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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 meetings in Washington were the fourth round of direct talks by Lebanese and Israeli diplomats since fighting erupted on March 2, when Hezbollah renewed attacks against Israel in support of Iran.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

Dallas Fed President Lorie Logan gave one of the most direct warnings yet from a U.S. central banker that the Federal Reserve may need to tighten monetary policy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

"For decades, we've observed tremendous variability in how autism manifests, but we lacked direct evidence that these differences reflected distinct underlying biology," said Dr. Alessandro Gozzi, at Italian Institute of Technology.

From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2026

From the tee, you have a choice to hit down the wide and welcoming left fairway or the narrower right one, which is a more direct path to the green.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

My aim was true, and I made a direct hit on the plant-monster’s head.

From "Klawde: Evil Alien Warlord Cat" by Johnny Marciano and Emily Chenoweth




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