direct

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin dīrēctus, perfect passive participle of dīrigō (“straighten, direct”), from dis- (“asunder, in pieces, apart, in two”) + regō (“make straight, rule”). Compare dress. Doublet of derecho. For the meaning development compare with Russian напра́вить (naprávitʹ, “to direct, to turn, to aim, to level, to point”), отпра́вить (otprávitʹ, “to send, to dispatch, to forward”) connected with пра́вить (právitʹ, “to govern, to rule, to drive, to steer”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, General American, Canada) IPA(key): /daɪˈɹɛkt/, /dɪˈɹɛkt/, /dəˈɹɛkt/, [daɪ̯əˈɹɛkt] (General Australian) IPA(key): /dɑɪˈɹekt/, /dɪˈɹekt/ (New Zealand) IPA(key): /dəˈɹekt/ Hyphenation: di‧rect Rhymes: -ɛkt === Adjective === direct (comparative more direct, superlative most direct) Proceeding without deviation or interruption. Straight; not crooked, oblique, or circuitous; leading by the short or shortest way to a point or end. Straightforward; sincere. Immediate; express; plain; unambiguous. In the line of descent; not collateral. (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. (aviation, travel) Having a single flight number. (mathematics, logic, of a proof) Not employing the law of the excluded middle or argument by contradiction. Antonym: indirect ==== Synonyms ==== (proceeding uninterrupted): immediate (express, plain, unambiguous): explicit, patent, univocal; see also Thesaurus:explicit ==== Antonyms ==== indirect ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Adverb === direct (comparative more direct, superlative most direct) Directly. === Verb === direct (third-person singular simple present directs, present participle directing, simple past and past participle directed) To manage, control, steer. To aim (something) at (something else). To point out to or show (somebody) the right course or way; to guide, as by pointing out the way; to refer. Synonym: point To point out to with authority; to instruct as a superior; to order. (dated) To address (a letter) to a particular person or place. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === Credit, credit, triced == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from Middle French direct, from Latin dīrēctus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /diˈrɛkt/ Hyphenation: di‧rect Rhymes: -ɛkt === Adjective === direct (comparative directer, superlative directst) direct, immediate Antonym: indirect direct, blunt, frank ==== Declension ==== === Adverb === direct immediately ==== Synonyms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Afrikaans: direk Javindo: direk, drek → Papiamentu: dirèkt → Sranan Tongo: dièkdirèk → Caribbean Javanese: dirèg == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /di.ʁɛkt/ Homophones: directe, directes, directs === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Latin dīrēctus. Doublet of droit, which was inherited. ==== Adjective ==== direct (feminine directe, masculine plural directs, feminine plural directes) direct Antonym: indirect ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== Haitian Creole: dirèk ==== Noun ==== direct m (plural directs) (media) live broadcast, live reporting Synonym: live === Etymology 2 === From directement. ==== Adverb ==== 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. ===== Related terms ===== diriger directeur direction ===== See also ===== droit === Further reading === “direct”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === crédit, décrit, dicter == German == === Adjective === direct (strong nominative masculine singular directer, comparative directer, superlative am directesten) Obsolete spelling of direkt which was deprecated in 1902 following the Second Orthographic Conference of 1901. ==== Declension ==== == Norman == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin dīrēctus, perfect passive participle of dīrigō, dīrigere (“straighten, direct”). Compare the inherited drait, drouait. === Adjective === direct m (Jersey) direct ==== Derived terms ==== directément (“directly”) == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French direct, Latin dīrēctus. Compare the inherited doublet drept. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /diˈrekt/ === Adjective === direct m or n (feminine singular directă, masculine plural direcți, feminine/neuter plural directe) direct head-on ==== Declension ==== === Adverb === direct directly straight