1. Be oriented
   - point 
2. Determine one's position with reference to another point
   "We had to orient ourselves in the forest"
   - orientate 
3. Cause to point
   "Orient the house towards the West" 
4. Familiarize (someone) with new surroundings or circumstances
   "The dean of students tries to orient the freshmen" 
5. Adjust to a specific need or market
   "a magazine oriented towards young people"
   - tailor

1. The hemisphere that includes Eurasia and Africa and Australia
   - eastern hemisphere

1. The countries of Asia
   - East

Derived forms: orients, oriented, orienting

See also: eastern, oriental

Type of: accommodate, acquaint, adapt, Asia, decide, determine, familiarise [Brit], familiarize, hemisphere, lie, make up one's mind, position

Antonym: disorient

Encyclopedia: Orient, Illinois Orient, Iowa Orient, ME Orient, Il Orient Orient, IA Orient, IL Orient, Maine Orient, SD Orient, South Dakota Orient, the Festival of Eastern Music Orient, Ohio Orient, NY Orient, New York Orient, OH

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