orient (redirected from The Orient)

o·ri·ent  (ôr-nt, -nt, r-)

n.

1. Orient The countries of Asia, especially of eastern Asia.

2.

a. The luster characteristic of a pearl of high quality.

b. A pearl having exceptional luster.

3. Archaic The place on the horizon where the sun rises; the east.

adj.

1. Having exceptional luster: orient gemstones.

2. Archaic Eastern; oriental.

3. Archaic Rising in the sky; ascending.

v. (ôr-nt, r-) or·i·ent·ed, or·i·ent·ing, or·i·ents

v.tr.

1. To locate or place in a particular relation to the points of the compass: orient the swimming pool north and south.

2.

a. To locate or position so as to face the east.

b. To build (a church) with the nave laid out in an east-west direction and the main altar usually at the eastern end.

3. To align or position with respect to a point or system of reference: oriented the telescope toward the moon; oriented her interests toward health care.

4. To determine the bearings of.

5. To make familiar with or adjusted to facts, principles, or a situation.

6. To focus (the content of a story or film, for example) toward the concerns and interests of a specific group.

v.intr.

1. To turn toward the east.

2. To become adjusted or aligned.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin orins, orient-, rising sun, east, from present participle of orr, to arise, be born; see er-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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orient

Verb

1.

2. to position or set (for example a map or chart) with relation to the points of the compass or other specific directions

3. orient oneself to adjust or align oneself or one's ideas according to new surroundings or circumstances: new employees can take some time to orient themselves to the company's procedures

4. be oriented to or towards to work or act with a particular aim, idea, or person in mind: many people feel that Britain is too much oriented to the Americans

Noun

Poetic the east [Latin oriens rising (sun)]

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Orient

Noun

the Orient East Asia

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Orient - the countries of Asia                 East Far East - a popular expression for the countries of eastern Asia (usually including China and Mongolia and Taiwan and Japan and Korea and Indochina and eastern Siberia)
	2.	orient - the hemisphere that includes Eurasia and Africa and Australia eastern hemisphere Old World - the regions of the world that were known to Europeans before the discovery of the Americas hemisphere - half of the terrestrial globe Africa - the second largest continent; located to the south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean Australia - the smallest continent; between the South Pacific and the Indian Ocean Eurasia - the land mass formed by the continents of Europe and Asia
Verb	1.	orient - be oriented; "The weather vane points North"; "the dancers toes pointed outward" point lie - be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
	2.	orient - determine one's position with reference to another point; "We had to orient ourselves in the forest" orientate decide, make up one's mind, determine - reach, make, or come to a decision about something; "We finally decided after lengthy deliberations" guide on, guide - use as a guide; "They had the lights to guide on" reorient, reorientate - orient once again, after a disorientation disorient, disorientate - cause to be lost or disoriented
	3.	orient - cause to point; "Orient the house towards the West" position - cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation stem - cause to point inward; "stem your skis"
	4.	orient - familiarize (someone) with new surroundings or circumstances; "The dean of students tries to orient the freshmen" familiarise, familiarize, acquaint - make familiar or conversant with; "you should acquaint yourself with your new computer"; "We familiarized ourselves with the new surroundings"
	5.	orient - adjust to a specific need or market; "a magazine oriented towards young people"; "tailor your needs to your surroundings" tailor adapt, accommodate - make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose; "Adapt our native cuisine to the available food resources of the new country"

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orient or orientate

verb adjust, settle, adapt, tune, convert, alter, compose, accommodate, accustom, reconcile, align, harmonize, familiarize, acclimatize, find your feet (informal) >> orient yourself get your bearings, get the lie of the land, establish your location

Translations

Orient [ˈɔːrɪənt] n → Oriente m

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Orient [ˈɔːrɪənt] n the Orient → l'Orient m

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Orient [ˈɔːrɪənt] n the Orient → der Orient

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orient [ˈɔːrɪənt] vt to orient o.s. (to) → sich orientieren (in +dat);

to be oriented towards → ausgerichtet sein auf +acc

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Orient [ˈɔːrɪənt] n the Orient → l'Oriente m

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Orient [ˈoːriənt]

the east (China, Japan etc) the mysteries of the Orient. die Ooste, Oriënt الشَّرْق Изтокът Orient Orienten der Orient Ανατολή Oriente idamaad مشرق itä Orient אַרצוֹת הַמִזרָח पूर्व Daleki Istok Kelet Timur Austurlönd fjær Oriente 東洋 Rytai Austrumi Timur Oosten Orienten, Østen Wschód oriente Orient Восток Orient Orient Orijent Orienten ประเทศทางตะวันออกของทวีปเอเซีย (uzak) doğu 東方 Схід; країни Сходу مشرق phương Đông 东方

adj oriˈental [-ˈen-]

in or from the east oriental art. Oosters, Oriëntaal شَرْقي източен orientální orientalsk; asiatisk orientalisch ανατολικός, ανατολίτικος oriental orientaalne شرقی itämainen oriental, d'Orient מִזרָחִי पूर्वी istočnjački keleti ketimuran Austurlanda-; austrænn orientale 東洋の 동양(풍)의 Rytų, rytietiškas austrumu-; austrumniecisks Timur oosters oriental orientalny, wschodni oriental oriental восточный orientálny orientalski orijentalan orientalisk ของประเทศทางตะวันออกในทวีปเอเซีย Doğuya ait 東方的 східний; азійський مشرقي thuộc phương Đông 东方的

n

a person who comes from the east. Oosterling شَخْص شَرْقي ориенталец orientálec orientaler; asiater der Orientale/die Orientalin ανατολίτης oriental idamaalane اهل مشرق زمین itämaalainen Oriental/-ale מִזרָחִי पूर्वी istočnjak keleti orang timur austurlenskur orientale 東洋人 동양인 Rytų gyventojas austrumnieks orang Timur oorsterling orientaler mieszkaniec Wschodu oriental ori­ental житель Востока orientálec orientalec orijentalac oriental คนที่มาจากประเทศทางตะวันออกในทวีปเอเซีย Doğulu 東方人 мешканець Сходу مشرق کا رہنے والا người phương Đông 东方人