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Grammar : Verb
Spell : noun, adjective awr-ee-uhnt, ‐ee-ent, ohr-; verb awr-ee-ent, ohr
Phonetic Transcription : noun, adjective ˈɔr i ənt, ‐iˌɛnt, ˈoʊr-; verb ˈɔr iˌɛnt, ˈoʊr‐



Definition of oriented

Origin :
  • "having an orientation," 1918, past participle adjective from orient (v.)
  • verb familiarize
Example sentences :
  • Before the second stage was fired, however, the ship had to be oriented properly.
  • Extract from : « Pushbutton War » by Joseph P. Martino
  • He had not oriented himself as yet to this new plane of existence.
  • Extract from : « Hellhounds of the Cosmos » by Clifford Donald Simak
  • If they are oriented in opposite directions, it is parahydrogen.
  • Extract from : « Unwise Child » by Gordon Randall Garrett
  • He oriented the prayer carpet toward the southeast and stood at the end of it.
  • Extract from : « The Saracen: The Holy War » by Robert Shea
  • It oriented the individual not only philosophically but socially as well.
  • Extract from : « Government in Republican China » by Paul Myron Anthony Linebarger
  • It was so cluttered that I could hardly get oriented; where was the nave?
  • Extract from : « Heroic Spain » by Elizabeth Boyle O'Reilly
  • He had oriented himself as they brought him down, and he knew exactly where he was going.
  • Extract from : « Castle of Terror » by E.J. Liston
  • The was oriented east, and what was immediately west was behind it.
  • Extract from : « Problems in Periclean Buildings » by G. W. Elderkin
  • That oriented him, but the fact that it was so late brought dismay.
  • Extract from : « Man of Many Minds » by E. Everett Evans
  • He wasn't quite clear just how he was oriented, he had turned about so much.
  • Extract from : « The Research Magnificent » by H. G. Wells

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