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Verb direct has 13 senses
- direct - command with authority; "He directed the children to do their homework"
--1 is one way to order, tell, enjoin, say
Sample sentence:
They direct him to write the letter
- target, aim, place, direct, point - intend (something) to move towards a certain goal; "He aimed his fists towards his opponent's face"; "criticism directed at her superior"; "direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself"
--2 is one way to aim, take, train, take aim, direct
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
- direct - guide the actors in (plays and films)
--3 is one way to make, create
Sample sentence:
Sam and Sue direct the movie
- direct - be in charge of
--4 is one way to manage, deal, care, handle
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
- lead, take, direct, conduct, guide - take somebody somewhere; "We lead him to our chief"; "can you take me to the main entrance?"; "He conducted us to the palace"
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
- send, direct - cause to go somewhere; "The explosion sent the car flying in the air"; "She sent her children to camp"; "He directed all his energies into his dissertation"
--6 is one way to move, displace
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP
- aim, take, train, take aim, direct - aim or direct at; as of blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment; "Please don't aim at your little brother!"; "He trained his gun on the burglar"; "Don't train your camera on the women"; "Take a swipe at one's opponent"
--7 is one way to position
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something PP
Somebody ----s PP
- conduct, lead, direct - lead, as in the performance of a composition; "conduct an orchestra; Bairenboim conducted the Chicago symphony for years"
--8 is one way to perform, execute, do
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- direct - give directions to; point somebody into a certain direction; "I directed them towards the town hall"
--9 is one way to instruct, apprise, apprize
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody PP
- calculate, aim, direct - specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public
--10 is one way to intend, destine, designate, specify
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- steer, maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre, direct, point, head, guide, channelize, channelise - direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
--11 is one way to control, command
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
- address, direct - put an address on (an envelope, for example)
--12 is one way to label
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something PP
- mastermind, engineer, direct, organize, organise, orchestrate - plan and direct (a complex undertaking); "he masterminded the robbery"
--13 is one way to plan
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
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