The map helped me to orient myself.
Source: tatoeba (277233)
Orient
//ˈɔː.ɹɪ.ənt//
Synonyms for "orient" (143 found)
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Closest matches (29)
Strong matches (43)
Related words (71)
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11 entriesAntonyms
2 entriesSynonyms
3 entriesRelated terms
10 entriesderived
23 entriesShowing 16 of 23 words.
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1 entriesmanner of
5 entriesrelated to
30 entriesShowing 16 of 30 words.
Translations
48 translations across 18 languages.
Bulgarian
2 entries- ориентирам verb (to direct towards or point at a particular direction)
- ориентирам се verb (to familiarize (oneself or someone) with a situation or circumstance)
Czech
2 entries- orientovat verb (to set the focus of (something) so as to appeal or relate to a certain group)
- orientovat se verb (to familiarize (oneself or someone) with a situation or circumstance)
Danish
1 entries- orientere sig verb (to familiarize (oneself or someone) with a situation or circumstance)
Dutch
1 entries- zich oriënteren verb (to familiarize (oneself or someone) with a situation or circumstance)
Faroese
1 entries- ætta seg verb (to familiarize (oneself or someone) with a situation or circumstance)
French
1 entries- s'orienter verb (to familiarize (oneself or someone) with a situation or circumstance)
Galician
3 entries- orientar verb (to direct towards or point at a particular direction)
- orientar verb (to set the focus of (something) so as to appeal or relate to a certain group)
- orientarse verb (to familiarize (oneself or someone) with a situation or circumstance)
German
1 entries- sich orientieren verb (to familiarize (oneself or someone) with a situation or circumstance)
Greek
1 entries- κατευθύνω verb (to direct towards or point at a particular direction)
Hungarian
4 entries- akklimatizálódik verb (to familiarize (oneself or someone) with a situation or circumstance)
- beigazít verb (to direct towards or point at a particular direction)
- beleszokik verb (to familiarize (oneself or someone) with a situation or circumstance)
- betájol verb (to direct towards or point at a particular direction)
Italian
2 entries- orientare verb (to direct towards or point at a particular direction)
- orientarsi verb (to familiarize (oneself or someone) with a situation or circumstance)
Māori
1 entries- whakaanga verb (to direct towards or point at a particular direction)
Polish
2 entries- orientować się verb (to familiarize (oneself or someone) with a situation or circumstance)
- ukierunkować verb (to direct towards or point at a particular direction)
Portuguese
3 entries- orientar verb (to direct towards or point at a particular direction)
- orientar verb (to familiarize (oneself or someone) with a situation or circumstance)
- orientar verb (to set the focus of (something) so as to appeal or relate to a certain group)
Russian
4 entries- ориенти́ровать verb (to set the focus of (something) so as to appeal or relate to a certain group)
- ориенти́роваться verb (to familiarize (oneself or someone) with a situation or circumstance)
- сориенти́ровать verb (to set the focus of (something) so as to appeal or relate to a certain group)
- сориенти́роваться verb (to familiarize (oneself or someone) with a situation or circumstance)
Spanish
2 entries- orientar verb (to direct towards or point at a particular direction)
- orientarse verb (to familiarize (oneself or someone) with a situation or circumstance)
Tagalog
1 entries- ilantang verb (to familiarize (oneself or someone) with a situation or circumstance)
Turkish
1 entries- oriyantal verb (to familiarize (oneself or someone) with a situation or circumstance)
Sample sentences
45 total sentences available.
He was interested in the mysteries of the Orient.
Source: tatoeba (301935)
The history of glass is extremely long, and begins in the ancient Orient.
Source: tatoeba (509599)
Is the Orient too foreign for you?
Source: tatoeba (1972685)
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