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'direct' in a sentence

Learn how to use 'direct' with 20 example sentences.

direct adjective

: having no intervening persons, agents, conditions

: being an immediate result or consequence

: in precisely the same words used by a writer or speaker

: lacking compromising or mitigating elements; exact

: direct in spatial dimensions; proceeding without deviation or interruption; straight and short

: straightforward in means or manner or behavior or language or action

: in a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child

: moving from west to east on the celestial sphere; or--for planets--around the sun in the same direction as the Earth

: similar in nature or effect or relation to another quantity

: (of a current) flowing in one direction only

direct verb

: command with authority

: intend (something) to move towards a certain goal

: guide the actors in (plays and films)

: govern or manage

: take somebody somewhere

: cause to go somewhere

: point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards

: lead, as in the performance of a composition

: give directions to; point somebody into a certain direction

: specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public

: direct the course; determine the direction of travelling

: put an address on (an envelope)

: plan and direct (a complex undertaking)

direct adverb

: without deviation

directed directing direct flight direct access
  • Queen Elizabeth did not have any direct heir.
  • You should protect your eyes from direct sunlight.
  • We have direct access to the information.
  • Most movies are written and directed by men.
  • Is there a direct train to Barcelona?
  • That's a direct order.
  • Can you direct me to the nearest subway station?
  • There is a direct flight from Tokyo to London.
  • Your questions were too direct.
  • However, it is a direct translation of the Japanese version.
  • I want a direct answer.
  • He directed all his energy to his business.
  • Traffic lights are used to direct traffic.
  • This movie was directed by John Ford.
  • May I direct your attention to this?
  • A conductor directs an orchestra.
  • That is a direct and deliberate lie.
  • He is very direct about it.
  • Directing is what all actors say they want to do.
  • This is a direct quote.

    • Words related to 'direct'

    straight guide lead manage order immediate

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