3 meanings, 19 uses
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1 —3 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
- One of the shiny smoke clouds pulled a dirty trick, pluming from the pavement directly in front of us.p. 52.5
Other Uses (with this meaning)
- Meg glowered at me as if our little Greek excursion had been my fault and not .... well, only indirectly my fault.p. 174.8
- She pointed to a tunnel directly behind the queen's clutch of eggs.p. 264.4
There are no more uses of "direct" flagged with this meaning in The Hidden Oracle.
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2 —1 use as in:
was direct in my instructions
Definition
straightforward (uncomplicated or simple — perhaps also indicating openness and honesty)
- I am only indirectly responsible for this!p. 331.9
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3 —5 uses as in:
directed the movie
Definition
supervise, control, or to be in charge of
- Also the director of this camp.p. 97.5
Other Uses (with this meaning)
- This is why we convinced the board of directors to hire us!p. 222.6
- Are you telling me the forest has a board of directors?p. 222.7
- Perhaps the board of directors had a rule against pets.p. 230.7
- Nobody on the board of directors even knew about it.p. 235.8
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? —10 uses
exact meaning not specified
- To avoid running into the huge bronze Colossus directly in their path, they dove toward the earth.p. 334.8
- He marched toward the fire escape ladder, but a banana peel seemed to slither directly into his path.p. 13.8
- I directed it myself!p. 74.9
- The satyrs directed us to spread out across the meadow.p. 156.7
- Without a way to see and direct our fates, we will wither and die—gods and mortals alike, anyone who opposes the Triumvirate.p. 205.1
- As a poet, I did not cultivate directness.p. 224.3
- Instead of punishing me directly, Zeus or the Fates or all the gods together had visited their wrath upon Meg McCaffrey.p. 233.9
- If you want to punish me, Father, be my guest, but have the courage to hurt me directly, not my mortal companion.p. 254.7
- I would have brought him into the Grove of Dodona, but I had a feeling I wouldn't be doing him any favors by putting him in a dead-end clearing full of insane voices, in the direct path of approaching flames.p. 295.9
- I sang directly into the mouth of the myrmekes' tunnel, trusting the acoustics to carry my message.p. 314.1
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