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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241. I bought my coat direct from the factory at trade price.
242. Daniels is at his best when he's cool and direct, rather than combative and polemical.
243. In the east, the water is mainly oceanic with relatively minor dilution from direct monsoonal rainfall and runoff from small streams.
244. Direct taxes could only be levied with the consent of Parliament.
245. The railways made a direct physical impact on the landscape.
246. The survey was based on direct observation of over 500 schools.
247. They were unable to prove that she died as a direct result of his injection.
248. Your behaviour is in direct contradiction to the principles you claim to have.
249. It was annoying to watch them faffing around when a more direct response was required.
250. Peaceful direct action by pressure groups has a powerful effect on public opinion.
251. The judge must direct the jury on points of law.
252. His broken leg is the direct result of his own carelessness.
253. I couldn't find the station, so I asked someone if they could direct me.
254. The workers' movement poses a direct threat to their interests.
255. The railway company extended a branch line to Brightlingsea to convey fish direct to Billingsgate.
256. We could ignore him and go direct to the chairman, but we'd be skating on very thin ice.
257. In 'I met him in town', the word 'him' is the direct object.
258. There is a gleam of luminous gold , where the sinking western sun has found a first direct interstice in the clouds.
259. The series III gearbox is a direct replacement for a series II.
260. The ministry had direct control over every aspect of foreign trade.
261. You'll be paid by direct credit into your bank account.
262. When I met her in the party and walked to her, she turned around and gave me the cut direct.
263. I'm sorry to bother you,(http://sentencedict.com/direct.html) but could you direct me to the station?
264. When the Earl of Surrey died in 1347 he left no direct heir.
265. A central reservation number operated by the resort can direct you to accommodations that best suit your needs.
266. The crash was a direct result of inadequate navigational aids.
267. The rewards you get in this job are in direct proportion to the effort you put in.
268. The police force should be independent of direct government control.
269. The experience was a detestable ordeal, and it cured him of any ambitions to direct again.
270. Public transport is run in direct competition with the private sector.
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