direct

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direct
dɪˈrɛkt Listen
Meanings
adjective
  • extending or moving from one place to another without changing direction or stopping.
    E.g. there was no direct flight that day
  • without intervening factors or intermediaries.
    E.g. the complications are a direct result of bacteria spreading
  • (of a person or their behaviour) going straight to the point; frank.
    E.g. he is very direct and honest
  • perpendicular to a surface; not oblique.
    E.g. a direct butt joint between surfaces of steel
adverb
  • with no one or nothing in between.
    E.g. they seem reluctant to deal with me direct
verb
  • control the operations of; manage or govern.
    E.g. an economic elite directed the nation's affairs
  • aim (something) in a particular direction or at a particular person.
    E.g. heating ducts to direct warm air to rear-seat passengers
  • give (someone) an official order or authoritative instruction.
    E.g. the judge directed him to perform community service

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