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Aimed (verb)
simple past tense and past participle of aim
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Aimed (adjective)
Directed towards a target.
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Direct (adjective)
Proceeding without deviation or interruption.
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Direct (adjective)
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”
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Direct (adjective)
Straightforward; sincere.
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Direct (adjective)
Immediate; express; plain; unambiguous.
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Direct (adjective)
In the line of descent; not collateral.
“a descendant in the direct line”
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Direct (adjective)
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.
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Direct (adjective)
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”
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Direct (adjective)
having a single flight number.
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Direct (adverb)
Directly.
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Direct (verb)
To manage, control, steer.
“to direct the affairs of a nation or the movements of an army”
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Direct (verb)
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.”
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Direct (verb)
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.”
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Direct (verb)
To point out to with authority; to instruct as a superior; to order.
“She directed them to leave immediately.”
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Direct (verb)
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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Direct (adjective)
extending or moving from one place to another without changing direction or stopping
“there was no direct flight that day”
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Direct (adjective)
(of apparent planetary motion) proceeding from west to east in accord with actual motion.
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Direct (adjective)
without intervening factors or intermediaries
“the complications are a direct result of bacteria spreading”
“I had no direct contact with Mr Clark”
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Direct (adjective)
(of light or heat) proceeding from a source without being reflected or blocked
“ferns like a bright position out of direct sunlight”
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Direct (adjective)
(of genealogy) proceeding in continuous succession from parent to child
“a direct descendant of Edward III”
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Direct (adjective)
(of a quotation) taken from someone’s words without being changed.
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Direct (adjective)
(of taxation) levied on income or profits rather than on goods or services.
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Direct (adjective)
complete (used for emphasis)
“attitudes which were in direct contrast to the confrontational perspectives of the past”
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Direct (adjective)
(of a person or their behaviour) going straight to the point; frank
“he is very direct and honest”
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Direct (adjective)
(of evidence or proof) bearing immediately and unambiguously upon the facts at issue
“there is no direct evidence that officials accepted bribes”
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Direct (adjective)
perpendicular to a surface; not oblique
“a direct butt joint between surfaces of steel”
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Direct (adverb)
with no one or nothing in between
“they seem reluctant to deal with me direct”
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Direct (adverb)
by a straight route or without breaking a journey
“Austrian Airlines are flying direct to Innsbruck again”
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Direct (verb)
control the operations of; manage or govern
“an economic elite directed the nation’s affairs”
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Direct (verb)
supervise and control (a film, play, or other production, or the actors in it)
“the film is directed by Sir Richard Attenborough”
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Direct (verb)
train and conduct (a group of musicians).
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Direct (verb)
aim (something) in a particular direction or at a particular person
“his smile was directed at Lois”
“heating ducts to direct warm air to rear-seat passengers”
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Direct (verb)
tell or show (someone) how to get somewhere
“can you direct me to the railway station, please?”
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Direct (verb)
address or give instructions for the delivery of (a letter or parcel)
“put them all in one packet, and direct them to me”
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Direct (verb)
focus (one’s thoughts) on or address (one’s efforts) towards something.
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Direct (verb)
address a comment to or aim a criticism at
“I suggest that he direct his remarks to the council”
“his criticism was directed at the wastage of ammunition”
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Direct (verb)
target a product or advertisement specifically at (someone)
“the book is directed at the younger reader”
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Direct (verb)
guide or advise in a course or decision
“the conscience of the credulous prince was directed by saints and bishops”
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Direct (verb)
give (someone) an official order or authoritative instruction
“the judge directed him to perform community service”
“he directed that no picture from his collection could be sold”