direct
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- adjective
- /dəˈrɛkt/
- We took the most direct route to the hotel, avoiding all detours.
- direct effect
- direct connection
- direct link
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Watch on YouTubeSo he sees the direct impact that this makes.
- So he sees the direct impact that this makes.
- That means you have a direct connection with God.
- But the point is a direct experience unmediated by liars.
- Those kanji symbols are a Direct Line to the cult.
- The UK also has external assets, mostly direct investments abroad.
- So culture is a direct reflection of leadership.
- Mint Mobile eliminates the brook and mortar shops so you get the direct service in your hand.
- And then out of the blue, ChatGPT comes along and is a direct, immediate threat.
Examples
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Moreover, China's need for grain has a direct and growing impact on U.S. farmers' interests.
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I think we're taking the steepest, most direct route to the summit.
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That means you have a direct connection with God.
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This phone is going to be a direct line into the bank.
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So they have a direct route into Afghanistan.
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My father's a direct descendant.
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The mandate required health care organizations to vaccinate personnel who had direct contact with patients.
Academic text (2011) -
In the mid-nineteenth century, before the cable was laid, there was no direct communication between continents.
Academic text (2011) -
She prefers to have direct communication with her manager for clarity.
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The teacher gave a direct answer to the student's question without any hesitation.
Synonyms
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In a direct line without turning
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6.1
Completely direct with no doubt or excuse
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8.2
Experienced directly with nothing in between
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8.0
Directly related to an ancestor
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
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3.2
Proof that clearly shows a fact is true, such as an eyewitness report
- Jargon
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5.5
A protest where people act directly, for example by blocking a road or factory, to reach their goals
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3.5
A way of sending advertising messages directly to individual customers, for example by email
- Jargon
5
6.5
A lawyer asking questions of a witness they called before the other side asks questions
- Specialized
5
4.2
A tax that a person or business pays directly to the government, not added to the price of goods
- Specialized
4
3.5
An electric flow that moves steadily in one direction, for example from a battery
- Specialized
3
4.6
Money from a company or person in one country used to buy and control a business in another country
- Jargon
1
7.4
Help from one military unit to another that answers the other unit's requests for help
- Specialized
1
6.6
A way to show something is true by using known facts and simple logical steps
- Texting
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3.8
Visits to a website that come from people typing the address or using a bookmark
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3.9
A word or group of words that names people and things and receives the action of a verb
- Specialized
1
8.6
A U.S. military kit that turns a regular bomb dropped from a plane into a precise guided bomb
- Specialized
1
3.7
Spread of infection from one person to another when someone touches or coughs on them
- Specialized
1
3.6
An electric flow that moves in one direction and does not reverse
1
6.2
A primary election where voters choose candidates instead of party officials
- Specialized
1
8.7
A way of joining two sets or spaces so each new item has one part from each
- Specialized
1
5.5
An engine that sends diesel fuel straight into the part where it burns to use less fuel
- Specialized
1
5.4
A dye that colours cotton and similar fabrics without using a fixing chemical
- Formal
1
6.7
An arrangement set up by people on purpose, often in writing, to control money and property
- Specialized
1
6.3
Repeating the exact words someone said or thought, usually in quote marks
- Specialized
1
5.2
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
- Jargon
Fire from guns or artillery that helps one group of soldiers during combat
- Archaic
A former UK school that charged fees but accepted some students funded by the local council
How Direct
Surface Forms
Etymology
Direct comes from a root that means 'straight' or 'without something between', and that is still how we use it. So a direct route or direct contact means a straight, immediate connection with nothing in the middle.