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direct

[dih-rekt, dahy-] / dɪˈrɛkt, daɪ- /










Usage

What are other ways to say direct? To direct is to give information for guidance, or instructions or orders for a course of procedure: to direct someone to the station. To conduct is to precede or escort them to a place, sometimes with a degree of ceremony: to conduct a guest to his room. Guide implies continuous presence or agency in showing or indicating a course: to guide a traveler. To lead is to bring them onward in a course, guiding by contact or by going in advance; hence, figuratively, to influence or induce to some course of conduct: to lead a procession; to lead astray.

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Iraola's style is based on high pressing and rapid and direct play.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

Well, you certainly know how to ask a direct question.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026

Actor Tommy Dorfman snatched up the rights to write and direct the body thriller.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

Israel and Lebanon began direct talks in April, with a fourth round expected in the coming week.

From Barron's • May 31, 2026

Twice, the V-shaped twigs served to direct him.

From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret




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