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  • Definition
    • direction :a line leading to a place or point
      • he looked the other direction|didn't know the way home

    • direction :the spatial relation between something and the course along which it points or moves
      • he checked the direction and velocity of the wind

    • direction :a general course along which something has a tendency to develop
      • I couldn't follow the direction of his thoughts|his ideals determined the direction of his career|they proposed a new direction for the firm

    • direction :the act of managing something
      • he was given overall management of the program|is the direction of the economy a function of government?

    • direction :a message describing how something is to be done
      • he gave directions faster than she could follow them

    • direction :the act of setting and holding a course
      • a new council was installed under the direction of the king

    • direction :a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something
      • the judge's charge to the jury

    • direction :the concentration of attention or energy on something
      • the focus of activity shifted to molecular biology|he had no direction in his life

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