All 13 Uses of
direct
in
My Antonia
- Yulka forgot to give me back my comforter, and I had to drive home directly against the wind.†
Book 1directly = immediately
- Grandmother went on talking in her polite Virginia way, not admitting their stark need or her own remissness, until Jake arrived with the hamper, as if in direct answer to Mrs. Shimerda's reproaches.†
Book 1 *direct = clear, or straightforward
- It stood directly in front of their old cave, which they used as a cellar.†
Book 1directly = close
- He felt his way directly to the piano.†
Book 2directly = straight (without delay or interruption)
- I worked at a commodious green-topped table placed directly in front of the west window which looked out over the prairie.†
Book 3 *directly = close
- At the end of his run he stepped indifferently from the train along with the passengers, his street hat on his head and his conductor's cap in an alligator-skin bag, went directly into the station and changed his clothes.†
Book 4directly = straight (without delay or interruption)
- "Of course," he said, "I should have to do it in a direct way, and say a great deal about myself.†
Book Intr.
- Both rooms were plastered and whitewashed—the plaster laid directly upon the earth walls, as it used to be in dugouts.†
Book 1
- The road from the post-office came directly by our door, crossed the farmyard, and curved round this little pond, beyond which it began to climb the gentle swell of unbroken prairie to the west.†
Book 1
- Since the father's death, Ambrosch was more than ever the head of the house, and he seemed to direct the feelings as well as the fortunes of his womenfolk.†
Book 1
- The door from the office opened, and Johnnie Gardener came in, directing Blind d'Arnault—he would never consent to be led.†
Book 2 *
- Ambrosch, the thoughtful-looking one who had directed me down by the plum bushes, called my attention to the stout brick walls and the cement floor.†
Book 5
- His habitual scepticism was like a direct inheritance from that old woman.†
Book 5
Definitions:
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(1)
(direct as in: directly above; or buy direct) without anything in between -- whether in time, space, or involvement
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(2)
(direct as in: gave a direct answer) straightforward -- often clear, open, or blunt in speech or behavior
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(3)
(direct as in: direct a question; or direct a film) to guide, aim, or manage -- such as actions, attention, speech, a project or company
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(4)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Direct can take on many specialized meanings not included in this dictionary.As an adjective or adverb, direct usually means there is a clear or straight connection with nothing in the way. It can also mean easy to understand, without confusion. For example:- Direct action – taking quick and clear steps to make something happen
- Direct descendant – someone who comes straight from an ancestor, like a grandchild
- Direct line (in genealogy) – a family connection that goes straight from one generation to the next
- Direct deposit – money that is sent straight into a bank account
- Direct object – in a sentence, the person or thing that receives the action of the verb
- Direct kick – in sports, a kick where the ball can go straight into the goal without touching another player
- Direct cost – a cost that comes straight from making a product or providing a service
- Direct investment – putting money directly into a company or project
- Direct elections – when people vote for leaders without going through an extra step
- Direct current (DC) – a type of electric flow that moves in only one direction
As a verb, most all of the senses of direct involve giving orders or aiming.