English to afrikaans meaning of

As 'n werkwoord beteken "oriënteer" om iets in 'n bepaalde rigting in lyn te bring of te posisioneer, of om jouself met 'n nuwe situasie of omgewing te vergewis. As 'n selfstandige naamwoord verwys "orient" na die oostelike streke van die wêreld of 'n persoon se algemene rigting of posisie met betrekking tot iets.

Synonyms

  1. eastern hemisphere

Sentence Examples

  1. ELIZABETH BLINKED RAPIDLY, trying to orient to her surroundings.
  2. The crowd awaiting the chance to partake in the Valentino seance made the place reminiscent of Angelus Temple, only the Knickerbocker congregation wore jewels, feathers, lace, silks, and hand-woven shawls from the orient.
  3. As a gesture towards reciprocity, Captain Armstrong had installed one of his trusted deputies on board the USS Chester to act as local guide and pilot to orient the Americans around the Solent waters.
  4. But as I delivered myself from that one, I am inclined to believe that there is no other that can hurt me and so, these enchanters, seeing that they cannot exert their vile craft against my person, revenge themselves on what I love most, and seek to rob me of life by maltreating that of Dulcinea in whom I live and therefore I am convinced that when my squire carried my message to her, they changed her into a common peasant girl, engaged in such a mean occupation as sifting wheat I have already said, however, that that wheat was not red wheat, nor wheat at all, but grains of orient pearl.
  5. Blind, he twisted about underwater, trying to orient himself even as he fought against the crushing pain in his lungs.
  6. It took just a few seconds to orient myself to what I was seeing.