orientate
IPA: ɔriɛnteɪt
verb
- (UK, Ireland, New Zealand, Australia, intransitive) To face a given direction.
- (UK, Ireland, New Zealand, Australia, reflexive) To determine one's position relative to the surroundings; to orient (oneself).
- To arrange in order; to dispose or place (a body) so as to show its relation to other bodies, or the relation of its parts among themselves.
- (UK, Ireland, New Zealand, Australia, transitive) To position (something), to align relative to a given position.
- (archaic) To move or turn toward the east; to veer from the north or south toward the east.
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Examples of "orientate" in Sentences
- The map helped me orientate myself in the unfamiliar city
- The new employee needed a few days to orientate to the company's procedures
- It can be challenging to orientate in a maze of hallways
- The tour guide will orientate us to the layout of the museum
- The compass helped the hikers orientate towards the north
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