ORIENT

Orient

The Orient means the East. It is a traditional designation for anything that belongs to the Eastern world or the Near East or Far East, in relation to Europe. In English it is largely a metonym for, and coterminous with, the continent of Asia.

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orient

Noun

  1. The part of the horizon where the sun first appears in the morning; the east.
  2. A pearl of orient.

Verb

  1. To familiarize with a situation or circumstance.
    Give him time to orient himself within the new hierarchy.
  2. To set the focus of so as to relate or appeal to a certain group.
    We will orient our campaign to the youth who are often disinterested.
  3. To point at or direct towards.
    I will orient all of the signs to face the road.
  4. To determine which direction one is facing.
    Let me just orient myself and we can be on our way.
  5. To place or build so as to face eastward.
  6. To change direction so as to face east.
  7. To change direction to face a certain way.

Adjective

  1. Rising, like the sun.
  2. eastern; oriental
  3. Bright; lustrous; superior; pure; perfect; pellucid; used of gems and also figuratively, because the most perfect jewels are found in the East.


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