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The definition of direct
21 Definitions of: direct
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- verb, to regulate, conduct, or control the affairs of
- verb, to give commands or orders with authority to (a person or group)
- verb, to tell or show (someone) the way to a place
- verb, to aim, point, or cause to move towards a goal
- verb, to address (a letter, parcel, etc)
- verb, to address (remarks, words, etc)
- verb, to provide guidance to (actors, cameramen, etc) in the rehearsal of a play or the filming of a motion picture
- verb, a) to conduct (a piece of music or musicians), usually while performing oneself b)another word (esp US) for conduct
- adjective, without delay or evasion; straightforward
- adjective, without turning aside; uninterrupted; shortest; straight
- adjective, without intervening persons or agencies; immediate
- adjective, honest; frank; candid
- adjective, precise; exact
- adjective, diametrical
- adjective, in an unbroken line of descent, as from father to son over succeeding generations
- adjective, (of government, decisions, etc) by or from the electorate rather than through representatives
- adjective, logic maths (of a proof) progressing from the premises to the conclusion, rather than eliminating the possibility of the falsehood of the conclusion. Compare indirect proof
- adjective, astronomy moving from west to east on the celestial sphere. Compare retrograde
- adjective, a) of or relating to direct current b) (of a secondary induced current) having the same direction as the primary current
- adjective, music a) (of motion) in the same direction. See motion b) (of an interval or chord) in root position; not inverted
- adverb, directly; straight
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