Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

oriented

/ˈo.ɹiˌɛn.tɪd/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.12 in modern English

Syllables: ori-ent-ed
IPA: /ˈo.ɹiˌɛn.tɪd/

9

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having a specific orientation (positioning or direction).

adj

Having had an orientation (an introduction to a topic or place).

adj

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

adj

Having (something) as a primary concern or guiding principle; focused on (something).

verb

simple past and past participle of orient

Example Sentences

"During assembly, keep the tab oriented toward the slot that it will later enter."
"They are now oriented with the main campus."
"I am no expert in geometry, but I am suitably oriented in it."
"a Marxist-oriented approach to economics"

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈo.ɹiˌɛn.tɪd/
British English: /ˈɔː.ɹɪˌɛn.tɪd/

Inflected Forms

more oriented (comparative) most oriented (superlative) orientated (alternative, UK)

Derived Forms

bioriented contraoriented disoriented maloriented misoriented monooriented nonoriented orientedness preoriented unoriented

Phrases

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Synonyms

focused orientated

Questions

How do you pronounce oriented?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈo.ɹiˌɛn.tɪd/.
What does oriented mean?: Having a specific orientation (positioning or direction).

How to pronounce oriented

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