All 23 Uses of
direct
in
Nineteen Minutes
- Patrick directed them each down a different hallway, and then he himself pushed through the double doors, past students who were shoving each other in an effort to get outside.
Chpt 1 (definition 1)directed = sent
- He didn't turn to watch the kid go; instead he focused on the body directly in front of him.
Chpt 1 (definition 2)directly = close (without anything in between)
- As she directed the woman's husband to get behind his wife, holding her upright as she began to push, Lacy felt her pager vibrate at the waistline of her sea-blue scrubs.
Chpt 1 (definition 3) *directed = instructed
- Diana Leven, who had left her job as an assistant attorney general in Boston two years ago to join a department that was a little kinder and gentler, walked into the Sterling High gym and stopped beside the body of a boy who had fallen directly on the three-point line after being shot in the neck.
Chpt 1 (definition 2)directly = exactly
- The shoes of the crime scene techs squeaked on the shellacked floor as they took photographs and picked up shell casings, zipping them into plastic evidence bags. Directing them was Patrick Ducharme.
Chpt 1 (definition 4)directing = supervising
- The twelve members of the commission were lawyers, policemen, executive directors of victim's advocacy organizations.
Chpt 1 (definition 4) *directors = supervisors (people in charge or running organizations)
- Maine and New Hampshire were the only two states left in the country with an Executive Council-a group that acted as a direct check on the governor's power.
Chpt 1 (definition 2)direct = without anything in between
- There was chatter-it sounded like a furtive conversation-coming from the room directly below him.
Chpt 1 (definition 2)directly = straight (in a straight line)
- They went into the main office together, and were directed down the hall to the media center.
Chpt 1 (definition 1)directed = sent
- Indirectly, Patrick realized, Peter Houghton's casualty count was still rising.
Chpt 1 (definition 5) *indirectly = incidentally (not the main thing being thought about)standard prefix: The prefix "in-" in indirectly means not and reverses the meaning of directly. This is the same pattern you see in words like invisible, incomplete, and insecure.
- Did income have a direct or causal effect on happiness?†
Chpt 1 (definition 3)
- It was the flip side to the passion that made her feel as if she'd gone electric inside-just directed, negatively, at someone weak.
Chpt 1 (definition 1)directed = focused
- He looked directly at Alex.
Chpt 1 (definition 2) *directly = straight (exactly where stated; used for emphasis)
- She talked about Angie, whose parents had split up during the school year and who had failed algebra as an indirect consequence.
Chpt 2 (definition 5)indirect = not straightforward (incidental)standard prefix: The prefix "in-" in indirect means not and reverses the meaning of direct. This is the same pattern you see in words like invisible, incomplete, and insecure.
- She walked toward the defense table and pointed directly at Peter, who stared steadfastly down at his lap.
Chpt 2 (definition 2)directly = straight (exactly where stated; used for emphasis)
- Dr. Wah will not only tell you about studies that have been done on children like Peter, he'll tell you how Peter was directly affected by the years and years of torment at the hands of the Sterling High School community.
Chpt 2 (definition 2)directly = personally (without anything in between)
- He was sitting directly behind his son, his eyes fixed straight on the bench.
Chpt 2 (definition 2)directly = close
- 'Doctor,' Jordan asked, 'did you ever once speak directly to Peter Houghton?'
Chpt 2 (definition 2)directly = personally (person-to-person)
- As she spoke she directed her words at Peter, and hoped he could read it as an apology.
Chpt 2 (definition 1) *directed = aimed
- A wooden bench sat directly opposite, and a line of metal lockers.
Chpt 2 (definition 2)directly = closely
- If he was, then she could have told him directly how much she wanted to kill him.
Chpt 2 (definition 2)directly = personally (person-to-person)
- You can see the version everyone else sees, or you can choose the director's cut-the way he wanted you to see it, before everything else got in the way.
Chpt 2 (definition 4)director = person in charge of making a filmstandard suffix: The suffix "-or" often converts a verb to a noun that means "a person who." This is the pattern you see in words like actor, editor, and visitor.
Uses with a very rare meaning:
- He put on a fine show-whispering with Peter, putting his hand on the boy's arm when he got upset, taking copious notes on the direct examination and sharing them with his client.†
Chpt 2 (definition 6) *