direct
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Latin dīrectus, perfect passive participle of dīrigō (“straighten, direct”), from dis- (“asunder, in pieces, apart, in two”) + regō (“make straight, rule”).
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- IPA: /dɪˈrɛkt/, /ˌdaɪˈrɛkt/, /dɚˈɛkt/, SAMPA: /dI"rEkt/, /%daI"rEkt/, /d3`"Ekt/
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[edit] Adjective
direct (comparative more direct, superlative most direct)
- Straight, constant, without interruption.
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Straight, constant, without interruption
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direct (comparative more direct, superlative most direct)
- Directly.
- 2009, Hilary Mantel, Wolf Hall, Fourth Estate 2010, p. 346:
- Presumably Mary is to carry messages that she, Anne, is too delicate to convey direct.
- 2009, Hilary Mantel, Wolf Hall, Fourth Estate 2010, p. 346:
[edit] Verb
direct (third-person singular simple present directs, present participle directing, simple past and past participle directed)
- To manage, control, steer.
- To aim at.
- They directed their fire towards the men on the wall.
- He directed his question to the room in general.
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to manage, control, steer
to aim at
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direct
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[edit] French
[edit] Etymology
Borrowed from Latin dīrectus.
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direct m. (f. directe, m. plural directs, f. plural directes)
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direct