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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.

Example Sentences

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Private-credit fears have spread from shares of alternative asset managers to big banks that lent money to them, as investors fret about risks lurking in direct lenders’ loan books.

From MarketWatch

For “Sinners,” he is nominated for directing, original screenplay and best picture.

From The Wall Street Journal

Arteta has developed his current Arsenal side into a solid unit which has a more direct style of play than his previous teams.

From BBC

R2 is positioned as a direct competitor to the Tesla Model Y, targeting a segment with limited differentiated electric-vehicle options that combine utility, performance, and brand appeal.

From Barron's

R2 is positioned as a direct competitor to the Tesla Model Y, targeting a segment with limited differentiated electric-vehicle options that combine utility, performance, and brand appeal.

From Barron's