Direct can be categorized as an adjective and a verb.
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| direct - straightforward in means or manner or behavior or language or action; "a direct question"; "a direct response"; "a direct approach" | ||
| direct - direct in spatial dimensions; proceeding without deviation or interruption; straight and short; "a direct route"; "a direct flight"; "a direct hit" | ||
| direct - (of a current) flowing in one direction only; "direct current" | ||
| direct - similar in nature or effect or relation to another quantity; "a term is in direct proportion to another term if it increases (or decreases) as the other increases (or decreases)" | ||
| direct - moving from west to east on the celestial sphere; or--for planets--around the sun in the same direction as the Earth | ||
| direct - being an immediate result or consequence; "a direct result of the accident" | ||
| direct - lacking compromising or mitigating elements; exact; "the direct opposite" | ||
| direct - having no intervening persons, agents, conditions; "in direct sunlight"; "in direct contact with the voters"; "direct exposure to the disease"; "a direct link"; "the direct cause of the accident"; "direct vote" | ||
| direct - in precisely the same words used by a writer or speaker; "a direct quotation"; "repeated their dialog verbatim" | ||
| direct - in a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child; "lineal ancestors"; "lineal heirs"; "a direct descendant of the king"; "direct heredity" | ||
Adverb |
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| direct - Directly. | ||
Verb |
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| direct - be in charge of | ||
| direct - guide the actors in (plays and films) | ||
| direct - command with authority; "He directed the children to do their homework" | ||
| direct - give directions to; point somebody into a certain direction; "I directed them towards the town hall" | ||
| direct - direct the course; determine the direction of travelling | ||
| direct - plan and direct (a complex undertaking); "he masterminded the robbery" | ||
| direct - cause to go somewhere; "The explosion sent the car flying in the air"; "She sent her children to camp"; "He directed all his energies into his dissertation" | ||
| direct - point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards; "Please don't aim at your little brother!"; "He trained his gun on the burglar"; "Don't train your camera on the women"; "Take a swipe at one's opponent" | ||
| direct - put an address on (an envelope) | ||
| direct - intend (something) to move towards a certain goal; "He aimed his fists towards his opponent's face"; "criticism directed at her superior"; "direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself" | ||
| direct - lead, as in the performance of a composition; "conduct an orchestra; Barenboim conducted the Chicago symphony for years" | ||
| direct - take somebody somewhere; "We lead him to our chief"; "can you take me to the main entrance?"; "He conducted us to the palace" | ||
| direct - specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public | ||
Noun |
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| direct - A character, thus [/], placed at the end of a staff on the line or space of the first note of the next staff, to apprise the performer of its situation. |
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| 1. | verb | Direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself. | |
| 2. | verb | The hearing is focused on the pilot and we have an opportunity to provide some probing questions for Wolens to direct to Sam and Tom. | |
| 3. | verb | Excuse me. Can you direct me to the nearest subway station? | |
| 4. | verb | Your role will be to direct this project to its conclusion. | |
| 5. | verb | May I direct your attention to this? | |
| 6. | verb | Can you direct me to NHK? | |
| 7. | verb | Can you direct me to the nearest subway station? | |
| 8. | verb | Could you direct me to the station? | |
| 9. | verb | I'm lost. Could you direct me to the station? | |
| 10. | verb | Can you direct me to the post office? | |
| 11. | verb | Can you direct me to the train station? | |
| 12. | verb | The committee would like me to have someone to whom I can direct questions or go to for guidance about the city and its resources; I believe, therefore, that you would be a very good match. | |
| 13. | verb | Energy will go wherever we direct it. | |
| 14. | verb | He takes on himself to direct the Almighty what to do, even in the government of the universe. | |
| 15. | verb | Could you direct me to the bus stop? | |
| 16. | adj. | A direct question. | |
| 17. | adj. | A direct response. | |
| 18. | adj. | A direct approach. | |
| 19. | adj. | A direct route. | |
| 20. | adj. | A direct flight. | |
| 21. | adj. | A direct hit. | |
| 22. | adj. | Direct current. | |
| 23. | adj. | A term is in direct proportion to another term if it increases (or decreases) as the other increases (or decreases) | |
| 24. | adj. | A direct result of the accident. | |
| 25. | adj. | The direct opposite. | |
| 26. | adj. | In direct sunlight. | |
| 27. | adj. | In direct contact with the voters. | |
| 28. | adj. | Direct exposure to the disease. | |
| 29. | adj. | A direct link. | |
| 30. | adj. | The direct cause of the accident. |
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| Direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself. |
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| The hearing is focused on the pilot and we have an opportunity to provide some probing questions for Wolens to direct to Sam and Tom. |
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| Excuse me. Can you direct me to the nearest subway station? | |
| Your role will be to direct this project to its conclusion. | |
| May I direct your attention to this? | |
| Can you direct me to NHK? | |
| Can you direct me to the nearest subway station? | |
| Could you direct me to the station? | |
| I'm lost. Could you direct me to the station? | |
| Can you direct me to the post office? | |
| Can you direct me to the train station? | |
| The committee would like me to have someone to whom I can direct questions or go to for guidance about the city and its resources; I believe, therefore, that you would be a very good match. | |
| Energy will go wherever we direct it. | |
| He takes on himself to direct the Almighty what to do, even in the government of the universe. | |
| Could you direct me to the bus stop? | |
| adj. | |
| A direct question. |
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| A direct response. |
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| A direct approach. |
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| A direct route. |
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| A direct flight. |
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| A direct hit. |
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| Direct current. |
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| A term is in direct proportion to another term if it increases (or decreases) as the other increases (or decreases) |
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| A direct result of the accident. |
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| The direct opposite. |
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| In direct sunlight. |
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| In direct contact with the voters. |
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| Direct exposure to the disease. |
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| A direct link. |
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| The direct cause of the accident. |
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