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Orientating

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Adjective

1. orientating, orienting

positioning with respect to a reference system or determining your bearings physically or intellectually

Example Sentences:
'noticed the bee's momentary orienting pause before heading back to the hive'
'an orienting program for new employees'

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Orientating

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noun (ˈɔːrɪənt )
1. poetic another word for east, Compare occident
2. archaic
the eastern sky or the dawn
3. 
a. 
the iridescent lustre of a pearl
b. 
(as modifier)
orient pearls
4. 
a pearl of high quality
adjective (ˈɔːrɪənt )
5. mainly poetic
eastern
6. archaic
(of the sun, stars, etc) rising
verb (ˈɔːrɪˌɛnt )
7. 
to adjust or align (oneself or something else) according to surroundings or circumstances
8. (transitive)
to position, align, or set (a map, surveying instrument, etc) with reference to the points of the compass or other specific directions
9. (transitive)
to set or build (a church) in an easterly direction
noun
the Orient
1. 
the countries east of the Mediterranean
2. 
the eastern hemisphere

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Orientating

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noun
1.  OLD-FASHIONED, Poetic
the east
2. 
a. 
the quality that determines a pearl's value; luster
b. 
a pearl of high quality
adjective
3. 
brilliant; shining; precious: said originally of pearls, now used more generally
4.  OLD-FASHIONED, Poetic
a. 
eastern; oriental
b. 
rising, as the sun
verb transitive
5. 
to arrange with reference to the east; esp., to build (a church) with the chief altar at the eastern end
6. 
to set (a map or chart) in agreement with the points of the compass
7. 
to adjust with relation to facts or principles; correct
8. 
to adjust or adapt to, or acquaint with, a particular situation

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Orientating

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v. o·ri·en·tat·ed, o·ri·en·tat·ing, o·ri·en·tates
Usage Problem
v.tr.
To orient: "He ... stood for a moment, orientating himself exactly in the light of his knowledge" (John le Carré).
v.intr.
To face or turn to the east.

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