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  • Definition
    • direct :command with authority
      • He directed the children to do their homework

    • direct :direct in spatial dimensions; proceeding without deviation or interruption; straight and short
      • a direct route|a direct flight|a direct hit

    • direct :without deviation
      • the path leads directly to the lake|went direct to the office

    • direct :intend (something) to move towards a certain goal
      • He aimed his fists towards his opponent's face|criticism directed at her superior|direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself

    • direct :having no intervening persons, agents, conditions
      • in direct sunlight|in direct contact with the voters|direct exposure to the disease|a direct link|the direct cause of the accident|direct vote

    • direct :straightforward in means or manner or behavior or language or action
      • a direct question|a direct response|a direct approach

    • direct :in a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child
      • lineal ancestors|lineal heirs|a direct descendant of the king|direct heredity

    • direct :take somebody somewhere
      • We lead him to our chief|can you take me to the main entrance?|He conducted us to the palace

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