orient
41orient — orienter, n. n., adj. /awr ee euhnt, ee ent , ohr /; v. /awr ee ent , ohr /, n. 1. the Orient, a. the countries of Asia, esp. East Asia. b. (formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean. 2. Jewelry. a. an orient pearl …
42orient — o|ri|ent1 [ˈo:rient, ˈɔri US ˈo: ] v also orientate BrE [Date: 1700 1800; : French; Origin: orienter, from Old French orient; ORIENT2] 1.) be oriented to/towards/around sth/sb to give a lot of attention to one type of activity or one type of… …
43orient — o•ri•ent n., adj. [[t]ˈɔr i ənt, iˌɛnt, ˈoʊr [/t]] v. [[t]ˈɔr iˌɛnt, ˈoʊr [/t]] adj. 1) geg the Orient a) the countries of Asia, esp. East Asia b) (formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean 2) jew a) an orient pearl b) jew the… …
44orient — English has two separate words orient, but they come ultimately from the same source: Latin orīrī ‘rise’ (from which English also gets abort and origin). Its present participle, oriēns ‘rising’, was used for the direction of the ‘rising sun’, and …
45orient — [[t]ɔ͟ːrient[/t]] orients, orienting, oriented (The form orientate is also used.) 1) VERB When you orient yourself to a new situation or course of action, you learn about it and prepare to deal with it. [FORMAL] [V pron refl towards/to n/ ing]… …
46orient — óuriènt m. orient; est; levant. Orient Mejan, Extrème Orient : Moyen Orient, Extrême Orient > « Li sóudat dóu Cors espediciounàri en estrème óuriènt avien pas besoun d aquéu viatique… » B. Giély …
47orient — English has two separate words orient, but they come ultimately from the same source: Latin orīrī ‘rise’ (from which English also gets abort and origin). Its present participle, oriēns ‘rising’, was used for the direction of the ‘rising sun’, and …
48orient — 1 also orientate BrE verb 1 be oriented to/towards to be developed, trained, made etc for a particular purpose: an English language course oriented towards the needs of businessmen 2 be oriented around if something is oriented around a particular …
49Orient — n., adj., & v. n. 1 (the Orient) a poet. the east. b the countries E. of the Mediterranean, esp. E. Asia. 2 an orient pearl. adj. 1 poet. oriental. 2 (of precious stones and esp. the finest pearls coming orig. from the East) lustrous; sparkling;… …
50orient — n., adj., & v. n. 1 (the Orient) a poet. the east. b the countries E. of the Mediterranean, esp. E. Asia. 2 an orient pearl. adj. 1 poet. oriental. 2 (of precious stones and esp. the finest pearls coming orig. from the East) lustrous; sparkling;… …
