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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.

Example Sentences

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Israel currently ranks as the third most targeted country in the world for cyberattacks, according to recent Microsoft data, with 3.5% of global attacks directed at the country over the past year.

From The Wall Street Journal

You can find which trust your local hospital belongs to on the NI direct website.

From BBC

They direct attention toward possibility, not just survival, and bring their teams along.

From MarketWatch

It’s played less for irony and more as context for the relatable world that the directing Philippou brothers built for Sally Hawkins’ desperate pain.

From Los Angeles Times

For example, if the new plan saves you $200 a month in premiums, set up a direct deposit for that amount into your HSA.

From Barron's