Meaning

6 senses

  1. (countable, uncountable)A theoretical line (physically or mentally) followed from a point of origin or towards a destination. May be relative (e.g. up, left, outbound, dorsal), geographical (e.g. north), rotational (e.g. clockwise), or with respect to an object or location (e.g. toward Boston).

    Keep going in the same direction.

    Kurs, Richtung

    направле́ниеnapravlénije

    на́прямокnáprjamok, на́прямnáprjam, керу́нокkerúnok

  2. (countable, uncountable)A general trend for future action.

  3. (countable, uncountable)Guidance, instruction.

    The trombonist looked to the bandleader for direction.

    Hinweis, Anweisung, Anweisung

  4. (countable, uncountable)The work of the director in cinema or theater; the skill of directing a film, play etc.

    The screenplay was good, but the direction was weak.

    Regie, Führung

    режиссу́раrežissúra, управле́ниеupravlénije, руково́дствоrukovódstvo

    режису́раrežysúra, керівни́цтвоkerivnýctvo

  5. (countable, dated, uncountable)The body of persons who guide or manage a matter; the directorate.

  6. (archaic, countable, uncountable)A person's address.

More definitions
  • a general course along which something has a tendency to develop
  • a message describing how something is to be done
  • a line leading to a place or point
  • the spatial relation between something and the course along which it points or moves

Examples

800 sentences

  1. You're going in the wrong direction.

    Ти йдеш не туди. — deniko

    ruТы не туда идёшь. — marafon

    deDu gehst in die falsche Richtung. — MUIRIEL

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  2. Tom was driving in the wrong direction.

    Том їхав не в тому напрямку. — deniko

    ruТом ехал не в том направлении. — odexed

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  3. I was walking in the direction of the town.

    Я йшов у напрямку міста. — deniko

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  4. The wind changed directions.

    Вітер змінив напрям. — deniko

    ruВетер поменял направление. — Selena777

    deDer Wind wechselte die Richtung. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  5. The wind may change direction.

    Вітер може змінити напрям. — deniko

    ruВетер может переменить направление. — odexed

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
theoretical line:
work of the director:
Русский
By meaning 2
theoretical line:
work of the director:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
theoretical line:
guidance, instruction:
work of the director:

Origin

From Middle English direccioun, from Old French direccion, from Latin dīrēctiō. Equivalent

From Middle English direccioun, from Old French direccion, from Latin dīrēctiō. Equivalent to direct + -ion.

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Forms

plural: directions
Singulardirection
Pluraldirections

regular

Synonyms

16 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

28 related words
RelateddirectA2
DeriveddirectorA2cardinal directioncodirectiondirectionaldirectionalitydirectionfuldirection indicatordirectionizedirectionlessdirection signdirection vectordirectiveeigendirectionintercardinal directionmisdirectionnondirectionordinal directionqibla directionredirectionself-directionstage directionstereodirectionunidirectionwind direction

Lessons for this word

1 lessons

Collocations

11 patterns
  • the right direction
  • sense of direction
  • the wrong direction
  • right direction
  • wrong direction
  • ask for directions
  • which direction is
  • the same direction
  • directions to the
  • change direction
  • same direction

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
diredirectA2directivedirectlyB1
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