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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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In neighbouring Gwynedd, two young boys were praised after taking it upon themselves to direct cars through the village of Llanbedr, which has been stricken with traffic problems for decades.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

DBS Group, United Overseas Bank and Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. think that the first-order impact from the Middle East conflict will be limited, as their direct exposure isn’t significant.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

In other words, $72 billion is just the direct, upfront cost.

From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026

Mexican officials on Wednesday announced the start of direct talks with the United States on revising the USMCA.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

“You need to pack up. That hurricane’s getting nasty. It looks like it might be a direct hit on the city. We’re leaving town.”

From "I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005" by Lauren Tarshis




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