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Meanings of orient in English

Portuguese
nascente
Catalan
orient

The countries of Asia.

nascente
Portuguese
fazer veste para homem
Catalan
entallar

Adjust to a specific need or market.

fazer veste para homem
Synonyms
Examples for "tailor"
Examples for "tailor"
1
Louis Armstrong's new tailor asked him if he dressed left or right.
Black Deutschland
2
The tailor-made game is due for an official launch later this year.
News.com.au
3
Dedicated scores are needed to properly tailor time and kind of approach.
Pubmed
4
From the outset, men tailor the situation to suit their own purposes.
The Guardian
5
Over the far side of the market is Janet Adong, a tailor.
The Guardian

The hemisphere that includes Eurasia and Africa and Australia.

Determine one's position with reference to another point.

Usage of orient in English
1
Ptolemy used his internal systems to scan the landscape and orient himself.
Navigators of Dune
2
They burst through the doors and take a moment to orient themselves.
Catch and Kill
3
Newcomers should orient themselves in Muir Valley, an area riddled with moderates.
Climbing Magazine
4
He searched the heavens for a star with which to orient himself.
The Universe — or Nothing
5
First thing to do is show them how to orient the map.
Wired
6
I stepped forward, and they all turned together to orient on me.
Hex and the city
7
Kara flipped her Viper around to orient on the remaining enemy ships.
Unity
8
They are born to climb and to orient themselves in three dimensions.
Children of Time
9
Once more may our eyes be gladdened with the pearly, orient dew!
Imogen: A Pastoral Romance
10
I asked a few questions to orient myself, then said, Are you ready?
Mindhunter
11
To correctly use any map, you first need to orient it.
Survive!: essential skills and tactics to get you out of anywher...
12
For specialized pocket training, however, they do orient your fingers in realistic positions.
Rock and Ice Magazine
13
How else could I orient myself in this sea of gray?
Mockingjay
14
Dorotea brought their medical chairs upright and gave them time to orient themselves.
Sisterhood of Dune
15
With a drowse of orient perfume drenched in light and heat:
Lundy's Lane, and Other Poems
16
Because the orient pearls are imbedded in ocean slime he denies their existence.
The Complete Works of Brann, the Iconoclast — Volume 10
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Translations for orient
Orient through the time
Orient across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Less common