The meaning of Orient

Orient – definition

noun
The countries of the east, especially east asia.
Usage examples:
The treasures of the orient
noun
The special lustre of a pearl of the finest quality (with reference to fine pearls from the east).
Usage examples:
The great value of this necklace was due not only to the size, the perfect shape and orient of the …

adjective
Situated in or belonging to the east; oriental.
Usage examples:
Orient kings
adjective
(especially of precious stones) lustrous.
Usage examples:
These pearls are orient, but they yield in whiteness to your teeth.

verb
Align or position (something) relative to the points of a compass or other specified positions.
Usage examples:
The fires are oriented in direct line with the midsummer sunset
Synonims:
Align Place Position Put Dispose Situate Set Orientate
verb
Tailor or adapt (something) to specified circumstances.
Usage examples:
Magazines oriented to the business community
Synonims:
Aim Direct Slant Angle Pitch Steer Design Intend Orientate

Orient translation into English

Orient: translate from English into Chinese

东方, 东方的

Orient: translate from English into Dutch

Oriënteren, Oosters, Oostelijk, Opgaand, Glans van parel, Inwerken, Zich naar oosten richten

Orient: translate from English into French

Orient, Orienter, Levant

Orient: translate from English into German

Orient, Orientieren, Aufgehen

Orient: translate from English into Hindi

पूरबी, उज्ज्वल, पूर्व, आधार ग्रहण करवाना, शानदार, उच्चताम मोती, ओर मालूम करना, पौर्वात्य देश, प्राच्यदेश, दिशानिर्दिष्ट करना, अनुस्थापन करना

Orient: translate from English into Italian

Orientare, Orientale

Orient: translate from English into Korean

동양, 동쪽으로 향하다, ...의 진상을 규명하다, 새 환경 따위에 적웅시키다, 적웅시키다, 건물 따위를 일정한 방향으로 향하게 하다, 일정한 방향으로 향하게 하다, 건물 따위를 동쪽을 향하게 하다, 동쪽을 향하게 하다, 보석 따위 광택이 아름다운, 광택이 아름다운, 태양 따위 솟아오르는, 솟아오르는, 동양제국의, 동양의

Orient: translate from English into Russian

Ориентироваться, Ориентировать, Восток, Восточный, Высшего качества, Высший сорт жемчуга, Блеск жемчуга, Восходящий, Поворачивать на восток, Блестящий, Определять местонахождение, Яркий, Поднимающийся

Orient: translate from English into Spanish

Orientar, Orientarse, Oriental, Reluciente

Word origin

late Middle English: via Old French from Latin orient- ‘rising or east’, from oriri ‘to rise’.

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Orient – similar words

orientalism

ˌɔː.riˈen.təl.ɪ.zəm

noun
Style, artefacts, or traits considered characteristic of the peoples and cultures of asia.
Usage examples:
In the skilled hands of dacic and gekic, the mesmeric sound of the music's orientalism was born anew.

noun
Western ideas about the middle east and about east and southeast asia, especially ideas that are too simple or not accurate about these societies being mysterious, never changing, or not able to develop in a modern way without western help

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oriental

ˌɔː.riˈen.təl

adjective
Of, from, or characteristic of asia, especially east asia.
Usage examples:
Oriental countries

noun
A person of east asian descent.

adjective
Relating to the countries of east and southeast asia
Usage examples:
Oriental cuisine/fruits/plants, the concrete floor was covered with oriental rugs.

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Orient synonims

aim

verb
Point or direct (a weapon or camera) at a target.
Usage examples:
Aim the camcorder at some suitable object

noun
A purpose or intention; a desired outcome.
Usage examples:
Our primary aim is to achieve financial discipline

abbreviation
Alternative investment market (a subsidiary market of the london stock exchange that allows small companies to be traded without the expense of a full market listing).

