🧭direction

noun
/dəˈrɛkʃən/ or /daɪˈrɛkʃən/

Meaning

the course or path on which someone or something is moving; instructions on what to do

Example Sentences

He asked for directions to the train station.

Example Expressions

change direction

Synonyms

instruction, guidance, route, path, orientation

Antonyms

confusion, aimlessness

Collocations

clear direction, right direction, new direction, opposite direction

More Example Sentences

She is confused about the directions again.

They were kind enough to give us directions.

She failed to follow the directions completely.

They gave up searching and asked for 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.

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