direct
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EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Latin dīrectus, perfect passive participle of dīrigō (“straighten, direct”), from dis- (“asunder, in pieces, apart, in two”) + regō (“make straight, rule”).
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
direct (comparative directer, superlative directest)
- Proceeding without deviation or interruption.
- Straight; not crooked, oblique, or circuitous; leading by the short or shortest way to a point or end.
- the most direct route between two buildings
- Straightforward; sincere.
- Shakespeare
- Be even and direct with me.
- Shakespeare
- Immediate; express; plain; unambiguous.
- John Locke
- He nowhere, that I know, says it in direct words.
- Hallam
- a direct and avowed interference with elections
- John Locke
- In the line of descent; not collateral.
- a descendant in the direct line
- (astronomy) In the direction of the general planetary motion, or from west to east; in the order of the signs; not retrograde; said of the motion of a celestial body.
- (political science) Pertaining to, or effected immediately by, action of the people through their votes instead of through one or more representatives or delegates.
- direct nomination; direct legislation
TranslationsEdit
Straight, constant, without interruption
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AdverbEdit
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:
VerbEdit
direct (third-person singular simple present directs, present participle directing, simple past and past participle directed)
- To manage, control, steer.
- to direct the affairs of a nation or the movements of an army
- 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.
- To point out or show to (somebody) the right course or way; to guide, as by pointing out the way.
- He directed me to the left-hand road.
- Lubbock
- the next points to which I will direct your attention
- To point out to with authority; to instruct as a superior; to order.
- She directed them to leave immediately.
- Shakespeare
- I'll first direct my men what they shall do.
- (dated) To put a direction or address upon; to mark with the name and residence of the person to whom anything is sent.
- to direct a letter
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TranslationsEdit
to manage, control, steer
to aim at
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PronunciationEdit
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AdjectiveEdit
direct (comparative directer, superlative directst)
- direct
InflectionEdit
| Inflection of direct | ||||
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| uninflected | direct | |||
| inflected | directe | |||
| comparative | directer | |||
| positive | comparative | superlative | ||
| predicative/adverbial | direct | directer | het directst het directste |
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| indefinite | m./f. sing. | directe | directere | directste |
| n. sing. | direct | directer | directste | |
| plural | directe | directere | directste | |
| definite | directe | directere | directste | |
| partitive | directs | directers | — | |
AdverbEdit
direct
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FrenchEdit
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
Borrowing from Latin dīrectus. Doublet of droit.
AdjectiveEdit
direct m (feminine singular directe, masculine plural directs, feminine plural directes)
Etymology 2Edit
From directement.
AdverbEdit
direct
- (colloquial) directly
- Si t'as pas envie d'y aller, dis-le direct.
- 'If you don't want to go, say it straight up.'
- Si t'as pas envie d'y aller, dis-le direct.
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External linksEdit
- “direct” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
NormanEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Latin dīrectus, perfect passive participle of dīrigō, dīrigere (“straighten, direct”).
AdjectiveEdit
direct m
Derived termsEdit
- directément (“directly”)