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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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Direct investing is a natural evolution for family offices, moving from private equity to deal-by-deal underwriting via boutiques.

From Barron's • May 23, 2026

Direct foreign investment in California rose last year despite the trade disruptions caused by President Trump’s tariffs, according to an annual tally released this week.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

Direct effects from the Middle East war were limited, but a prolonged conflict could negatively affect demand, the bank adds.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

Direct talks between Lebanese and Israeli officials are set to be held in the US later - the first such negotiations in decades.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

Direct measurements of the speed of light come much later, in the nineteenth century.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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