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See also: orient
ori·ent ˈȯr-ē-ˌent 
oriented; orienting; orients
2
a
: to set right by adjusting to facts or principles
b
: to acquaint with the existing situation or environment
3
a
: to set or arrange in any determinate position especially in relation to the points of the compass
b
: to ascertain the bearings of
c
: 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
1
Orient : regions or countries lying to the east of a specified or implied point : the eastern regions or countries of the world : east sense 2 —formerly understood to include regions (such as the Middle East) lying to the east and southeast of southern Europe but now usually understood to refer to regions and countries of eastern Asia
Example Sentences
Verb The program is intended to orient students toward a career in medicine. Orient the map so that north is at the top. The house is oriented so that it faces west.
Recent Examples on the Web
Catherine Mevs, The New Yorker, 13 Sep. 2022 The bookseller doesn’t have to use the Dewey decimal system or the Library of Congress classifications; the categories that are used to orient and gently disorient visitors can keep changing, creating new topographies in which browsers can get lost. Max Norman, The New Yorker, 6 Aug. 2022 Mouritsen found that European Robins tested in wooden huts on his university’s campus were unable to orient using their magnetic compass. Henrik Mouritsen, Scientific American, 1 Apr. 2022 Previously, researchers learned that goldfish are able to orient themselves using both allocentric and egocentric maps. Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 4 Jan. 2022 Affirmations are a powerful tool that orient your subconscious mind, and therefore your behaviors, to your aims. Yec, Forbes, 30 June 2022 In this setup, newcomers get assigned a co-worker to orient them. Joann S. Lublin, WSJ, 17 May 2022 The soldiers did not even have time to orient their guns before they were found by a Russian drone. Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 May 2022 With the living island of Krakoa now established as an independent nation-state for all mutants, X-characters have a new status quo to orient themselves around. Christian Holub, EW.com, 22 Dec. 2021 Anne Quito, Quartz, 25 Mar. 2022 At Pompeii, the soft robotic hands will need to grasp, move and orient fragments of varying sizes and weights with extreme care—and gather information about them in the process. Jen Pinkowski, Scientific American, 6 Dec. 2021 In another sense, our values orient and order our desires. Kathy Caprino, Forbes, 4 June 2021 Teach people to step back and observe, orient, decide, then act. Andrew Olsen, Forbes, 5 May 2021 The nature tours orient kids and adults to flora and fauna of the Lowcountry while educating them about conservation. Sucheta Rawal, Travel + Leisure, 26 Feb. 2021 Day-to-day politics is of intrinsic interest for us political animals, and the issues of the day orient much or most of our political reflection. Daniel J. Mahoney, National Review, 28 Dec. 2020 The woman, Janie Marshall, grabbed onto another patient’s IV pole to regain her balance and orient herself, the police said. New York Times, 8 Apr. 2020 The way our brain orients to making music on a guitar is just different to a keyboard layout. Dan Kopf, Quartz, 30 Jan. 2020 Kathleen Walch, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2021 It’s time we re-orient goals or OKRs to align with this new thinking around best people practices and to create an aligned sense of purpose across the entire organization. Beth Thornton, Forbes, 21 June 2021 Across the country, and in many parts of the globe, those who did not have to be on-site somewhere used their extra time without the commute and travel to re-orient, re-engage, and re-focus on themselves. David Rock, Forbes, 2 June 2021 In 1943, the US Coast Guard established a long-range navigation (Loran) site on the southwestern coast of the island, part of a network that helped fighter planes and warships orient on the Pacific with the help of regular pulses of radio waves. Sarah Gilman, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Oct. 2020 The idea was to re-orient research toward local priorities—sea ice high among them. Matthew Halliday/undark, Popular Science, 29 May 2020 Vertically orient the lens inside the phone, and use a periscope-like prism to let in light. Popular Science, 3 Dec. 2019 The city, once the pearl of the orient, was totally destroyed – shelling and street-to-street fighting left little standing. Fox News, 5 Mar. 2020 If fuel can't power the thrusters that make sure both probes orient their antennae toward Earth, engineers wouldn't be able to receive data or communicate with the probes. Ashley Strickland, CNN, 29 Jan. 2020 See More
Verb
