direction
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2.0
- noun
- /dəˈrɛkʃən/
:
instrucción
- You asked me to build it like this, and I followed your directions exactly.
- follow directions
- give directions
- read the directions
Why would I think I should just take their direction on how to run this company?
- Why would I think I should just take their direction on how to run this company?
- How did people follow such terrible directions from granted, authoritative figures?
- I will say I prefer directions with a landmark, like turn right at the McDonald's.
- Well, what was the directions to solve right?
- It it's never helpful to give a direction that the rest of the crew can hear.
- Before this moment, you could not be told your directions.
Examples
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Prior to the administration of any probe, examiners read scripted directions to each student.
Academic text (2013) -
He followed the direction provided in the manual to assemble the furniture correctly.
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However, the direction said to use this method.
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Why would I think I should just take their direction on how to run this company?
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A lighthouse stands in one place and gives direction to every ship.
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The lower federal courts have followed the Supreme Court's direction, often with illogical results.
Academic text (2008) -
Paul learned that the best way to provide instructions was to give clear directions in small chunks.
Academic text (2013) -
The ROHO cushion was inflated as stated in the directions supplied by the manufacturer.
Academic text (1991) -
The teacher gave clear directions on how to complete the assignment.
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Please read the directions carefully before starting the project.
Synonyms
455
1.2
A set of steps that tell you how to do something
392
3.7
An order given by someone in authority or a computer instruction
160
5.3
An official paper that tells a person or group to do something
101
2.1
Directing the path of something so it stays on course
70
4.2
An order from someone in authority to do something
66
4.0
A suggested plan for how to act to get a certain result
31
3.4
Official permission to start something
13
5.7
A rule or principle you must follow
11
4.9
Instructions telling people to start a task or leave a place
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
3
3.9
A note in a play script that tells actors and crew how to move, speak, or change lights and scenery
How Forceful
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Direction comes from the old Latin word dirigere, which means 'to point straight', and is related to the English word direct. So a direction is an instruction that 'points' exactly what to do.