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Moderatedirect
The correct spelling is direct.
How to pronounce direct
/d(a)ɪˈɹɛkt/
verbIPA: /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.To manage, control, steer.
- 2.To aim (something) at (something else).
- 3.To point out or show to (somebody) the right course or way; to guide, as by pointing out the way.
- 4.To point out to with authority; to instruct as a superior; to order.
- 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.Proceeding without deviation or interruption.
- 2.Straight; not crooked, oblique, or circuitous; leading by the short or shortest way to a point or end.
- 3.Straightforward; sincere.
- 4.Immediate; express; plain; unambiguous.
- 5.In the line of descent; not collateral.
adverb
- 1.Directly.
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