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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 CSM said magistrates, who in the French system direct police in the conduct of a criminal investigation, lacked the financial and manpower resources to do their work correctly.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

After recent strikes, President Trump reportedly asked Israel to end attacks; both Israel and Iran agreed to cease direct operations.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

However, Philippine banks’ direct financial exposure to the Middle East remains small.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

For current students, direct payments may solve the immediate problem.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

I direct my voice through the round hole in the glass, twist my ponytail around my finger.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam




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