orient)

«orient» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To find out or work out where you are or which way you are facing, as in "orient yourself with a map". [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/orient/#m1)
2. To turn or place something to face a certain way, as in "oriented north". [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/orient/#m2)
3. To aim something at a particular group or purpose, as in "a course oriented to beginners". [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/orient/#m3)
4. (the Orient, old-fashioned) The countries of East Asia. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/orient/#m4)

### In the lessons

Used in geography and outdoor education (orienteering, using a compass to orient a map), in maths (orientation of a shape), and in everyday life (a new pupil getting oriented at school). The noun "the Orient" is old-fashioned and now usually replaced by "East Asia" or "Asia".

### Examples

- Use the compass to orient the map to north. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/orient/#x1)
- It took me a week to orient myself in the new school. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/orient/#x2)
- The house is oriented to face the sun. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/orient/#x3)
- The church is oriented east, as many old churches are. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/orient/#x4)
- The game is oriented towards young children. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/orient/#x5)
- Marco Polo travelled to the Orient. (old-fashioned) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/orient/#x6)

### Note

UK also uses "orientate" (orientate, orientated) with the same meaning; both are correct. Noun "orientation". "The Orient" and "oriental" sound old-fashioned and can offend when used about people; say "East Asia" or name the country.

## In Jewish tradition

Used in geography and outdoor education (orienteering, using a compass to orient a map), in maths (orientation of a shape), and in everyday life (a new pupil getting oriented at school). The noun "the Orient" is old-fashioned and now usually replaced by "East Asia" or "Asia".

### Note

UK also uses "orientate" (orientate, orientated) with the same meaning; both are correct. Noun "orientation". "The Orient" and "oriental" sound old-fashioned and can offend when used about people; say "East Asia" or name the country.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «orient» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/orient/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«orient» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/orient.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «orient» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/orient/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«orient» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/orient.html) on Mova free.