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in the PONS Dictionary

ori·en·tate [ˈɔ:riənteɪt] VB trans

1. orientate (position):

to orientate a building north and south
ein Gebäude in nordsüdlicher Richtung erstellen
to orientate a church
eine Kirche ostwärts ausrichten [o. osten]

2. orientate (determine position):

to orientate oneself [by sth]
sich acc [nach etw dat] orientieren

3. orientate (make familiar):

to orientate oneself
sich acc zurechtfinden
to orientate sb to sth
jdn mit etw dat vertraut machen

4. orientate (gear):

to orientate oneself to[ward] sb/sth
sich acc nach jdm/etw richten
it is important that the public sector orientates itself more towards the consumer
es ist wichtig, dass der öffentliche Sektor sich stärker zum Kunden hin orientiert
to orientate sth to[wards] sth
etw auf etw acc hin ausrichten
he orientated his ideas to the company's philosophy
er brachte seine Vorstellungen mit der Firmenphilosophie in Einklang

orientate VB trans MKTG

orientate
ausrichten
Present
Iorientate
youorientate
he/she/itorientates
weorientate
youorientate
theyorientate
Past
Iorientated
youorientated
he/she/itorientated
weorientated
youorientated
theyorientated
Present Perfect
Ihaveorientated
youhaveorientated
he/she/ithasorientated
wehaveorientated
youhaveorientated
theyhaveorientated
Past Perfect
Ihadorientated
youhadorientated
he/she/ithadorientated
wehadorientated
youhadorientated
theyhadorientated
See further verb tables