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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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Hop on the A Line and go to Union Station for the most direct route to a World Cup service station shuttle.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

“Greater brand awareness, new platform partner wins and, potentially, a direct connection to the U.S. payment system would meaningfully improve Wise’s business,” they say.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Experimental validation and whole-body analyses in worms helped reveal a direct link between gradual molecular alterations and broader aging processes.

From Science Daily • Jun. 11, 2026

However, there analysis could not prove a direct link between smacking and the results, as other factors might have influenced a child's life over the research period.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

“There is not a soul in London who can direct us to Muffinshire Lane, it seems,” she announced with false cheer.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood




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