Meaning

5 senses
  1. (transitive)To give new direction to; to change the course, direction or destination of.

    We need to redirect the traffic along Forest Road.

    redirect output to /dev/null

    перенаправля́тьperenapravljátʹ, перенапра́витьperenaprávitʹ

    перенаправля́тиperenapravljáty, перенапра́витиperenaprávyty

    channel into a new direction

  2. (transitive)To instruct to go, inquire, elsewhere.

  3. (transitive)To gently shift a behavior or thought pattern to a healthier end.

    When he starts ruminating like that, try to redirect him to use his coping skills.

  4. (transitive)To substitute an address or pointer to a new location.

    weiterleiten

  5. To send to a new location by substituting an address or pointer.

    You will be redirected shortly.

Examples

11 sentences
  1. He redirected the ball with a backheel.

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  2. He redirected the ball with a flick.

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  3. She redirected the ball with a touch.

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  4. Algeria redirected many river flows to hydroelectric dams.

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  5. When the cat scratches, redirect her to a scratching post.

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Translations

7 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
to give new direction to:
Русский
By meaning 1
to give new direction to:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
substitute an address or pointer to a new location:

Origin

From re- + direct.

From re- + direct.

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Forms

redirects, redirecting, redirected, redirected
Base formredirect · to redirect
3rd person singularredirects
Present participleredirecting
Past simpleredirected
Past participleredirected

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyredirect
he, she, itredirects

Past simpleLesson

all personsredirected

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill redirect

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • channel into a new direction:airt

Word family

8 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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