Synonyms for direct

Grammar : Adj, verb

Spell : dih-rekt, dahy-

Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈrɛkt, daɪ-

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Définition of direct

Origin : late 14c., "to write (to someone), to address," from Latin directus "straight," past participle of dirigere "set straight," from dis- "apart" (see dis-) + regere "to guide" (see regal). Cf. dress; address.
Meaning "to govern, regulate" is from c.1500; "to order, ordain" is from 1650s. Sense of "to write the destination on the outside of a letter" is from 16c. Of plays, films, etc., from 1913. Related: Directed; directing.

adj honest
adj undeviating; uninterrupted
adj face-to-face; next to
verb manage, oversee
verb give instructions; teach
verb point in a direction; guide
verb send, usually by mail system
verb put all of efforts toward

Example sentences :

Tell her, that she must direct herself to her brother for any favour she has to ask.
Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson

I prayed for forgiveness, and asked God to direct and protect me.
Extract from : « Biography of a Slave » by Charles Thompson

Prayerfully I considered my situation and asked God's help to direct me.
Extract from : « Biography of a Slave » by Charles Thompson

It was filled, not with direct complaints, but a general grumble.
Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald

He had none of the direct, passionate, conscienceless resolution of Laertes.
Extract from : « The Man Shakespeare » by Frank Harris

Perhaps more may be done by contrast than by direct description.
Extract from : « The Old Apple Dealer (From "Mosses From An Old Manse") » by Nathaniel Hawthorne

So far I have not balked at anything but he has had the consideration not to direct me to the mountains.
Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter

She could be direct enough in her statements when what she said was going to hurt a fellow.
Extract from : « Chip, of the Flying U » by B. M. Bower

This is so broad, however, that it may not make a direct and vivid impression.
Extract from : « Understanding the Scriptures » by Francis McConnell

These blades are joined at the engine shaft, in a direct line.
Extract from : « Flying Machines » by W.J. Jackman and Thos. H. Russell

Antonyms for direct

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