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Etymology

From Latin dīrectus, perfect passive participle of dīrigō (“straighten, direct”), from dis- (“asunder, in pieces, apart, in two”) + regō (“make straight, rule”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

direct (comparative more direct, superlative most direct)

  1. Straight, constant, without interruption.

Antonyms

Derived terms

Verb

to direct (third-person singular simple present directs, present participle directing, simple past and past participle directed)

  1. To manage, control, steer.
  2. To aim at.
    They directed their fire towards the men on the wall.
    He directed his question to the room in general.

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Translations

to manage, control, steer
  • Bulgarian: ръководя bg(bg), управлявам bg(bg)
  • Danish: dirigere da(da), lede da(da)
  • Esperanto: gvidi eo(eo)
  • Finnish: ohjata fi(fi)
  • Hebrew: ניהל he(he) (nehél)
  • Russian: управлять ru(ru) (upravl'át')
  • Spanish: dirigir es(es)
to aim at
  • Bulgarian: упътвам bg(bg), насочвам bg(bg)
  • Danish: rette da(da)
  • Finnish: tähdätä fi(fi)
  • Hebrew: כיוון he(he) (kivén)
  • Russian: направлять/направить (napravl'át'/naprávit'), нацеливать/нацелить (nacélivat'/nacélit')

Anagrams

Dutch

Pronunciation

Adverb

direct

  1. immediately

Synonyms

French

Etymology

From Latin dīrectus

Pronunciation

Adjective

direct m. (f. directe, m. plural directs, f. plural directes)

  1. direct

Adverb

direct

  1. directly

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Derived terms

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