All 23 Uses of

direct
in
Fearless

Richard drove directly behind the Samurai, nervous but also confident that nothing would happen to Adam.†
p. 34.5

directly = close, or in a straight line

In an early phone call to check on Adam's progress, Janice and Larry spoke with the program's director and Adam's counselor, Wayne Gray, who said that "Adam is really embracing a relationship with Jesus Christ.†
p. 73.6 *

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.

After two hours of fruitless searching, near dusk she was amazed to see Larry's truck—with Adam driving and someone in the passenger seat—pull out from a side street directly in front of her.†
p. 88.7

directly = close

DEVGRU operators take orders from the highest levels within the Pentagon or directly from the Oval Office.†
p. 142.3 *

directly = straight (without anything in between)

She was directly below him when he bellowed out in Pashto, praying she would listen, "Drop it!†
p. 276.2

directly = close, or in a straight line

Adam Brown's civilian and military life has been recounted to me by his family, friends, and teammates—all eyewitnesses to each event portrayed in this book, including what Adam told them directly about his history and spiritual testimony.†
p. xiii.1

"Applied direct pressure to wounds until Life-mobile Personnel arrived," he wrote in his report.†
p. 55.7

Larry sent his son off with Proverbs 3:5-6: "Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths."†
p. 72.1

'In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths.'†
p. 86.7

He directed her to a neighborhood not far away, where she parked in front of a run-down house.†
p. 89.4

Kelley told Adam how she'd been praying, and praying hard, asking God for guidance, asking him directly if she should abandon the relationship.†
p. 93.2 *

The new guys were called in pairs to the garage and directed to stand with their backs against the wall.†
p. 137.7

Brown implemented an innovative re-directing braking system that improved safety of rappel operations.†
p. 160.1

They would not allow Adam to participate with his platoon in direct-action combat missions on the ground.†
p. 171.9

"He thought he'd work hard and prove himself and then persuade leadership to clear him for direct action," says one of his Team TWO teammates.†
p. 172.3

As a member of the support team for Team TWO in Mosul, Adam had planned nearly a dozen successful direct-action raids and missions that resulted in the capture or killing of numerous insurgents.†
p. 177.8

For this deployment, Adam's third and his second to a combat zone, he had been cleared for direct action, having proven that his virtually blind eye was not a liability.†
p. 186.3

On one particular assault, "we'd dropped two guys that were directly engaging us, and there was a third guy winging bullets in our general direction," Heath says.†
p. 230.1

The citation reads, For heroic achievement...in combat operations against the enemy as an assault team member, [Adam Brown] displayed great battlefield courage while conducting multiple direct action missions against enemy leadership targets.†
p. 234.2

On 22 February 2008, during clearance of a targeted location, the assault force came under heavy direct enemy small arms fire.†
p. 234.3

The number of SEALs on an assault force executing a direct-action raid varies from mission to mission and remains classified, as do the Special Operations Command (SOCOM) military units sometimes attached to these operations.†
p. 265.1

Both of his hands were on the grenade ready to pull out its pin when there was another burst of AK-47 gunfire, this time directed not at Adam but through the roof at Kraig.†
p. 280.1

I always return to that verse Adam left me, that I will suffer for a while and then God will direct my path.†
p. 310.3

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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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