Meaning

5 senses

  1. To manage, control, steer.

    to direct the affairs of a nation or the movements of an army

    beaufsichtigen

    управля́тьupravljátʹ

    керуватиkeruvaty

    govern or manage

  2. To aim (something) at (something else).

    They directed their fire towards the men on the wall.

    He directed his question to the room in general.

    richten, zielen

    направля́тьnapravljátʹ, напра́витьnaprávitʹ, наце́ливатьnacélivatʹ

    скеровуватиskerovuvaty

  3. To point out to or show (somebody) the right course or way; to guide, as by pointing out the way; to refer.

    He directed me to the left-hand road.

  4. To point out to with authority; to instruct as a superior; to order.

    She directed them to leave immediately.

    befehlen, inszenieren

    режиссироватьrežissirovatʹ

  5. (dated)To address (a letter) to a particular person or place.

Examples

408 sentences

  1. Your questions were too direct.

    Твої питання були занадто прямі. — shanghainese

    ruТвои вопросы были слишком прямолинейны. — Hellerick

    deDeine Fragen waren zu direkt. — quicksanddiver

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  2. Is it a direct flight?

    Це прямий рейс? — deniko

    ruЭто прямой рейс? — marafon

    deIst es ein Direktflug? — Tamy

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  3. Tom is often too direct.

    Том часто занадто прямолінійний. — deniko

    ruТом часто слишком прямолинеен. — marafon

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  4. Tom is direct.

    Том прямолінійний. — deniko

    ruТом прямолинеен. — marafon

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  5. He is very direct about it.

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Translations

7 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
to manage, control, steer:
to aim at:
Русский
By meaning 3
to manage, control, steer:
to aim at:
to be in charge of the direction of a film:
Deutsch
By meaning 4
to manage, control, steer:
to aim at:
to order:
to be in charge of the direction of a play:

Origin

Borrowed from Latin dīrēctus, perfect passive participle of dīrigō (“straighten, direct”),

Borrowed from Latin dīrēctus, perfect passive participle of dīrigō (“straighten, direct”), from dis- (“asunder, in pieces, apart, in two”) + regō (“make straight, rule”). Compare dress. Doublet of derecho.

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Forms

directs, directing, directed, directed
Base formdirect · to direct
3rd person singulardirects
Present participledirecting
Past simpledirected
Past participledirected

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theydirect
he, she, itdirects

Past simpleLesson

all personsdirected

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave directed
he, she, ithas directed

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill direct

Synonyms

18 synonyms
pointA2
Close in meaning

Word family

23 related words
RelateddirectionA2directlyB1directorA2dressA2adroitdirgedirigibledirective
Derivedundirectcodirectdirectabilitydirectabledirecteedirectrixmisdirectoutdirectoverdirectoverdirectingredirectredirectivestereodirectsubdirectunderdirect

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

Collocations

3 patterns
  • a direct order
  • direct order
  • direct flight

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
diplomaticdiplomaticallydipperdiredirectionA2directivedirectlyB1
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