Meaning of "orient" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ORIENT

Via French from Latin oriēns rising (sun), from orīrī to rise.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF ORIENT

orient  [ˈɔːrɪənt]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ORIENT

Orient is a verb and can also act as a noun and an adjective.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb orient in English.

WHAT DOES ORIENT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Orient

The Orient means the East. It is a traditional designation for anything that belongs to the Eastern world or the Middle East or the Far East, in relation to Europe. In English, it is largely a metonym for, and coterminous with, the Continent of Asia.

Definition of orient in the English dictionary

The first definition of orient in the dictionary is the eastern sky or the dawn. Other definition of orient is the iridescent lustre of a pearl. Orient is also a pearl of high quality.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO ORIENT

PRESENT

Present

I orient

you orient

he/she/it orients

we orient

you orient

they orient

Present continuous

I am orienting

you are orienting

he/she/it is orienting

we are orienting

you are orienting

they are orienting

Present perfect

I have oriented

you have oriented

he/she/it has oriented

we have oriented

you have oriented

they have oriented

Present perfect continuous

I have been orienting

you have been orienting

he/she/it has been orienting

we have been orienting

you have been orienting

they have been orienting

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I oriented

you oriented

he/she/it oriented

we oriented

you oriented

they oriented

Past continuous

I was orienting

you were orienting

he/she/it was orienting

we were orienting

you were orienting

they were orienting

Past perfect

I had oriented

you had oriented

he/she/it had oriented

we had oriented

you had oriented

they had oriented

Past perfect continuous

I had been orienting

you had been orienting

he/she/it had been orienting

we had been orienting

you had been orienting

they had been orienting

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will orient

you will orient

he/she/it will orient

we will orient

you will orient

they will orient

Future continuous

I will be orienting

you will be orienting

he/she/it will be orienting

we will be orienting

you will be orienting

they will be orienting

Future perfect

I will have oriented

you will have oriented

he/she/it will have oriented

we will have oriented

you will have oriented

they will have oriented

Future perfect continuous

I will have been orienting

you will have been orienting

he/she/it will have been orienting

we will have been orienting

you will have been orienting

they will have been orienting

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would orient

you would orient

he/she/it would orient

we would orient

you would orient

they would orient

Conditional continuous

I would be orienting

you would be orienting

he/she/it would be orienting

we would be orienting

you would be orienting

they would be orienting

Conditional perfect

I would have orient

you would have orient

he/she/it would have orient

we would have orient

you would have orient

they would have orient

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been orienting

you would have been orienting

he/she/it would have been orienting

we would have been orienting

you would have been orienting

they would have been orienting

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you orient
we let´s orient
you orient

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to orient

Past participle

oriented

Present Participle

orienting

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «ORIENT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «orient» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of orient

acclimatize · accommodate · accustom · adapt · adjust · align · alter · compose · convert · familiarize · harmonize · reconcile · settle · tune

TRANSLATION OF ORIENT

Find out the translation of orient to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of orient from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «orient» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 适应
• Translator English - Spanish: orientar(se)
• English: orient
• Translator English - Hindi: ओरिएंट
• Translator English - Arabic: الـمَشْرِقُ
• Translator English - Russian: Восток
• Translator English - Portuguese: acostumar-se
• Translator English - Bengali: প্রাচী
• Translator English - French: orienter
• Translator English - Malay: Berorientasikan
• Translator English - German: orientieren
• Translator English - Japanese: 順応させる
• Translator English - Korean: 적응하다
• Translator English - Javanese: Orientasi
• Translator English - Vietnamese: Phương Đông
• Translator English - Tamil: ஓரியண்ட்
• Translator English - Marathi: दिशा
• Translator English - Turkish: yönlendirmek
• Translator English - Italian: orientare
• Translator English - Polish: bliski wschód
• Translator English - Ukrainian: країни Сходу
• Translator English - Romanian: Orient
• Translator English - Greek: Ανατολή
• Translator English - Afrikaans: oriënteer
• Translator English - Swedish: Orienten
• Translator English - Norwegian: Orienten

QUOTES WITH «ORIENT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word orient.

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John Green

I enjoy writing about people falling in love, probably because I think the first time you fall in love is the first time that you have to figure out how you're going to orient your life. What are you going to value? What's going to be most important to you? And I think that's really interesting to write about.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ORIENT»

Discover the use of orient in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to orient and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

North to the Orient

Originally published: New York: Harcourt, Brace and Co., c1935.

