Direct meaning
Directed the student to answer.
Direct contact, direct knowledge, direct marketing.
Directed us to the airport.
An example of to direct is instructing a performer what to do next in a play.
A direct route.
A direct response.
Direct contact; direct sunlight.
Direct elections.
A direct descendant of the monarch.
A direct quotation; direct speech.
Direct opposites.
An example of direct is a non-stop plane trip from Los Angeles to Seattle.
An example of direct is someone telling a friend they would look better wearing make up.
A direct route.
A direct answer.
The direct opposite.
A direct quotation.
A direct proportion.
The most direct route between two buildings.
They directed their fire towards the men on the wall.
He directed his question to the room in general.
He directed me to the left-hand road.
She directed them to leave immediately.
Origin of direct
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From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From Latin dīrectus, perfect passive participle of dīrigō (“straighten, direct”), from dis- (“asunder, in pieces, apart, in two”) + regō (“make straight, rule”).
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