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in the PONS Dictionary

ori·ent [Am ˈɔ:riənt] VB trans esp Am

1. orient (position):

to orient sth
etw dat eine Richtung geben
to orient a building north and south
ein Haus in Nord-Süd-Richtung bauen
to orient a church
eine Kirche ostwärts ausrichten [o. osten]

2. orient (determine position):

to orient oneself
sich acc orientieren [o. zurechtfinden]

3. orient (gear):

to orient oneself to[ward] sb/sth
sich acc auf jdn/etw einstellen

Ori·ent [ˈɔ:riənt] N no pl

the Orient
der Orient

re-orient VB

re-orient
neu orientieren
Present
Iorient
youorient
he/she/itorients
weorient
youorient
theyorient
Past
Ioriented
youoriented
he/she/itoriented
weoriented
youoriented
theyoriented
Present Perfect
Ihaveoriented
youhaveoriented
he/she/ithasoriented
wehaveoriented
youhaveoriented
theyhaveoriented
Past Perfect
Ihadoriented
youhadoriented
he/she/ithadoriented
wehadoriented
youhadoriented
theyhadoriented
See further verb tables