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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61. The bomber scored a direct hit on the bridge.
62. Weight increases in direct proportion to mass.
63. They'd come on a direct flight from Athens.
64. He found no direct evidence to identify a leaker.
65. Only Gordon's direct reports are attending the course.
66. Don't be surprised if the interviewer is rather direct.
67. Please direct all complaints to Head Office.
68. The teacher suggested that I write him direct.
69. Transitive verbs take a direct object.
70. Settlement is made monthly by direct debit.
71. Let me direct these remarks to the younger students.
72. What you say amounts to a direct accusation.
73. Direct confrontation was not his way.
74. She prefers to act rather than direct.
75. He was asked to take command and direct operations.
76. Members are elected by direct vote.
77. He was a direct descendant of Napoleon Bonaparte.
78. When asked a direct question[sentencedict.com],she dodges.
79. One of the bombers scored a direct hit .
80. She claims direct descent from Queen Victoria.
81. Under the direct sunlight young plants will shrivel up.
82. I like her open and direct manner.
83. The army is under the king's direct command.
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84. Which is the most direct route to London?
85. One of the tanks took a direct hit.
86. The plants will wilt in direct sunlight.
87. The verb ` eat'takes a direct object.
88. Could you direct me to Trafalgar Square, please?
89. Tomatoes grow best in direct sunlight.
90. Direct sales, by mail order, were up by 15%.
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