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direct
[ dih-rekt, dahy- ]
verb (used with object)
- to manage or guide by advice, helpful information, instruction, etc.:
He directed the company through a difficult time.
- to regulate the course of; control:
History is directed by a small number of great men and women.
She directs the affairs of the estate.
- to give authoritative instructions to; command; order or ordain:
I directed him to leave the room.
- to serve as a director in the production or performance of (a musical work, play, motion picture, etc.).
- to guide, tell, or show (a person) the way to a place:
I directed him to the post office.
- to point, aim, or send toward a place or object:
to direct radio waves around the globe.
- to channel or focus toward a given result, object, or end (often followed by to or toward ):
She directed all her energies toward the accomplishment of the work.
- to address (words, a speech, a written report, etc.) to a person or persons:
The secretary directed his remarks to two of the committee members.
- to address (a letter, package, etc.) to an intended recipient.
verb (used without object)
- to act as a guide.
- to give commands or orders.
- to serve as the director of a play, film, orchestra, etc.
adjective
- proceeding in a straight line or by the shortest course; straight; undeviating; not oblique:
a direct route.
- proceeding in an unbroken line of descent; lineal rather than collateral:
a direct descendant.
- Mathematics.
- (of a proportion) containing terms of which an increase (or decrease) in one results in an increase (or decrease) in another: a term is said to be in direct proportion to another term if one increases (or decreases) as the other increases (or decreases).
- (of a function) the function itself, in contrast to its inverse. Compare inverse ( def 2 ).
direct contact with the voters; direct exposure to a disease.
the direct remarks of a forthright individual.
Synonyms: , ,
the direct opposite.
- consisting exactly of the words originally used; verbatim:
direct quotation.
- Government. of or by action of voters, which takes effect without representatives or another intervening agency, as in direct democracy
War will be a direct result of such political action.
- allocated for or arising from a particular known agency, process, job, etc.:
The new machine was listed by the accountant as a direct cost.
- Electricity. of or relating to direct current.
- Astronomy.
- moving in an orbit in the same direction as the earth in its revolution around the sun.
- appearing to move on the celestial sphere in the direction of the natural order of the signs of the zodiac, from west to east. Compare retrograde ( def 4 ).
- Surveying. (of a telescope) in its normal position; not inverted or transited.
- (of dye colors) working without the use of a mordant; substantive.
direct
/ da瑟-; d瑟藞r蓻kt /
verb
- to regulate, conduct, or control the affairs of
- also intr to give commands or orders with authority to (a person or group)
he directed them to go away
- to tell or show (someone) the way to a place
- to aim, point, or cause to move towards a goal
- to address (a letter, parcel, etc)
- to address (remarks, words, etc)
to direct comments at someone
- also intr to provide guidance to (actors, cameramen, etc) in the rehearsal of a play or the filming of a motion picture
- also intr
- to conduct (a piece of music or musicians), usually while performing oneself
- another word (esp US) for conduct
adjective
- without delay or evasion; straightforward
a direct approach
- without turning aside; uninterrupted; shortest; straight
a direct route
- without intervening persons or agencies; immediate
a direct link
- honest; frank; candid
a direct answer
- usually prenominal precise; exact
a direct quotation
- diametrical
the direct opposite
- in an unbroken line of descent, as from father to son over succeeding generations
a direct descendant
- (of government, decisions, etc) by or from the electorate rather than through representatives
- logic maths (of a proof) progressing from the premises to the conclusion, rather than eliminating the possibility of the falsehood of the conclusion Compare indirect proof
- astronomy moving from west to east on the celestial sphere Compare retrograde
- of or relating to direct current
- (of a secondary induced current) having the same direction as the primary current
- music
- (of motion) in the same direction See motion
- (of an interval or chord) in root position; not inverted
adverb
- directly; straight
he went direct to the office
Derived Forms
- 诲颈藞谤别肠迟苍别蝉蝉, noun
Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms
- 诲颈路谤别肠迟顎僡路产濒别 adjective
- 诲颈路谤别肠迟顎僴别蝉蝉 noun
- 辫谤别顎卍颈路谤别肠迟顎 verb (used with object)
- 蝉别濒蹿顎-诲颈路谤别肠迟顎僫苍驳 adjective
- 蝉别尘顎卛路诲颈路谤别肠迟顎 adjective
- sem顎卛路诲颈路谤别肠迟顎僴别蝉蝉 noun
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of direct1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
A 26-year-old man was directed to leave the Shrine of Remembrance and is expected to be charged with offensive behaviour, according to Victoria Police.
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