All 11 Uses of
direct
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The Horse Whisperer
- He'd studied the map and figured that though it wasn't the most direct route, less of it would be on smaller roads that might not have been cleared.†
Chpt 1direct = straightest or quickest
- They were now directly in the path of Gulliver's slide.†
Chpt 1directly = straight (exactly where stated; used for emphasis)
- It's a direct quote, Don.†
Chpt 1 *direct = exact
- The art director, who clearly did think so, was getting more and more defensive.†
Chpt 5director = supervisor (person in charge)standard 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.
- The art director muttered something that Annie chose to ignore.†
Chpt 5
- That would have been okay, except that he'd copied it to four other directors before even speaking to her.†
Chpt 19directors = members of a board that oversee the affairs of a corporation or other institution; or supervisors (people in charge)
- And maybe he'd imagined it, but when she talked, no matter how generally, it always seemed somehow directed at him.†
Chpt 23 *directed = aimed, or intended for
- It was a road no longer used since a wider, more direct access had been built from the highway which lay half a mile away on the other side of the river.†
Chpt 1
- Through the window of the police car, Wayne Tanner watched the helicopter hover above the landing spot and gently lower itself, whipping up a blizzard around the head of the cop who was directing it in.†
Chpt 1
- In fact he liked the way she was so direct, just looked you right in the eye and came out with it.†
Chpt 19
- Now I saw in my dream that by this time the pilgrims were got over the Enchanted Ground and entering into the country ofBeulah, whose air was very sweet and pleasant; the way lying directly through it, they solaced themselves there for a season.†
Chpt 25 *
Definitions:
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(direct as in: directly above; or buy direct) without anything in between -- whether in time, space, or involvement
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(direct as in: gave a direct answer) straightforward -- often clear, open, or blunt in speech or behavior
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(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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(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.