to direct
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1.8
- verb
- /dɪˈrɛkt/
:
dirigir a
- You should direct your attention to the important details in the presentation.
- direct attention
- direct efforts at
- direct energy at
It's just because it helps direct my ears to the sound.
- It's just because it helps direct my ears to the sound.
- but without financial resources to direct to those
- So instead of merely perceiving, it directs itself to perceiving.
- It is a manifestation of love and it is directed towards love.
- What are the obvious cues that this animal could use to direct its movement?
Examples
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During the experiment, please direct the laser beam towards the target board.
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I have one, too, but I direct it toward others.
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From each pair you take one and direct it onto a screen.
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If everyone could direct their attention to the television.
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Now direct the light energy in your mind into the object.
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Now, direct your breath and blood to the tips of your feet.
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The next question I'm going to direct to Robin.
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When we have appropriate goals, they direct and energize our behavior, and they increase our persistence.
Academic text (2011) -
Parents and students, if you direct your attention to the sky, you will be treated to a display of amateur fireworks, courtesy of Beldar Conehead, father of Connie Conehead.
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The teacher asked the students to direct their focus on the upcoming test.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
To direct the eyes toward something to see it
∞
2.6
To direct attention or thoughts toward something specific
821
2.9
To direct an action or message at people
561
3.4
To give all your attention to one thing
537
2.9
To aim or face in a particular direction
304
1.5
To direct remarks or products at a particular group
45
4.9
To point a weapon, camera, or light at something
31
3.5
Point a weapon, camera, or object at a target to get ready to use it
18
4.1
Direct attention, effort, or criticism toward a target
3
8.1
To direct a plane toward a particular point
1
7.8
To aim at a target with tools like radar or GPS
Pay close attention to a person, goal, or problem
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- Specialized
18
3.2
Proof that clearly shows a fact is true, such as an eyewitness report
- Jargon
10
5.5
A protest where people act directly, for example by blocking a road or factory, to reach their goals
- Jargon
5
6.5
A lawyer asking questions of a witness they called before the other side asks questions
4
3.5
A way of sending advertising messages directly to individual customers, for example by email
- Specialized
3
3.5
An electric flow that moves steadily in one direction, for example from a battery
- Specialized
2
4.6
Money from a company or person in one country used to buy and control a business in another country
- Specialized
2
4.2
A tax that a person or business pays directly to the government, not added to the price of goods
- Specialized
1
6.6
A way to show something is true by using known facts and simple logical steps
1
3.9
A word or group of words that names people and things and receives the action of a verb
- Specialized
An engine that sends diesel fuel straight into the part where it burns to use less fuel
- Specialized
A diesel engine that injects fuel directly into the chamber where it burns
- Specialized
A paper showing the goods stay on the same ship without transfer
- Specialized
Repeating the exact words someone said or thought, usually in quote marks
- Specialized
A dye that colours cotton and similar fabrics without using a fixing chemical
- Specialized
An electric flow that moves in one direction and does not reverse
- Specialized
A way of joining two sets or spaces so each new item has one part from each
- Jargon
Fire from guns or artillery that helps one group of soldiers during combat
- Jargon
Help from one military unit to another that answers the other unit's requests for help
- Specialized
Spread of infection from one person to another when someone touches or coughs on them
- Texting
Visits to a website that come from people typing the address or using a bookmark
- Formal
An arrangement set up by people on purpose, often in writing, to control money and property
- Archaic
A former UK school that charged fees but accepted some students funded by the local council
- Specialized
A U.S. military kit that turns a regular bomb dropped from a plane into a precise guided bomb
How Focused
Surface Forms
Etymology
Direct comes from a root that means 'straight' or 'point', as in dirigere, so it carries the image of turning something straight toward a target. That's why to direct attention or a camera is to aim it right at one place.