GET / FIND / TAKE YOUR BEARINGS

Meaning of GET / FIND / TAKE YOUR BEARINGS in English

to make yourself familiar with your surroundings in order to find out where you are or to feel comfortable in a place

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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FIND — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a poll finds sth ▪ Our poll found that 29 percent rated his performance …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BEARINGS — (Heraldry) insigne. TO TAKE ~: orientar se
English interlingue dictionary
YOUR — I. Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ēower (used as gen. of gē you); akin to Old High German iuwēr …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TAKE — I. ˈtāk transitive verb ( took ˈtu̇k, dial ˈtək ; or dialect tak·en ˈtākən sometimes -k ə ŋ ; taken …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
FIND — I. ˈfīnd verb ( found ˈfau̇nd ; found ; finding ; finds ) Etymology: Middle English finden, from Old English …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
YOUR — /yoor, yawr, yohr/ ; unstressed /yeuhr/ , pron. 1. (a form of the possessive case of you used as an …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TAKE — — takable, takeable , adj. — taker , n. /tayk/ , v. , took, taken, taking , n. v.t. 1. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FIND — — findable , adj. /fuynd/ , v. , found, finding , n. v.t. 1. to come upon by chance; meet …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BEARINGS — n. orientation; understanding of position (especially in relation to fixed points)
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TAKE — I. ˈtāk verb ( took ˈtu̇k ; tak·en ˈtā-kən ; tak·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English tacan, from …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GET — I. ˈget, ÷ˈgit verb ( got ˈgät ; got or got·ten ˈgä-t ə n ; get·ting ) Etymology: Middle English, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FIND — I. ˈfīnd verb ( found ˈfau̇nd ; find·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English findan; akin to Old High …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
YOUR — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ēower; akin to Old English ēow you — more at you Date: before …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TAKE — p.p. taken. 2. take ·noun the quantity or copy given to a compositor at one time. 3. take ·vi to …
Webster English vocab
FIND — vt to discover by sounding; as, to find bottom. 2. find ·vt to come upon by seeking; as, to find …
Webster English vocab
BEARINGS — a device in a machine that allows two parts to rotate or move in contact with each other with reduced …
Concise Oxford English vocab
TAKE — [take] vb took ; tak.en ; tak.ing [ME, fr. OE tacan, fr. ON taka; akin to MD taken to take] …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FIND — [find] vb found ; find.ing [ME, fr. OE findan; akin to OHG findan to find, L pont-, pons bridge, Gk …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
YOUR — / jɔː(r); NAmE jʊr weak form jə(r)/ determiner (the possessive form of you ) 1. of or belonging to the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TAKE — / teɪk; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( took / tʊk; NAmE / taken / ˈteɪkən; NAmE /) …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GET — / get; NAmE / verb ( getting , got , got / gɒt; NAmE gɑːt/) HELP NOTE : In spoken …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FIND — / faɪnd; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( found , found / faʊnd; NAmE /) BY CHANCE 1. …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
YOUR — your S1 W1 /jə; strong jɔː $ jər strong jɔːr/ BrE AmE determiner [possessive form of ‘you’] [ Language: Old …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FIND — I. find 1 S1 W1 /faɪnd/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle found /faʊnd/) [transitive] [ Language: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TAKE — v. & n. --v. (took; taken) 1 tr. lay hold of; get into one's hands. 2 tr. acquire, get possession …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GET — v. & n. --v. (getting; past got; past part. got or US (and in comb.) gotten) 1 tr. come into …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FIND — v. & n. --v.tr. (past and past part. found) 1 a discover by chance or effort (found a key). b …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TAKE — v. & n. v. (took; taken) 1 tr. lay hold of; get into one's hands. 2 tr. acquire, get possession …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GET — v. & n. v. (getting; past got; past part. got or US (and in comb.) gotten) 1 tr. come into …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FIND — v. & n. v.tr. (past and past part. found) 1 a discover by chance or effort (found a key). b …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TAKE — v. & n. --v. (took; taken) 1. tr. lay hold of; get into one's hands. 2 tr. acquire, get possession …
Oxford English vocab
GET — v. & n. --v. (getting; past got; past part. got or US (and in comb.) gotten) 1. tr. come into …
Oxford English vocab
FIND — v. & n. --v.tr. (past and past part. found) 1. a discover by chance or effort (found a key). b …
Oxford English vocab
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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GET — I. CHANGING, CAUSING, MOVING, OR REACHING /get/ ( gets, getting, got, or gotten) Frequency: The word is one of the …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
YOUR — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Your' is the second person possessive …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FIND — ( finds, finding, found) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
YOUR — [determiner]Your means of or belonging to people generally.Garlic is good for your blood.Of course you want the best for your …
Cambridge English vocab
FIND — out [phrasal verb] [T] - to obtain knowledge of (something), or to obtain knowledge of the dishonest or criminal activities …
Cambridge English vocab
BEARINGS — [plural] [noun]The road system was so complicated that we had to stop to get/find/take our bearings (= discover our exact …
Cambridge English vocab
GET — Synonyms and related words : OD, absorb, accede to, accept, access, accumulate, acquire, addle, admit, advance, affect, age, aggravate, agree …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
FIND — Synonyms and related words : accommodate, accomplish, achieve, acquire, act on, afford, allot, approach, arouse, arrive, arrive at, arrive in, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
BEARINGS — Synonyms and related words : abode, accommodation, achievement, adaptation, adjustment, alerion, alignment, animal charge, annulet, area, argent, armorial bearings, armory, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
BEARINGS — I'll bring him to his bearings; I'll bring him to reason. Sea term.
Slang English vocab
BEARINGS — n. pl. Charges ( in coats of arms ).
Dictionary of English Synonyms
BEARINGS — noun
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
FIND — I. noun ADJECTIVE ▪ good , great , real ▪ exciting , interesting , remarkable , spectacular ▪ The letters …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
BEARINGS — noun Bearings is used after these nouns: ↑ wheel
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
TAKE — INDEX: to take somebody or something from one place to another 1. to take someone or something from one place …
Longman Activator English vocab
GET — INDEX: 1. to get something by buying it, asking for it, or finding it 2. to be given something 3. …
Longman Activator English vocab
FIND — INDEX: 1. to find someone or something that is lost 2. to find something you need or want 3. difficult …
Longman Activator English vocab
FIND — See ↑ FIND 1,2,4,5, ↑ FIND OUT 1, ↑ GET 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ be a real find • ↑ …
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BEARINGS — • ↑ lose your bearings
Longman Activator English vocab
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Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
GET — v. 25B6; verb where did you get that hat? : ACQUIRE, obtain, come by, receive, gain, earn, win, come into, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
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Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
BEARINGS — n. orientation 1) to get one's ~ 2) to lose one's ~
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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