orientate
🇺🇸
/ˈɔːriənteɪt/
🇬🇧
/ˈɔːriənteɪt/
verb
R
to guide or adjust something or someone for a specific purpose
The new policies are orientated towards supporting working parents.
R
to determine your position or direction relative to your surroundings
The hikers had to use a compass to orientate themselves in the dense forest.
R
to become familiar with a new environment or situation
It took him a few weeks to orientate himself with the new school system.
translation
to guide or adjust something or someone for a specific purpose; to determine your position or direction relative to your surroundings; to become familiar with a new environment or situation
Word Forms
3rd Present
orientates
Past
orientated
Perfect
orientated
Progressive
orientating