verb
- Be oriented.
- usage: "The weather vane points North"; "the dancers toes pointed outward"
- Determine one's position with reference to another point.
- usage: "We had to orient ourselves in the forest"
- Cause to point.
- usage: "Orient the house towards the West"
- synonyms: orient
- Familiarize (someone) with new surroundings or circumstances.
- usage: "The dean of students tries to orient the freshmen"
- synonyms: orient
- Adjust to a specific need or market.
- usage: "a magazine oriented towards young people"; "tailor your needs to your surroundings"
adjective
- Adjusted or located in relation to surroundings or circumstances; sometimes used in combination.
- usage: "the house had its large windows oriented toward the ocean view"; "helping freshmen become oriented to college life"; "the book is value-oriented throughout"
- synonyms: orientated
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