Definition for

direct


In a direct manner; directly; straight: as, he went direct to the point.

noun – In musicalnotation, the sign placed at the end of a staff or of a page to indicate to the performer the position of the first note of the next staff or page.

In mathematics, according to the natural order or correlation: in contradistinction to inverse.

To point or aim in a straight line toward a place or an object; cause to move, act, or work toward a certain object or end; determine in respect to direction: as, to direct an arrow or a piece of ordnance; to direct the eye; to direct a course or flight.

To point out or make known a course to; impart information or advice to for guidance: as, to direct a person to his destination; he directed his friend's attention to an improved method.

To control the course of; regulate; guide or lead; govern; cause to proceed in a particular manner: as, to direct the steps of a child, or the affairs of a nation.

To order; instruct; point out to, as a course of proceeding, with authority; prescribe to.

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