All 37 Uses of

direct
in
Hunger Games Book #3 (Mockingjay)

In the morning, I see that 7:00--Breakfast is directly followed by 7:30--Command, which is fine since I may as well start the ball rolling.
Chpt 3

directly = immediately

When we ask for Beetee, we're directed through the maze until we reach an enormous plate-glass window.
Chpt 5

directed = guided

I left the studio directly and refused to acknowledge his comments from the booth today.
Chpt 6

directly = immediately

I avoid looking at him directly, but I catch a glimpse of his reflection in one of the shiny control consoles along the wall.
Chpt 6

directly = straight (focusing where stated rather than including it as part of a larger focus; or a careful look rather than a quick glance)

The TV crew consists of a pair of burly Capitol cameramen with heavy mobile cameras encasing their bodies like insect shells, a woman director named Cressida who has a shaved head tattooed with green vines, and her assistant, Messalla, a slim young man with several sets of earrings.
Chpt 7

director = 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.

A woman directing the incoming patients catches sight of us, does a sort of double take, and then strides over.
Chpt 7

directing = sending to specific places

I shift onto my side and find myself looking directly into Gale's eyes.
Chpt 7

directly = straight (exactly where stated; used for emphasis)

I lead earlier and score a direct hit on the point plane, blasting a hole in its belly.
Chpt 7

direct = exact

I start to get up and then realize they plan to roll my hospital bed directly there.
Chpt 8

directly = where stated (used for emphasis)

Gale and I directly disobeyed orders yesterday, and Boggs has the injury to prove it.
Chpt 8 *

directly = in a straightforward manner (clearly without any ambiguity)

He looks directly into the camera, right into my eyes.
Chpt 8

directly = straight (exactly where stated; used for emphasis)

We board a hovercraft for the short ride to 12 and I'm directed to a seat at a table where Plutarch, Gale, and Cressida are poring over a map.
Chpt 9

directed = given instructions to go

Cressida directs the team to start with me at my old house.
Chpt 9

directs = instructs

Then I'm staring directly into President Snow's snake eyes as he greets the nation.
Chpt 9

directly = straight (exactly where stated)

Although we have decades of support for the assumption that further direct attacks on Thirteen would be counterproductive to the Capitol's cause. Nuclear missiles would release radiation into the atmosphere, with incalculable environmental results. Even routine bombing could badly damage our military compound, which we know they hope to regain.
Chpt 10

direct = straightforward (uncomplicated)

Groups of people begin to peel off into marked doorways and still Boggs directs me downward, until finally the stairs end at the edge of an enormous cavern.
Chpt 10

directs = indicates to go where stated

After Crazy Cat, we're directed to bed.
Chpt 11

directed = given instructions to go

We clean our spaces, as directed, and file obediently toward the door.
Chpt 11

directed = instructed

Because now I know that everything I say will be directly taken out on Peeta.
Chpt 11

directly = where stated (used for emphasis)

If you force me to leave, I'll go directly to surgery and tell my mother everything that's happened.
Chpt 13

directly = immediately

The Nut was established directly after the Dark Days, when the Capitol had lost 13 and was desperate for a new underground stronghold.
Chpt 14

I can't help thinking that's directed at me.
Chpt 14

directed = aimed (intended for)

She scribbles something on a pad and sends me directly back to the hospital.
Chpt 17

directly = immediately

...before I realize he's standing there. Directly across the table, behind the empty seat next to Johanna. Watching me.
Chpt 17

directly = straight (exactly where stated; used for emphasis)

Not that it's directed at me.
Chpt 17

directed = aimed (intended for)

Finnick goes directly down to see Johanna, but I linger outside a few minutes until Boggs comes out.
Chpt 18

directly = immediately

At first I think that Peeta is the cause of the unease, but by the end of the meal, I realize more than a few unfriendly looks have been directed my way.
Chpt 19

directed = focused

Since this is both a mission and a shoot, I'm about to ask who's in charge, my commander or my director, when Cressida calls, "Action!"
Chpt 19

director = person in charge of making a film

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.

That would be in direct violation of President Coin's orders.
Chpt 20

direct = clear

He painfully pushes himself up to a sitting position and directs his words to Gale.
Chpt 20 *

directs = aims or focuses

There is a simple network of wide tunnels that directly corresponds to the main street plan above, underlying the major avenues and cross streets.
Chpt 21

directly = exactly

It doesn't matter whether they tracked us to the second apartment or assumed we went directly underground.
Chpt 22

directly = immediately

I feel immensely relieved by the news that I won't be given--and have to ignore--direct orders from 13.
Chpt 23

direct = clear

"Stay to the right!" a voice orders, and I see the Peacekeepers interspersed throughout the crowd, directing the flow of human traffic.
Chpt 24

directing = steering

This is what happens: A hovercraft marked with the Capitol's seal materializes directly over the barricaded children.
Chpt 24

directly = exactly where stated (used for emphasis)

What has been proposed is that in lieu of eliminating the entire Capitol population, we have a final, symbolic Hunger Games, using the children directly related to those who held the most power.
Chpt 26 *

directly = closely (in this case, not distant relatives, but close relatives)

As directed, I turn so they see me in profile, and wait.
Chpt 26

directed = instructed

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Definitions:

(1) (direct as in: directly above; or buy direct)
without anything in between -- whether in time, space, or involvement
(2) (direct as in: gave a direct answer)
straightforward -- often clear, open, or blunt in speech or behavior
(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
(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.

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Hunger Games Book #3 (Mockingjay)