All direct synonyms

verb direct

• manage — to bring about or succeed in accomplishing, sometimes despite difficulty or hardship: She managed to see the governor. How does she manage it on such a small income?
• teach — to impart knowledge of or skill in; give instruction in: She teaches mathematics. Synonyms: coach.
• try — to attempt to do or accomplish: Try it before you say it's simple.
• devote — If you devote yourself, your time, or your energy to something, you spend all or most of your time or energy on it.
• give — to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow: to give a birthday present to someone.
• apply — If you apply for something such as a job or membership of an organization, you write a letter or fill in a form in order to ask formally for it.
• throw — to propel or cast in any way, especially to project or propel from the hand by a sudden forward motion or straightening of the arm and wrist: to throw a ball.
• control — Control of an organization, place, or system is the power to make all the important decisions about the way that it is run.
• handle — a part of a thing made specifically to be grasped or held by the hand.
• lead — to cover, line, weight, treat, or impregnate with lead or one of its compounds.
• conduct — When you conduct an activity or task, you organize it and carry it out.
• keep — to hold or retain in one's possession; hold as one's own: If you like it, keep it. Keep the change.
• supervise — to oversee (a process, work, workers, etc.) during execution or performance; superintend; have the oversight and direction of.
• run — execution
• advise — If you advise someone to do something, you tell them what you think they should do.
• operate — to work, perform, or function, as a machine does: This engine does not operate properly.
• guide — to assist (a person) to travel through, or reach a destination in, an unfamiliar area, as by accompanying or giving directions to the person: He guided us through the forest.
• deliver — If you deliver something somewhere, you take it there.
• tell — to give an account or narrative of; narrate; relate (a story, tale, etc.): to tell the story of Lincoln's childhood.
• warn — to give notice, advice, or intimation to (a person, group, etc.) of danger, impending evil, possible harm, or anything else unfavorable: They warned him of a plot against him. She was warned that her life was in danger.
• inform — to give or impart knowledge of a fact or circumstance to: He informed them of his arrival.
• instruct — to furnish with knowledge, especially by a systematic method; teach; train; educate.
• command — If someone in authority commands you to do something, they tell you that you must do it.
• address — Your address is the number of the house, flat, or apartment and the name of the street and the town where you live or work.
• order — an authoritative direction or instruction; command; mandate.
• head — Edith, 1897–1981, U.S. costume designer.
• set — to put (something or someone) in a particular place: to set a vase on a table.
• intend — to have in mind as something to be done or brought about; plan: We intend to leave in a month.
• target — an object, usually marked with concentric circles, to be aimed at in shooting practice or contests.
• show — to cause or allow to be seen; exhibit; display.
• focus — a central point, as of attraction, attention, or activity: The need to prevent a nuclear war became the focus of all diplomatic efforts.
• cast — The cast of a play or film is all the people who act in it.
• aim — If you aim for something or aim to do something, you plan or hope to achieve it.
• turn — to cause to move around on an axis or about a center; rotate: to turn a wheel.
• see — to perceive with the eyes; look at.
• train — Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
• steer — to guide the course of (something in motion) by a rudder, helm, wheel, etc.: to steer a bicycle.
• present — being, existing, or occurring at this time or now; current: increasing respect for the present ruler of the small country.
• mean — to intend for a particular purpose, destination, etc.: They were meant for each other. Synonyms: destine, foreordain.
• mark — Marcus Alonzo ("Mark") 1837–1904, U.S. merchant and politician: senator 1897–1904.
• mail — monetary payment or tribute, especially rent or tax.
• label — a slip of paper, cloth, or other material, marked or inscribed, for attachment to something to indicate its manufacturer, nature, ownership, destination, etc.
• inscribe — to address or dedicate (a book, photograph, etc.) informally to a person, especially by writing a brief personal note in or on it.
• designate — When you designate someone as something, you formally choose them to do that particular job.
• superscribe — to write (words, letters, one's name, address, etc.) above or on something.
• bend — When you bend, you move the top part of your body downwards and forwards. Plants and trees also bend.
• settle — to appoint, fix, or resolve definitely and conclusively; agree upon (as time, price, or conditions).
• strive — to exert oneself vigorously; try hard: He strove to make himself understood.
• shepherd — a male given name.
• regulate — to control or direct by a rule, principle, method, etc.: to regulate household expenses.