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direction

di·rec·tion
D d

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [dih-rek-shuh n, dahy-]
    • /dɪˈrɛk ʃən, ˈdaɪ-/
    • /dəˈrekʃn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dih-rek-shuh n, dahy-]
    • /dɪˈrɛk ʃən, ˈdaɪ-/

Definitions of direction word

  • noun direction the act or an instance of directing. 1
  • noun direction the line along which anything lies, faces, moves, etc., with reference to the point or region toward which it is directed: The storm moved in a northerly direction. 1
  • noun direction the point or region itself: The direction is north. 1
  • noun direction a position on a line extending from a specific point toward a point of the compass or toward the nadir or the zenith. 1
  • noun direction a line of thought or action or a tendency or inclination: the direction of contemporary thought. 1
  • noun direction Usually, directions. instruction or guidance for making, using, etc.: directions for baking a cake. 1
See all 55 definitions of direction

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Origin of direction

First appearance:

before 1375
One of the 22% oldest English words
1375-1425; late Middle English direccioun (< Middle French) < Latin dīrēctiōn- (stem of dīrēctiō) “arranging in line, straightening.” See direct, -ion

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Parts of speech for Direction

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Direction

direction popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

direction usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for direction

noun direction

  • control — Control of an organization, place, or system is the power to make all the important decisions about the way that it is run.
  • guidance — the act or function of guiding; leadership; direction.
  • leadership — the position or function of a leader, a person who guides or directs a group: He managed to maintain his leadership of the party despite heavy opposition. Synonyms: administration, management, directorship, control, governorship, stewardship, hegemony.
  • order — an authoritative direction or instruction; command; mandate.
  • government — the political direction and control exercised over the actions of the members, citizens, or inhabitants of communities, societies, and states; direction of the affairs of a state, community, etc.; political administration: Government is necessary to the existence of civilized society.
All 50 Synonyms of direction

Antonyms for direction

noun direction

  • deviation — Deviation means doing something that is different from what people consider to be normal or acceptable.
  • misdirection — a wrong or incorrect direction, guidance, or instruction.
All 2 Antonyms of direction

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Related words

  • backhanded

    A backhanded compliment is a remark which seems to be an insult but could also be understood as a compliment. A backhanded compliment is also a remark which seems to be a compliment but could also be understood as an insult.

  • reverse

    opposite or contrary in position, direction, order, or character: an impression reverse to what was intended; in reverse sequence.

  • veer

    to change direction or turn about or aside; shift, turn, or change from one course, position, inclination, etc., to another: The speaker kept veering from his main topic. The car veered off the road.

  • tendency

    a natural or prevailing disposition to move, proceed, or act in some direction or toward some point, end, or result: the tendency of falling bodies toward the earth.

  • vector

    Mathematics. a quantity possessing both magnitude and direction, represented by an arrow the direction of which indicates the direction of the quantity and the length of which is proportional to the magnitude. Compare scalar (def 4). such a quantity with the additional requirement that such quantities obey the parallelogram law of addition. such a quantity with the additional requirement that such quantities are to transform in a particular way under changes of the coordinate system. any generalization of the above quantities.

  • draw

    to cause to move in a particular direction by or as if by a pulling force; pull; drag (often followed by along, away, in, out, or off).
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