orientated

orientated
orientated orientated oriented orientedadj. 1. Adjusted or aligned to surroundings or circumstances; sometimes used in combination; as, to get oriented on one's first day at a new job. [WordNet 1.5]

2. headed or intending to head in a certain direction; as, college-oriented students. Opposite of {unoriented}.

Syn: directed, minded. [WordNet 1.5]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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