orientate
American
[awr-ee-uhn-teyt, -en-, ohr-]
/ ˈɔr i ənˌteɪt, -ɛn-, ˈoʊr- /
verb (used with or without object)
Chiefly British.
orientates,
present (3rd person singular)
orientated,
past participle, past
orientating
present participle
orientate
British
/ ˈɔːrɪɛnˌteɪt /
verb
Other Word Forms
Derived Forms
Conjugated Forms
Present
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have orientatedperfect
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has orientatedperfect 3rd person singular
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are orientatingprogressive
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is orientatingprogressive 3rd person singular
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am orientatingprogressive 1st person singular
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have been orientatingperfect progressive
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has been orientatingperfect progressive 3rd person singular
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orientatingparticiple
-
orientatessingular 3rd person
Past
-
had orientatedperfect
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were orientatingprogressive plural
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was orientatingprogressive singular
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had been orientatingperfect progressive
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orientatedsimple
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orientatedparticiple
Future
Etymology
Origin of orientate
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