direct

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English [edit]

Etymology [edit]

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/, X-SAMPA: /dI"rEkt/, /%daI"rEkt/, /d3`"Ekt/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛkt

Adjective [edit]

direct (comparative directer, superlative directest)

  1. Straight, constant, without interruption.

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direct (comparative more direct, superlative most direct)

  1. 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.

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direct (third-person singular simple present directs, present participle directing, simple past and past participle directed)

  1. To manage, control, steer.
  2. To aim (something) at (something else).
    They directed their fire towards the men on the wall.
    He directed his question to the room in general.

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Dutch [edit]

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direct (comparative directer, superlative directst)

  1. direct

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Adverb [edit]

direct

  1. immediately

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French [edit]

Etymology [edit]

Borrowed from Latin dīrectus.

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direct m (feminine directe, masculine plural directs, feminine plural directes)

  1. direct

Adverb [edit]

direct

  1. directly

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Jèrriais [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Latin dīrectus, perfect passive participle of dīrigō, dīrigere (straighten, direct).

Adjective [edit]

direct m (feminine directe, masculine plural directs, feminine plural directes)

  1. direct