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directs

The correct spelling is directs.

How to pronounce directs

verb

Say it like: Dir-ect-s

The correct spelling is directs. 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.

Definition

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.

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