direction
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1.1
- noun
- /dɪˈrɛkʃən/
:
dirección
- She felt uncertain about the direction her career was heading after the recent changes.
- a new direction
- change direction
- take a new direction
I'm trying to work out what direction this arrow of causation goes.
- I'm trying to work out what direction this arrow of causation goes.
- That means they're free to evolve in different directions and they do.
- We may even get drawn in that direction still today.
- That's the direction that takes people there long term.
- That changed the complete direction my whole internal faith system.
- They provide flashes of insight that change the direction of time worn habits of thought.
- So things are moving in the right direction there at Sock Gen.
- History traces both of those directions rather closely.
- Of you turning your life in an exciting new direction and doing something different.
- And they will refer to the past direction as this direction, OK.
- So what to me it is the direction is pretty clear.
Examples
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There are several problems that need to be addressed to clarify the direction social studies is taking.
Academic text (2011) -
Without elections, there would be no way for the American people for us to exercise our legitimate sway on the future direction of this country.
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Values are the general direction we're taking ourselves.
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Are we moving towards a healthy direction or, or is it just getting worse?
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Fourth and biggest surprise of all was the direction their subsequent conversation took.
Fiction book (2002) -
What personal experiences have turned you in this direction and inspired you to pursue it?
Academic text (1999) -
We conclude the article by suggesting directions for future research in the field.
Academic text (2013) -
For some, the study of Islam took a new direction, ending not in contempt but in appreciation.
Academic text (2008) -
Congress is certainly launched in the direction of reform in the financing of long-term care.
Academic text (1990) -
Todaymarks the beginning of anew direction for us.
Synonyms
∞
2.0
The path something moves along, for example a plane or a river
667
2.3
A general change over time in what people do or like
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 Clear
- Specialized
141
7.0
969
1.0
∞
3.7
280
1.1
667
2.3
21
4.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Direction comes from Latin dirigere 'to point straight' and is related to direct and director. So the direction of something is the general course or way it develops.