Meaning of 'direct'

adverb

without deviation

Example: "the path leads directly to the lake"

Synonyms: straight

adjective

lacking compromising or mitigating elements

adjective

direct in spatial dimensions

adjective

(of a current) flowing in one direction only

Example: "direct current"

adjective

straightforward in means or manner or behavior or language or action

Example: "a direct question"

adjective

similar in nature or effect or relation to another quantity

Example: "a term is in direct proportion to another term if it increases (or decreases) as the other increases (or decreases)"

adjective

moving from west to east on the celestial sphere

Example: "or--for planets--around the sun in the same direction as the Earth"

adjective

having no intervening persons, agents, conditions

Example: "in direct sunlight"

Synonyms: unmediated

adjective

in precisely the same words used by a writer or speaker

Example: "a direct quotation"

Synonyms: verbatim

adjective

in a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child

Synonyms: lineal

adjective

being an immediate result or consequence

Example: "a direct result of the accident"

verb

plan and direct (a complex undertaking)

Synonyms: engineer mastermind organise organize orchestrate

verb

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

Synonyms: aim

verb

command with authority

Example: "They directed the children to do their homework."

verb

give directions to

Example: "point somebody into a certain direction"

verb

put an address on (an envelope)

Synonyms: address

verb

intend (something) to move towards a certain goal

Synonyms: place

verb

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

Synonyms: aim

verb

guide the actors in (plays and films)

verb

lead, as in the performance of a composition

Synonyms: conduct

verb

direct the course

Example: "determine the direction of travelling"

Synonyms: maneuver

verb

cause to go somewhere

Synonyms: send

verb

take somebody somewhere

Synonyms: take

verb

be in charge of

Synonyms: head