"orientate" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈɒɹi.ənteɪt/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-orientate.wav [Southern-England] Forms: orientates [present, singular, third-person], orientating [participle, present], orientated [participle, past], orientated [past]
Etymology: Back-formation from orientation. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*h₃er-}}, {{back-form|en|orientation}} Back-formation from orientation Head templates: {{en-verb}} orientate (third-person singular simple present orientates, present participle orientating, simple past and past participle orientated)
  1. (UK, Ireland, New Zealand, Australia, South Africa, intransitive) To face a given direction. Tags: Australia, Ireland, New-Zealand, South-Africa, UK, intransitive Translations (face a certain direction): προσανατολίζω (prosanatolízo) (Greek)
    Sense id: en-orientate-en-verb-3V7nmiFu Categories (other): Australian English, British English, Irish English, New Zealand English, South African English, English back-formations, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English back-formations: 38 16 16 24 6 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 19 8 28 3 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 47 17 8 26 2 Disambiguation of 'face a certain direction': 79 7 5 6 3
  2. (UK, Ireland, New Zealand, Australia, South Africa, reflexive) To determine one's position relative to the surroundings; to orient (oneself). Tags: Australia, Ireland, New-Zealand, South-Africa, UK, reflexive
    Sense id: en-orientate-en-verb-MQSfvB4J Categories (other): Australian English, British English, Irish English, New Zealand English, South African English
  3. To arrange in order; to dispose or place (a body) so as to show its relation to other bodies, or the relation of its parts among themselves.
    Sense id: en-orientate-en-verb---As1pDv
  4. (UK, Ireland, New Zealand, Australia, South Africa, transitive) To position (something), to align relative to a given position. Tags: Australia, Ireland, New-Zealand, South-Africa, UK, transitive
    Sense id: en-orientate-en-verb-Xeer~8QT Categories (other): Australian English, British English, Irish English, New Zealand English, South African English
  5. (archaic) To move or turn toward the east; to veer from the north or south toward the east. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-orientate-en-verb-UT~9Ms7k
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: orient Derived forms: orientating response

Verb [Italian]

Head templates: {{head|it|verb form}} orientate
  1. inflection of orientare:
    second-person plural present indicative
    Tags: form-of, indicative, plural, present, second-person
    Sense id: en-orientate-it-verb-EcCQ0MST Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 83 12 4
  2. inflection of orientare:
    second-person plural imperative
    Tags: form-of, imperative, plural, second-person
    Sense id: en-orientate-it-verb-U-vShj5t
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb [Italian]

Head templates: {{head|it|past participle form|g=f-p}} orientate f pl
  1. feminine plural of orientato Tags: feminine, form-of, participle, plural Form of: orientato
    Sense id: en-orientate-it-verb-2dZX19K0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb [Spanish]

Head templates: {{head|es|verb form}} orientate
  1. second-person singular voseo imperative of orientar combined with te Tags: form-of, imperative, object-second-person, object-singular, second-person, singular, with-voseo Form of: orientar
    Sense id: en-orientate-es-verb--FOtMAcJ Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "it",
        "2": "past participle form",
        "g": "f-p"
      },
      "expansion": "orientate f pl",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Italian",
  "lang_code": "it",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "orientato"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "feminine plural of orientato"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "orientato",
          "orientato#Italian"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "form-of",
        "participle",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "orientate"
}

{
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "verb form"
      },
      "expansion": "orientate",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Spanish",
  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Spanish entries with incorrect language header",
        "Spanish non-lemma forms",
        "Spanish verb forms"
      ],
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "orientar"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "second-person singular voseo imperative of orientar combined with te"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "orientar",
          "orientar#Spanish"
        ],
        [
          "te",
          "te#Spanish"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "form-of",
        "imperative",
        "object-second-person",
        "object-singular",
        "second-person",
        "singular",
        "with-voseo"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "orientate"
}

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