4 meanings, 29 uses
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1 —1 use as in:
depart directly
Definition
without delay, or in the quickest manner, or without going somewhere else first
- THOMAS APPROACHED the city from the east, around the royal garden, down the less-traveled road that ran directly to the castle.Chapter 27 (29% in)
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2 —6 uses as in:
directly above; or buy direct from
Definition
straight (exactly where stated); or without involvement of anything in between
The exact meaning of this sense of direct is subject to its context. For example:
- "The road runs directly to Las Vegas." — straight (without varying from a straight line)
- "It was a direct hit." — exact
- "The plant is in direct sunlight." — unobstructed (without anything in between)
- "She wants a direct meeting with him." — personal (without other people in between)
- "She paid direct attention to what he was reading." — close
- "a direct gaze" — straight, steady, or focused—not a brief glance taken while generally looking at other things; not a sideways look
- Johan nodded at a group of warriors stretching by what looked like a barracks directly ahead.Chapter 22 (33% in)
Other Uses (with this meaning)
- The route was almost impossible to see without standing directly in front of it.Chapter 5 (3% in)
- The sun was directly above-she'd been unconscious all night and half the day?Chapter 6 (71% in)
- On the back, scrawled in pencil, a direct line to the White House.Chapter 7 (94% in)
- Qurong glanced at Woref, who was staring at her directly.Chapter 10 (61% in)
- "I just heard that you allowed my teacher to escape!" she snapped, looking directly at Wore.Chapter 23 (51% in)
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3 —3 uses as in:
directed her question to
Definition
to indicate direction; or to cause movement or focus in a direction or towards an object
The 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
- Elyon's anger is directed toward anything that hinders his love.Chapter 26 (62% in)
Other Uses (with this meaning)
- She had not been surprised to realize that her anger was directed at the disease, not the Horde.Chapter 21 (59% in)
- The words he was about to speak on the air would do nothing less than open the floodgates of rage, directed at the world's best-known symbol of power: the White House.Chapter 29 (24% in)
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4 —7 uses as in:
directed the movie
Definition
supervise, control, or to be in charge of
- By his hesitancy, the director of the CIA wasn't sure about Blair's evenhanded response to the riots.Chapter 29 (74% in)
Other Uses (with this meaning)
- Kara parked her car and ran down the same steps she'd descended over a week earlier with CIA Director Phil Grant.Chapter 1 (30% in)
- Phil Grant, director of the CIA, listened intently, slowly massaging the loose skin on his forehead.Chapter 14 (27% in)
- Mike, I'd like you to meet Phil Grant, director of the CIA, Dwight Olsen said.Chapter 20 (40% in)
- The CIA director had proven invaluable and earned his life.Chapter 24 (86% in)
- Like the director of the CIA had said, like it or not, he was one of the most powerful people in the country at the moment.Chapter 29 (54% in)
- The director left.Chapter 29 (89% in)
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? —12 uses
exact meaning not specified
- Justin bounded for his horse, leaped into his saddle, grabbed the reins, and galloped up the slope, directly toward Thomas.Chapter 45 (72% in)
- Gruff shouting directed the attack overhead.Chapter 5 (12% in)
- He saw them then, five horses raising dust beyond the smoke, speeding directly for his trap.Chapter 5 (46% in)
- He faced Monique directly.Chapter 14 (63% in)
- He took Mike's arm and directed him away from the security lines.Chapter 20 (46% in)
- Chelise is as ... direct as you.Chapter 21 (44% in)
- She lowered her head and walked directly toward the wide path that led to the library.Chapter 21 (63% in)
- She took a deep breath, stood as tall as she gracefully could, lifted her chin as a princess might, and strode directly for the two guards.Chapter 21 (65% in)
- Thomas and Johan rode with two extra horses each, a fast trot, directly for the lake now just half a mile ahead of them.Chapter 22 (17% in)
- Thomas avoided a direct response.Chapter 28 (11% in)
- The Israelis have already directed their fleet as demanded by the French.Chapter 29 (93% in)
- Justin, on the other hand, drove his horse straight on, right over the berm that encircled the small valley, directly toward Chelise.Chapter 45 (63% in)
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