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direct

The correct spelling is direct.

How to pronounce direct

/d(a)ɪˈɹɛkt/
verb

IPA: /d(a)ɪˈɹɛkt/

Say it like: Dir-ect

The correct spelling is direct. To manage, control, steer. For example: "to direct the affairs of a nation or the movements of an army"

Usage Examples

to direct the affairs of a nation or the movements of an army

He directed his question to the room in general.

He directed me to the left-hand road.

Meanings

verb

  1. 1.To manage, control, steer.
  2. 2.To aim (something) at (something else).
  3. 3.To point out or show to (somebody) the right course or way; to guide, as by pointing out the way.
  4. 4.To point out to with authority; to instruct as a superior; to order.
  5. 5.To put a direction or address upon; to mark with the name and residence of the person to whom anything is sent.

adjective

  1. 1.Proceeding without deviation or interruption.
  2. 2.Straight; not crooked, oblique, or circuitous; leading by the short or shortest way to a point or end.
  3. 3.Straightforward; sincere.
  4. 4.Immediate; express; plain; unambiguous.
  5. 5.In the line of descent; not collateral.

adverb

  1. 1.Directly.

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