- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word History
| part of speech: |
noun |
| pronunciation: |
or
i
 nt
[or]
or
i
ent
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| definition: |
(capitalized) the countries east and southeast of Europe; Asia; the Far East.
- synonyms:
- East
- similar words:
- Asia
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| pronunciation: |
o
ri
ent
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| inflections: |
orients, orienting, oriented |
| definition: |
to help to make familiar or comfortable.
A tour of the neighborhood oriented the children to their new home.- synonyms:
- acquaint
- similar words:
- condition
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| related words: |
direct, guide |
Orient comes from a Latin word that means "the part of the sky in which the sun rises."