orient

verb

ˈȯr-ē-ˌent How to pronounce orient (audio)
Definition of orientnext
as in to introduce
to impart knowledge of a new thing or situation to a training program to orient new employees to the requirements and dimensions of the job

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Recent Examples of orient Foran has a reputation for being tech-savvy and detail-oriented. — ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026 Their collaboration carries significance as women working together in a category long oriented toward men. — Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026 This asymmetrical design feels slightly more natural to hold and is easy to orient correctly without looking at it. — Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 12 Oct. 2026 Perrette also has experience with the blocking and tackling of things like password sharing and other lucrative but detail-oriented operational tasks. — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 5 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for orient
Recent Examples of Synonyms for orient
  1. introduce
  2. educate
  3. orientate
Verb
  • Even the afternoon’s custom table runners, made from archival fabric by FIT Menswear students, nodded to the designer’s signature ikat print, first introduced in 1983.
    — Ariel Bielsky, Vogue, 24 Oct. 2026
  • The first in the ACOTAR series, the romantasy novel introduces us to Feyre Archeron, a human woman who agrees to go live in the fairie realm of Prythian in order to save her family.
    — Anna Moeslein, Glamour, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of introduce
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  • Faculty are chosen based on their track record of educating Black students.
    — Elissa Nadworny, NPR, 23 Oct. 2026
  • He was educated at Middlebury College, and lived in New York City for 15 years, before settling back on the farm with his wife, Olga, and their children, Fiona and Abraham.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of educate
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  • The Perseid meteor shower orientated from the Comet Swift-Tuttle, which was discovered by American astronomers Lewis Swift and Horace Tuttle in 1862, according to NASA.
    — Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 9 Aug. 2026
  • In contrast to this, in regions dominated by shock waves, magnetic fields are orientated at tangents.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 21 July 2026
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“Orient.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/orient. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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