Direct
/d(a)ɪˈɹɛkt/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:9 ptsWWF:10 pts6 letters
Definition of Direct
verb
- To manage, control, steer.
"to direct the affairs of a nation or the movements of an army"
- To aim (something) at (something else).
"He directed his question to the room in general."
- To point out or show to (somebody) the right course or way; to guide, as by pointing out the way.
"He directed me to the left-hand road."
- To point out to with authority; to instruct as a superior; to order.
"She directed them to leave immediately."
- To put a direction or address upon; to mark with the name and residence of the person to whom anything is sent.
"to direct a letter"
adjective
- Proceeding without deviation or interruption.
- Straight; not crooked, oblique, or circuitous; leading by the short or shortest way to a point or end.
"the most direct route between two buildings"
- Straightforward; sincere.
- Immediate; express; plain; unambiguous.
- In the line of descent; not collateral.
"a descendant in the direct line"
adverb
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SYNONYMS
explicitpatentunivocalimmediate
ANTONYMS
indirect