to redirect
- verb
- /ˌriːdɪˈrɛkt/
- So we could very much redirect that money into clean energy.
- redirect attention
- redirect focus
- redirect effort
So we could very much redirect that money into clean energy.
- So we could very much redirect that money into clean energy.
- Once they are launched, they cannot be redirected or recalled.
- Let's let's redirect this towards our own citizens.
- And they decided simply to, to change the rules and redirect the attack toward a school.
- Learn how to correct, redirect, and reinforce behaviours.
- And redirecting your focus to what actually matters.
- And, you know, he literally redirected my entire life.
- Focus must be redirected to the delicate textures of moods.
- We just need to redirect our energy in the name of love.
- In this figure you see how the light is redirected.
- And then the question is just kind of redirecting kind of training.
Examples
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Can I redirect you to our website?
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There is a most urgent need to redirect research funding.
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But what she could do is maybe help redirect that goal.
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We just need to redirect our energy in the name of love.
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In all cases, the state agencies were expanded in order to redirect production to the war effort.
Academic text (1990) -
And so in three years, I sort of really redirected my goals completely.
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When there is a strong consensus among these colleagues, we redirect our behavior accordingly.
Academic text (1990) -
The massive investment in military research and development can and must be redirected to commercial purposes.
Academic text (1991) -
Governments redirected billions of dollars towards science trying to prove it all wrong.
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Can I redirect you to our website for more information?
Synonyms
To cause something like traffic or a river to go a different way
To send something to a particular person or place
Change what you pay attention to
To change the course or use of something
Compounds
- Jargon
Questioning a witness by the lawyer who called them after the other side's questions
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Etymology
Redirect is made from the prefix re- meaning 'again' or 'back' and the word direct meaning 'to guide straight'. So, to redirect is to guide someone or something again to a different place, purpose, or focus.