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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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“There was a lot of pressure being put on the Fed during the global financial crisis — things they should be doing, shouldn’t be doing. Direct criticism and from behind closed doors,” he said.

From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026

Direct Line's Mark Summerville said often tradespeople felt they had no choice but to write off unpaid invoices, describing it as not only financially damaging but "deeply demoralising".

From BBC • May 10, 2026

Direct travel spending in 2025 was slightly below the previous year in Los Angeles County, according to an economic impact report this week from Visit California.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2026

Direct Lebanon-Israel talks have taken place since 1983.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Direct your attention to the wallpaper with its Revolutionary War motif.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides




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