All 9 Uses of
direct
in
Heart of Darkness
- The Director of Companies was our captain and our host.†
Chpt 1 *
- The Director, satisfied the anchor had good hold, made his way aft and sat down amongst us.†
Chpt 1
- The yarns of seamen have a direct simplicity, the whole meaning of which lies within the shell of a cracked nut.†
Chpt 1
- There were either no villages, or the people were hostile, or the director, who like the rest of us fed out of tins, with an occasional old he-goat thrown in, didn't want to stop the steamer for some more or less recondite reason.†
Chpt 2
- You would have perceived directly then how completely she was out of it.†
Chpt 2
- This I did directly the simple funeral was over.†
Chpt 2 *
- I directed my glass to the house.†
Chpt 3 *
- However, he had enough strength in him—factitious no doubt—to very nearly make an end of us, as you shall hear directly.†
Chpt 3
- "We have lost the first of the ebb," said the Director, suddenly.†
Chpt 3
Definitions:
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(direct as in: directed the movie) supervise, control, or to be in charge of
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(direct as in: directed her question to) to indicate direction; or to cause movement or focus in a direction or towards an objectThe exact meaning of this sense of direct is subject to its context. For example:
- "intentionally directed fire at unarmed civilians" -- aimed a gun
- "directed the question to her" -- aimed a question
- "directed her north" -- pointed in a particular direction
- "directed attention to the 3rd paragraph" -- focused attention on a particular object
- "The sound of her voice directed him to the kitchen." -- guided or gave directions to someone to help them move to a particular place
- "She directed him to the airport." -- gave directions to send someone to a particular place
- "She directed the boat north." -- steered it
- "directed the letter to" -- send a letter to a particular person by putting a name and address on it
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(direct as in: directed the jury to...) give instructions or commands