orient
verb
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
be oriented
The weather vane points North
Types & categories
- lie hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 noun
the hemisphere that includes Eurasia and Africa and Australia
Types & categories
- hemisphere hypernym
Parts & wholes
Sense 3 verb
determine one's position with reference to another point
We had to orient ourselves in the forest
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- disorient antonym
Sense 4 verb
cause to point
Orient the house towards the West
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- orient causes
Sense 5 verb
familiarize (someone) with new surroundings or circumstances
The dean of students tries to orient the freshmen
Types & categories
- familiarize hypernym
Sense 6 verb
adjust to a specific need or market
a magazine oriented towards young people
Types & categories
- adapt hypernym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | pointer |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | pointer |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | lie |
| 2 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | Old World |
| 2 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | Africa |
| 2 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | Australia |
| 2 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | Eurasia |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | hemisphere |
| 3 | antonym | Related & opposite | disorient |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | decide |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | guide on |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | reorient |
| 4 | causes | Related & opposite | orient |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | position |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | stem |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | familiarize |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | adapt |