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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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The big moves illustrate how AI investments can result in a windfall for a vast interconnected web of companies, some of whom are direct competitors.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

“A direct query like, ‘Give me a list of M&A projects,’ returns ‘Sorry, you are not authorized,’” Rajamani said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

In early 2016, the former SNP chief executive made a direct transfer of £16,498 from the party's account to buy a £33,000 Volkswagen Golf.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

The researchers observed a direct relationship between fat composition and disease severity.

From Science Daily • Jun. 2, 2026

Kyle stayed on his direct trajectory to Flora and Ulysses, but within seconds, his hover ladder’s infrared collision sensors picked up the approach of Marjory’s platform.

From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein




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