Synonym: address, aim, charge, command, conduct, control, dictate, govern, handle, head, inscribe, instruct, manage, order, point, regulate, rule, show. Antonym: indirect. Similar words: directly, director, in all directions, direct investment, correctly, dirt, tire, wire. Meaning: [dɪ'rekt] 
v. 1. command with authority 2. intend (something) to move towards a certain goal 3. guide the actors in (plays and films) 4. be in charge of 5. take somebody somewhere 6. cause to go somewhere 7. aim or direct at; as of blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment 8. lead, as in the performance of a composition 9. give directions to; point somebody into a certain direction 10. specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public 11. direct the course; determine the direction of travelling 12. put an address on (an envelope) 13. plan and direct (a complex undertaking). adj. 1. direct in spatial dimensions; proceeding without deviation or interruption; straight and short 2. having no intervening persons, agents, conditions 3. extended senses; direct in means or manner or behavior or language or action 4. in a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child 5. moving from west to east on the celestial sphere; or--for planets--around the sun in the same direction as the Earth 6. similar in nature or effect or relation to another quantity 7. (of a current) flowing in one direction only 8. being an immediate result or consequence 9. in precisely the same words used by a writer or speaker 10. lacking compromising or mitigating elements; exact. adv. without deviation.
v. 1. command with authority 2. intend (something) to move towards a certain goal 3. guide the actors in (plays and films) 4. be in charge of 5. take somebody somewhere 6. cause to go somewhere 7. aim or direct at; as of blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment 8. lead, as in the performance of a composition 9. give directions to; point somebody into a certain direction 10. specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public 11. direct the course; determine the direction of travelling 12. put an address on (an envelope) 13. plan and direct (a complex undertaking). adj. 1. direct in spatial dimensions; proceeding without deviation or interruption; straight and short 2. having no intervening persons, agents, conditions 3. extended senses; direct in means or manner or behavior or language or action 4. in a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child 5. moving from west to east on the celestial sphere; or--for planets--around the sun in the same direction as the Earth 6. similar in nature or effect or relation to another quantity 7. (of a current) flowing in one direction only 8. being an immediate result or consequence 9. in precisely the same words used by a writer or speaker 10. lacking compromising or mitigating elements; exact. adv. without deviation. 
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271. He raked through the crowd and headed direct for the railway station.
272. With his death, the direct male line of the House of Capet came to an end.
273. Can we fly direct to Chicago, or do we stop in Salt Lake City first?
274. The town is in a direct line between London and the coast.
275. He began as an actor, before starting to direct films.
276. Languages are taught by the direct method, that is to say, without using the student's own language.
277. Campaigning to change government policy is ancillary to the charity's direct relief work.
277. Sentencedict.com try its best to gather and create good sentences.
278. Shall I direct the letter to his business address or to his home address?
279. Just because there is no direct expression of prejudice, that does not mean the prejudice does not exist.
280. His direct, often abrasive approach will doubtless ruffle a few feathers.
281. He's given his brother a free hand to direct the business.
282. He was an O'Conor and a direct descendant of the last High King of Ireland.
283. Sometimes frustration and anger can boil over into direct and violent action.
284. In 'Give him the money', 'him' is the indirect object and 'money' is the direct object.
285. He denied that he had any direct involvement in the deal.
286. The careers officer gives direct help as well as advice.
287. The press conference was her first direct encounter with the media.
288. These findings suggest that there is no direct link between unemployment and crime.
289. That's the direct opposite of what you told me yesterday.
290. The level of crime in an area is almost always in direct proportion to the number of unemployed.
291. During the war, the cathedral suffered many direct hits .
292. Your reply today is in direct contradiction to what you said last week.
293. You can fly direct to Amsterdam from most British airports.
294. Diodes are electronic devices which rectify alternating current to direct current.
295. All colour fades— especially under the impact of direct sunlight.
296. There is a direct link/connection between smoking and lung cancer.
297. He said he saw the bank's role as a catalyst to encourage foreign direct investment.
298. The dug-outs were secure from everything but a direct hit.
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