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direct

[dih-rekt, dahy-] / dɪˈrɛkt, daɪ- /










Usage

What are other ways to say direct? To direct is to give information for guidance, or instructions or orders for a course of procedure: to direct someone to the station. To conduct is to precede or escort them to a place, sometimes with a degree of ceremony: to conduct a guest to his room. Guide implies continuous presence or agency in showing or indicating a course: to guide a traveler. To lead is to bring them onward in a course, guiding by contact or by going in advance; hence, figuratively, to influence or induce to some course of conduct: to lead a procession; to lead astray.

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Direct investing is a natural evolution for family offices, moving from private equity to deal-by-deal underwriting via boutiques.

From Barron's • May 23, 2026

Direct GWR services between London and south Wales will take longer on a revised timetable while buses replace some train services.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

The company last year launched Shop Direct, which uses AI to help consumers find products across the web.

From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026

The Direct Action Everywhere activists were recently on a public road near Double D’s main farm, flying a drone over the property.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

Direct remote operation from Houston isn't an option; they're anywhere from four to twenty light-minutes away.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir




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