Anne Morrow Lindbergh, 1963

Russia's Orient: Imperial Borderlands and Peoples, 1700-1917

Ò . . . The first study of the Russian Empire in English which attempts in a sophisticated way, using the latest developments in colonial studies, To deal not only with imperial rule but with the mutual encounter with the non-Russian ...

Daniel R. Brower, Edward J. Lazzerini, 1997

The Disenchantment of the Orient: Expertise in Arab Affairs ...

"This is a brilliant book that challenges basic assumptions of Orientalism and Orientalists in general, and of studies of Israeli society in particular.

Gil Eyal, 2006

Japan's Orient: Rendering Pasts Into History

Stefan Tanaka examines how late nineteenth and early twentieth century Japanese historians created the equivalent of an "Orient" for their new nation state.

Stefan Tanaka, 1993

The Art and Architecture of the Ancient Orient

This text also covers the art and architecture of Asia Minor and the Hittites, of the Levant in the second millennium BC, of the Aramaeans and Phoenicians in Syria, and of Ancient Persia.

Henri Frankfort, 1996

Murder on the Orient Express

The Orient Express was stopped in the night by snowdrifts. The next morning, a man in a compartment lay dead - stabbed. Since the snow outside was unbroken, the murderer was still on the train.

Agatha Christie, 1960

Displaying the Orient: Architecture of Islam at ...

Gathering architectural pieces from all over the world, the Paris Universal Exposition of 1867 introduced to fairgoers the notion of an imaginary journey, a new tourism en place.

Zeynep Çelik, 1992

Early Modern Tales of Orient: A Critical Anthology

This volume sheds a unique light on the development of a very English interest in the exotic.

Kenneth Parker, 1999

Translating the Orient: The Reception of Sakuntala in ...

An examination of how Europeans projected their own cultural needs upon India, this study reveals the forces that caused an important Sanskrit text to be distorted in translation, criticism, and adaptation, and isolates the linguistic ...

Dorothy Matilda Figueira, 1991

Representations of the Orient in Western Music: Violence and ...

Nasser Al-Taee is the director of Education and Outreach at the Royal Opera House, Muscat, Oman.

Nasser Al-Taee, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ORIENT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term orient is used in the context of the following news items.

The World of Henry Orient

Even though Peter Sellers is top billed in The World of Henry Orient and portrays the title character, George Roy Hill's quite wonderful film is a ... «DVD Talk, Jul 15»

PICKAWAY PEOPLE: Orient business men in the 1880s

Physicians in town were Dr. J. A. Knight who came to Orient in 1903. J. S. McKinley was a general store owner who operated from 1884 until ... «Circleville Herald, Jul 15»

Nathan Clarke: Leyton Orient captain leaves club

Leyton Orient captain Nathan Clarke has left the League Two club in order to move north and be closer to his family. The 31-year-old ... «BBC Sport, Jul 15»

Oysterponds News: Orient Congregational Church fair set for Saturday

Don't forget the much-anticipated annual Orient Congregational Church fair this Saturday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Believe me when I say there will ... «Suffolk Times, Jul 15»

Clohessy looking forward to Colchester clash

Leyton Orient players, Sean Clohessy (centre), get ready for another hard training session in Spain (pic: Leyton Orient). Archant. Right-back ... «East London Advertiser, Jul 15»

Orient Overseas Intl Receives Consensus Rating of "Strong Buy …

Orient Overseas Intl logo Orient Overseas Intl (NASDAQ:OROVY) has received an average broker rating score of 1.00 (Strong Buy) from the one brokers that ... «Dakota Financial News, Jul 15»

Hendon: Lowry could return

Leyton Orient head coach Ian Hendon and his new assistant manager Andy Hessenthaler (right) look on during pre-season training (pic: Simon ... «East London Advertiser, Jul 15»

Darius Henderson: Scunthorpe sign ex-Leyton Orient striker

The 33-year-old began his career at Reading and also had spells at Sheffield United and Nottingham Forest, before joining Orient in 2014. «BBC Sport, Jul 15»

Buy Orient Refractories; target Rs 102: Firstcall Research

Firstcall Research's report on Orient Refractories The Company revenue for the quarter rose by 3.07% to Rs. 1083.92 million from Rs. 1051.68 ... «Moneycontrol.com, Jul 15»

Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie – review

The next day on the Orient Express, the same man requests that Poirot takes on his case as he says that his life is in danger. However, Poirot ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»