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align

verb
Place or arrange (things) in a straight line.
Usage examples:
The desks are aligned in straight rows facing forwards

verb
To put two or more things into a straight line
Usage examples:
You need to align the numbers properly in a column., fig. business leaders are aligned with (= agre…

verb
To change something so that it has a correct relationship to something else
Usage examples:
Later this year, the company will introduce a price platform for its home insurance contracts, and …

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angle

noun
The space (usually measured in degrees) between two intersecting lines or surfaces at or close to the point where they meet.
Usage examples:
In any triangle, the longest side is opposite the largest angle

verb
Direct or incline at an angle.
Usage examples:
He angled his chair so that he could watch her

noun
A fish hook.
Usage examples:
You will be pleased too, if you find a trout at one of our angles

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design

noun
A plan or drawing produced to show the look and function or workings of a building, garment, or other object before it is made.
Usage examples:
He has just unveiled his design for the new museum

verb
Decide upon the look and functioning of (a building, garment, or other object), by making a detailed drawing of it.
Usage examples:
A number of architectural students were designing a factory

verb
The act of working out the form of something

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direct

daɪˈrekt

adjective
Extending or moving from one place to another without changing direction or stopping.
Usage examples:
There was no direct flight that day

adverb
With no one or nothing in between.
Usage examples:
They seem reluctant to deal with me direct

verb
Control the operations of; manage or govern.
Usage examples:
An economic elite directed the nation's affairs

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dispose

dɪˈspəʊz

verb
Get rid of by throwing away or giving or selling to someone else.
Usage examples:
The waste is disposed of in the north sea

verb
To make someone feel a particular, and often bad, way toward someone else, or to influence someone in a particular way
Usage examples:
Her sense of humor disposed me to like her.

phrasal verb
To get rid of something, especially by throwing it away
Usage examples:
The agency has put an end to new efforts to dispose of hazardous waste in sensitive environmental a…

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intend

ɪnˈtend

verb
Have (a course of action) as one's purpose or intention; plan.
Usage examples:
The company intends to cut 400 jobs

verb
To have as a plan or purpose
Usage examples:
[ + to infinitive ] we intend to go to australia next year to visit our daughter., [ t ] the remark…

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orientate

ˈɔː.ri.ən.teɪt

verb
Another term for orient.

verb
To aim something at someone or something, or to make something suitable for a particular group of people
Usage examples:
Orientate sth toward(s) sb/sth it is essential that our business should orientate itself towards ou…

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pitch

noun
The quality of a sound governed by the rate of vibrations producing it; the degree of highness or lowness of a tone.
Usage examples:
Her voice rose steadily in pitch

verb
Set (one's voice or a piece of music) at a particular pitch.
Usage examples:
You've pitched the melody very high

verb
Cover, coat, or smear with pitch.
Usage examples:
He pitched the ship inside and outside

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place

pleɪs

noun
A particular position, point, or area in space; a location.
Usage examples:
I can't be in two places at once

verb
Put in a particular position.
Usage examples:
A newspaper had been placed beside my plate

noun
An area, town, building, etc.
Usage examples:
Her garden was a cool pleasant place to sit., what was the name of that place we drove through on t…

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put

pʊt

verb
Move to or place in a particular position.
Usage examples:
I put my hand out towards her

noun
A throw of a shot or weight.
Usage examples:
Nichols recorded a put of 61.05 on his third attempt.

Cause to be in a certain state

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set

verb
Put, lay, or stand (something) in a specified place or position.
Usage examples:
Delaney set the mug of tea down

noun
A group or collection of things that belong together or resemble one another or are usually found together.
Usage examples:
A set of false teeth

verb
Variant spelling of sett.

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situate

verb
Fix or build (something) in a certain place or position.
Usage examples:
The pilot light is usually situated at the front of the boiler

adjective
Situated.
Usage examples:
The petty sessions area in which it is situate

verb
To put something in a particular position
Usage examples:
The restaurant is situated near the hudson river.

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slant

verb
Slope or lean in a particular direction; diverge or cause to diverge from the vertical or horizontal.
Usage examples:
A ploughed field slanted up to the skyline

noun
A sloping position.
Usage examples:
The hedge grew at a slant

adjective
Sloping.
Usage examples:
Slant pockets

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