orient

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈɔː.rɪ.ənt/

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• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈɔ.ri.ənt/ or /ˈɒ.rɪ-/
• Hyphenation: or‧i‧ent

Verb

Plain form orient

Third-person singular orients

Past tense oriented

Past participle oriented

Present participle orienting

1. When you orient something, you point it in a certain direction.

   Joe oriented the car north along the road.

Related words

• orientate
• orientation