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# oriented

«oriented» in Mova's school dictionary: **pointed or turned in a certain direction** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective (oriented, -oriented); verb past form (orient → oriented; UK also orientated)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Oriented means pointed or turned in a certain direction. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oriented/#m1)

2) If you oriented yourself, you worked out where you are and which way to go. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oriented/#m2)

3) As part of a compound, -oriented means mainly aimed at or interested in something: family-oriented, goal-oriented. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oriented/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In geography and maps it is about lining up a map with north or finding your direction. In maths, a shape oriented differently is turned or rotated. In everyday talk «family-oriented» or «child-oriented» tells who something is made for. Phrases: «oriented towards», «get oriented».

### examples

- The map is oriented with north at the top. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oriented/#x1)
- The house is oriented to face the sun. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oriented/#x2)
- We used a compass to get oriented in the forest. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oriented/#x3)
- This is a family-oriented restaurant. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oriented/#x4)
- The triangle is oriented upside down in the picture. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oriented/#x5)
- She is very goal-oriented and works hard. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oriented/#x6)
- The windows are oriented towards the sea. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oriented/#x7)
- The museum is oriented to children. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oriented/#x8)

### note

British English also uses «orientated» (same meaning). Related: orientation, orienteering (a sport of finding your way with a map). In maths a turned shape is the same shape; orientation does not change its size or area.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «oriented» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oriented/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.