Direct

/d(a)ɪˈɹɛkt/

verb

  1. To manage, control, steer.

    to direct the affairs of a nation or the movements of an army

  2. To aim (something) at (something else).

    He directed his question to the room in general.

  3. 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.

adjective

  1. Proceeding without deviation or interruption.

  2. 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

  3. Straightforward; sincere.

Synonyms: explicit, patent, univocal, immediate

adverb

  1. Directly.

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