oriented meaning

• Adjective: oriented  'oree`entud
  1. Adjusted or located in relation to surroundings or circumstances; sometimes used in combination
     "the house had its large windows oriented toward the ocean view"; "helping freshmen become oriented to college life"; "the book is value-oriented throughout"
     - orientated
  Verb: orient  oreeunt
  1. Be oriented
     - point 
  2. Determine one's position with reference to another point
     "We had to orient ourselves in the forest"
     - orientate 
  3. Cause to point
     "Orient the house towards the West" 
  4. Familiarize (someone) with new surroundings or circumstances
     "The dean of students tries to orient the freshmen" 
  5. Adjust to a specific need or market
     "a magazine oriented towards young people"
     - tailor

  See also: adjusted, bound, destined, directed, familiarised [Brit], familiarized, headed, homeward, homeward-bound, minded, orientating, orienting

  Type of: accommodate, acquaint, adapt, decide, determine, familiarise [Brit], familiarize, lie, make up one's mind, position

  Antonym: disorient, unoriented

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  Oriented

• 
  [Medicine]
  adj : having psychological orientation ‹the patient was alert and oriented›
  

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• area oriented:    [Defence] Personne ...

Examples

1. the drivers must be oriented as given.
2. their knowledge of the sea was oriented towards winds.
3. plate-shaped particles will generally be oriented with the flat side down.
4. transformed cells are loosely attached, rounded and randomly oriented.
5. it is easier to keep oriented and also saves considerable time.