It’s a word or phrase to hold in your heart and orient your flow. Catherine Mevs, The New Yorker, 13 Sep. 2022 The bookseller doesn’t have to use the Dewey decimal system or the Library of Congress classifications; the categories that are used to orient and gently disorient visitors can keep changing, creating new topographies in which browsers can get lost. Max Norman, The New Yorker, 6 Aug. 2022 Mouritsen found that European Robins tested in wooden huts on his university’s campus were unable to orient using their magnetic compass. Henrik Mouritsen, Scientific American, 1 Apr. 2022 Previously, researchers learned that goldfish are able to orient themselves using both allocentric and egocentric maps. Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 4 Jan. 2022 Affirmations are a powerful tool that orient your subconscious mind, and therefore your behaviors, to your aims. Yec, Forbes, 30 June 2022 In this setup, newcomers get assigned a co-worker to orient them. Joann S. Lublin, WSJ, 17 May 2022 The soldiers did not even have time to orient their guns before they were found by a Russian drone. Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 May 2022 With the living island of Krakoa now established as an independent nation-state for all mutants, X-characters have a new status quo to orient themselves around. Christian Holub, EW.com, 22 Dec. 2021 Noun
At online conferences, saying your name before starting your talk helps orient participants who might be listening to the call without video. Anne Quito, Quartz, 25 Mar. 2022 At Pompeii, the soft robotic hands will need to grasp, move and orient fragments of varying sizes and weights with extreme care—and gather information about them in the process. Jen Pinkowski, Scientific American, 6 Dec. 2021 In another sense, our values orient and order our desires. Kathy Caprino, Forbes, 4 June 2021 Teach people to step back and observe, orient, decide, then act. Andrew Olsen, Forbes, 5 May 2021 The nature tours orient kids and adults to flora and fauna of the Lowcountry while educating them about conservation. Sucheta Rawal, Travel + Leisure, 26 Feb. 2021 Day-to-day politics is of intrinsic interest for us political animals, and the issues of the day orient much or most of our political reflection. Daniel J. Mahoney, National Review, 28 Dec. 2020 The woman, Janie Marshall, grabbed onto another patient’s IV pole to regain her balance and orient herself, the police said. New York Times, 8 Apr. 2020 The way our brain orients to making music on a guitar is just different to a keyboard layout. Dan Kopf, Quartz, 30 Jan. 2020 Adjective
This is still an important aspect, but the newer focus is now on taking additional steps to not only observe or orient, but being able to track and predict the trajectory of any phenomenon. Kathleen Walch, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2021 It’s time we re-orient goals or OKRs to align with this new thinking around best people practices and to create an aligned sense of purpose across the entire organization. Beth Thornton, Forbes, 21 June 2021 Across the country, and in many parts of the globe, those who did not have to be on-site somewhere used their extra time without the commute and travel to re-orient, re-engage, and re-focus on themselves. David Rock, Forbes, 2 June 2021 In 1943, the US Coast Guard established a long-range navigation (Loran) site on the southwestern coast of the island, part of a network that helped fighter planes and warships orient on the Pacific with the help of regular pulses of radio waves. Sarah Gilman, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Oct. 2020 The idea was to re-orient research toward local priorities—sea ice high among them. Matthew Halliday/undark, Popular Science, 29 May 2020 Vertically orient the lens inside the phone, and use a periscope-like prism to let in light. Popular Science, 3 Dec. 2019 The city, once the pearl of the orient, was totally destroyed – shelling and street-to-street fighting left little standing. Fox News, 5 Mar. 2020 If fuel can't power the thrusters that make sure both probes orient their antennae toward Earth, engineers wouldn't be able to receive data or communicate with the probes. Ashley Strickland, CNN, 29 Jan. 2020 See More Word History
Etymology
Verb
French orienter, from Middle French, from orient
Noun and Adjective
Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin orient-, oriens, from present participle of oriri to rise; akin to Sanskrit ṛṇoti he moves, arises, Greek ornynai to rouse, oros mountain
First Known Use
Verb
1728, in the meaning defined at sense 3c
Noun
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3
Adjective
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2
Time Traveler
The first known use of orient was in the 14th century Phrases Containing orient
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