Orient
Orient verb - To impart knowledge of a new thing or situation to.
Usage example: a training program to orient new employees to the requirements and dimensions of the job
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Synonyms for Orient
Tell
Tell verb - To give an oral or written account of in some detail.
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Common collocations
| way | orient way | tell way |
Both words in one sentence
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It's subverted when it turns out the Doctor already knew there was something going on when he chose the Orient Express as their destination, and just didn't tell Clara.
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In Murder on the Orient Express Poirot is somehow able to tell who the cook is because he "has, perhaps, a nose for fine dining".
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Just Train Wrong: The book cover used for the page image seems to feature a London and North Eastern Railway B1, which, if you couldn't tell, belongs in the United Kingdom and not the normal treading ground of the real Orient Express.
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