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oriented

  • /ˈɔː.ɹɪˌɛn.tɪd/ UK
  • /ˈɒɹ.ɪˌɛn.tɪd/ UK
  • /ˈo.ɹiˌɛn.tɪd/ Canada, US
  • /ˈoɹ.iˌɛn.tɪd/ Canada, US

adjective more oriented · most oriented · orientated

  1. Having a specific orientation (positioning or direction). During assembly, keep the tab oriented toward the slot that it will later enter.
  2. often Having had an orientation (an introduction to a topic or place). They are now oriented with the main campus.
  3. In any of various technical senses, admitting or being equipped with a notion of handedness (i.e. of distinguishing clockwise and anticlockwise). See Orientability on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  4. in compounds Having (something) as a primary concern or guiding principle; focused on (something). a Marxist-oriented approach to economics

verb orientated

  1. participle, past simple past and past participle of orient

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