➡️direct

verb
/dəˈrɛkt/ or /daɪˈrɛkt/

Meaning

to manage or control the course of something; to give instructions

Example Sentences

She directed the team to complete the project on time.

Example Expressions

direct traffic

Synonyms

guide, lead, manage, command, instruct

Antonyms

mislead, confuse

Collocations

direct attention, direct action, direct contact, direct result

More Example Sentences

The project is short of clear direction.

They reported the results to the director.

She is confused about the directions again.

They were kind enough to give us directions.

We provided the visitors with directions immediately.

A student gets lost on her first day at university trying to find the lecture hall for her morning class because the campus is much bigger than she expected and all the buildings look the same from the outside so she asks a senior student for directions

A student gets lost on her first day at university trying to find the lecture hall for her morning class because the campus is much bigger than she expected and all the buildings look the same from the outside so she asks a senior student for directions who kindly walks with her to the correct building

A student gets lost on her first day at university trying to find the lecture hall for her morning class because the campus is much bigger than she expected and all the buildings look the same from the outside so she asks a senior student for directions who kindly walks with her to the correct building and shows her how to read the campus map on her phone

A student gets lost on her first day at university trying to find the lecture hall for her morning class because the campus is much bigger than she expected and all the buildings look the same from the outside so she asks a senior student for directions who kindly walks with her to the correct building and shows her how to read the campus map on her phone and by the end of the week she can navigate the entire campus easily

A student gets lost on her first day at university trying to find the lecture hall for her morning class because the campus is much bigger than she expected and all the buildings look the same from the outside so she asks a senior student for directions who kindly walks with her to the correct building and shows her how to read the campus map on her phone and by the end of the week she can navigate the entire campus easily feeling grateful for the small act of kindness that made her first day easier.

Related Vocabularies

to become aware of or understand something through the senses
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to obtain, receive, or come to have something
To exist, to occur, or to have a particular quality.
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