- orientate
- [ʹɔ:|rıənteıt,ʹɒ{rıənteıt}-] v
1. ориентировать здание; строить церковь алтарём на восток2. ориентироваться, разбираться (в обстановке и т. п.)
Новый большой англо-русский словарь. 2001.
orientate
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Orientate — Sire Mt. Livermore Grandsire Blushing Groom Dam Dream Team Damsire Cox s Ridge Sex Stallion … Wikipedia
orientate — UK US /ˈɔːriənteɪt/ verb [T] UK (US orient) ► to aim something at someone or something, or to make something suitable for a particular group of people: orientate sth toward(s) sb/sth »It is essential that our business should orientate itself… … Financial and business terms
Orientate — O ri*en*tate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Orientated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Orientating}.] [From {Orient}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To place or turn toward the east; to cause to assume an easterly direction, or to veer eastward. [1913 Webster] 2. To arrange in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Orientate — O ri*en*tate, v. i. To move or turn toward the east; to veer from the north or south toward the east. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
orientate — (v.) 1849, back formation from ORIENTATION (Cf. orientation). Related: Orientated; orientating … Etymology dictionary
orientate — [ôr′ē en tāt΄, ōr′ē en tāt΄; ] occas. [ ôr΄ē en′tāt΄, ōr΄ē en′tāt] vt. orientated, orientating [ ORIENT + ATE1, by assoc. with Fr orienter] ORIENT vi. 1. to face east, or in any specified direction 2 … English World dictionary
orientate — v. (D; refl., tr.) to orientate to (to orientate oneself to one s surroundings) * * * (D; refl., tr.) to orientate to (to orientate oneself to one s surroundings) … Combinatory dictionary
orientate — verb BrE another form of the word orient 1: an English language course orientated towards the needs of businessmen | The climbers stopped half way up the mountain to orientate themselves. | I ll need a few days to orientate myself … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
orientate — UK [ˈɔːrɪənteɪt] / US [ˈɔrɪənˌteɪt] verb [transitive] Word forms orientate : present tense I/you/we/they orientate he/she/it orientates present participle orientating past tense orientated past participle orientated to orient The curriculum is… … English dictionary
orientate — [c]/ˈɒriənteɪt / (say oreeuhntayt), /ˈɔri / (say awree ) verb (orientated, orientating) –verb (t) 1. to place so as to face the east, especially to build (a church) with the chief altar to the east and the chief entrance to the west. 2. to place… …
orientate — orient, orientate, verbs. Both words are used (especially in the adjectival forms oriented and orientated) with the same meaning ‘to place in a particular way in relation to the points of the compass’ and ‘to establish one s bearings’: (orient) • … Modern English usage
