Results for direct

Definitions of direct:

part of speech: verb transitive

To keep or lay quite straight: to point or aim straightly or correctly: to point out the proper course to: to guide: to order: to mark with the name and residence of a person.

part of speech: verb transitive

To aim or drive in a straight line; guide or show.

part of speech: verb intransitive

To act as a guide.

part of speech: adjective

Quite straight: straightforward: in the line of descent: outspoken: sincere.

part of speech: adjective

Not crooked or winding; straight; right; not circuitous; plain; open.

part of speech: verb

To show the right road or course; to aim or point in a straight line; to regulate; to guide or lead; to order or instruct; to address as a letter.

part of speech: adjective

Straight; open; plain; straightforward; as, a direct manner of speaking.

part of speech: noun

Directness.

part of speech: noun

A mark in music to guide the performer from the last note of one stave to the first of another.

Usage examples for direct:

• He wants me to direct the operetta. "Marjorie Dean, High School Junior", Pauline Lester

• You lose confidence in your friends, you lose confidence in yourself; but go to the Lord Jesus, and believe he will direct you, and he will do it. "A Woman's Life-Work Labors and Experiences", Laura S. Haviland

• I have carefully sought to direct my steps so as to avoid it, but could not. "American Prisoners of the Revolution", Danske Dandridge

• Harding gave her a direct glance. "Blake's Burden", Harold Bindloss