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title: orient — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «orient» in the school dictionary: To find out or work out where you are or which way you are facing, as in "orient yourself with a map". Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# orient

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**Who acts:** you, It, house, church, many old churches, Marco · **What happens:** find out, work out, be, face, turn, aim · **To what, where:** way, something, certain way, particular group, course, compass

<!-- .vabout -->
«orient» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 6 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [orient in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/orient.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To find out or work out where you are or which way you are facing, as in "orient yourself with a map".

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:orient:m1:1
# text = To find out or work out where you are or which way you are facing, as in "orient yourself with a map".
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	find	find	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	advcl	_	_
3	out	out	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	work	work	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	out	out	ADP	RP	_	5	compound:prt	_	_
7	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	12	advmod	_	_
8	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
9	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
11	which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	12	det	_	_
12	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
13	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
14	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	aux	_	_
15	facing	face	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	12	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
17	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	20	mark	_	_
18	in	in	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	20	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	orient	orient	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	parataxis	_	_
21	yourself	yourself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	20	obl	_	_
22	with	with	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	map	map	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	20	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **find out** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **work out** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **is a** | present | you | which way |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **face** | present · progressive | you | which way *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent way=Destination |

<!-- .note -->
One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To turn or place something to face a certain way, as in "oriented north".

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:orient:m2:1
# text = To turn or place something to face a certain way, as in "oriented north".
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	turn	turn	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
4	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	face	face	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	acl	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	certain	certain	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
12	as	as	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
14	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	oriented	oriented	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	north	north	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **turn** | to-infinitive |  | something |  |  |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent something=Theme |
| 2 | **face** | to-infinitive |  | a certain way |  |  |  | as oriented north | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme way=Destination |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To aim something at a particular group or purpose, as in "a course oriented to beginners".

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:orient:m3:1
# text = To aim something at a particular group or purpose, as in "a course oriented to beginners".
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	aim	aim	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obj	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	particular	particular	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	purpose	purpose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
11	as	as	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	course	course	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
16	oriented	orient	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	15	acl	_	_
17	to	to	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	beginners	beginner	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **aim** | to-infinitive |  | something |  | a particular group or purpose |  | as a course | vn intend-61.2 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent something=Topic as course=Attribute |
| 2 | **orient** *in a quote* | participle |  | a course *not said here* |  |  |  | to beginners | tree rules |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: the Orient, old-fashioned — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The countries of East Asia.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:orient:m4:1
# text = The countries of East Asia.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	countries	country	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	East	East	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	Asia	Asia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Use the compass to orient the map to north.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:orient:x1:1
# text = Use the compass to orient the map to north.
1	Use	use	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	compass	compass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	orient	orient	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	map	map	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	north	north	ADV	RB	_	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | imperative | you *not said here* | the compass |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent compass=Patient |
| 2 | **orient** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | the map |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It took me a week to orient myself in the new school.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:orient:x2:1
# text = It took me a week to orient myself in the new school.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	iobj	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	week	week	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl:unmarked	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	orient	orient	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
8	myself	myself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	7	obj	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | past | It |  | me |  | week |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP ADVP»: agent=Instrument i=Destination |
| 2 | **orient** | to-infinitive |  | myself |  | the new school |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The house is oriented to face the sun.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:orient:x3:1
# text = The house is oriented to face the sun.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	oriented	oriented	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	face	face	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	sun.	sun.	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the house |  |  |  |  | oriented *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **face** | to-infinitive | the house *not said here* | the sun. |  |  |  |  | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme sun.=Destination |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The church is oriented east, as many old churches are.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:orient:x4:1
# text = The church is oriented east, as many old churches are.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	church	church	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	oriented	oriented	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	east	east	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
7	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
8	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
9	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	churches	church	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nsubj	_	_
11	are	be	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the church |  |  |  |  | east, oriented *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **does** | present | many old churches |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The game is oriented towards young children.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:orient:x5:1
# text = The game is oriented towards young children.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	oriented	orient	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	towards	towards	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	young	young	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **orient** | present · passive |  | the game |  |  |  | towards young children | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Marco Polo travelled to the Orient. (old-fashioned)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* Marco Polo travelled to the Orient.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:orient:x6:1
# text = Marco Polo travelled to the Orient.
1	Marco	Marco	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	Polo	Polo	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	flat	_	_
3	travelled	travel	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	Orient	orient	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **travel** | past | Marco |  |  | the Orient |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme to orient=Destination |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (old-fashioned)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:orient:x6:2
# text = (old-fashioned)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	fashioned	fashioned	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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