Orientate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

determine one's position with reference to another point

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈɔːɹiəntˌeɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈɔːɹiəntˌeɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈɔːɹiəntˌeɪt/

3 syllables Say it as /ˈɔːɹiəntˌeɪt/.

Examples

We had to orient ourselves in the forest

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

orient

Antonyms

disorient

Parts of Speech

verb	determine one's position with reference to another point “We had to orient ourselves in the forest”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

orientieren

die eigene Position in Bezug auf einen anderen Punkt bestimmen

🇫🇷French

orienter

déterminer sa position par rapport à un autre point

🇪🇸Spanish

orientar

determinar la posición de uno con referencia a otro punto

🇮🇹Italian

orientarsi

determinare la propria posizione rispetto ad un altro punto

🇳🇱Dutch

oriënteren

iemands positie bepalen ten opzichte van een ander punt

🇵🇹Portuguese

orientar

determinar a posição de alguém com referência a outro ponto

🇷🇺Russian

ориентировать

определять свое положение относительно другой точки

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ओर मालूम करना

किसी अन्य बिंदु के संदर्भ में अपनी स्थिति निर्धारित करना

🇧🇩Bengali

অভিমুখী করা

অন্য পয়েন্টের রেফারেন্স দিয়ে একজনের অবস্থান নির্ধারণ করুন

🇮🇳Tamil

நோக்குநிலை

மற்றொரு புள்ளியைக் கொண்டு ஒருவரின் நிலையை தீர்மானிக்கவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

దిశానిర్దేశం చేయండి

మరొక పాయింట్‌తో ఒకరి స్థానాన్ని నిర్ణయించండి

🇮🇳Marathi

अभिमुख करणे

दुसऱ्या बिंदूच्या संदर्भात एखाद्याची स्थिती निश्चित करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

દિશામાન

બીજા બિંદુના સંદર્ભમાં વ્યક્તિની સ્થિતિ નક્કી કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ದೃಷ್ಟಿಕೋನ

ಮತ್ತೊಂದು ಬಿಂದುವನ್ನು ಉಲ್ಲೇಖಿಸಿ ಒಬ್ಬರ ಸ್ಥಾನವನ್ನು ನಿರ್ಧರಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഓറിയൻ്റേറ്റ് ചെയ്യുക

മറ്റൊരു പോയിൻ്റുമായി ബന്ധപ്പെട്ട് ഒരാളുടെ സ്ഥാനം നിർണ്ണയിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਦਿਸ਼ਾ-ਨਿਰਦੇਸ਼

ਕਿਸੇ ਹੋਰ ਬਿੰਦੂ ਦੇ ਹਵਾਲੇ ਨਾਲ ਆਪਣੀ ਸਥਿਤੀ ਨਿਰਧਾਰਤ ਕਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

واقفیت

دوسرے نقطہ کے حوالے سے کسی کی پوزیشن کا تعین کریں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

定向

参考另一点确定自己的位置

🇯🇵Japanese

向きを変える

別の点を基準にして自分の位置を決定する

🇰🇷Korean

방향을 정하다

다른 점을 기준으로 자신의 위치를 결정하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

định hướng

xác định vị trí của một người có liên quan đến một điểm khác

🇹🇭Thai

ปฐมนิเทศ

กำหนดตำแหน่งของตนโดยอ้างอิงถึงจุดอื่น

🇮🇩Indonesian

mengorientasikan

menentukan posisi seseorang dengan mengacu pada titik lain

🇵🇭Filipino

i-orient

tukuyin ang posisyon ng isang tao sa pagtukoy sa isa pang punto

🇲🇾Malay

mengorientasikan

menentukan kedudukan seseorang dengan merujuk kepada titik lain

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

توجيه

تحديد موقف المرء بالإشارة إلى نقطة أخرى

🇮🇷Persian

جهت گیری

موقعیت خود را با اشاره به نقطه دیگر تعیین کنید

🇹🇷Turkish

yönlendirmek

kişinin konumunu başka bir noktaya göre belirlemek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהִתְמַצֵא

לקבוע את עמדתו בהתייחסות לנקודה אחרת

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What is the primary definition of the word 'orientate'?

The primary meaning of 'orientate' is 'determine one's position with reference to another point'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'orientate' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'orientate' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'orientate' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'orientate' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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