direction en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /dɑe̯ˈɹek.ʃən/ (New-Zealand)
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- /dɑeˈɹek.ʃən/ (Australia)
- /daɪˈɹɛk.ʃən/ (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
- /dɪˈɹek.ʃən/ (Australia)
- /dəˈɹek.ʃən/ (New-Zealand)
- /dɪˈɹɛk.ʃən/ (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From Middle English direccioun, from Old French direccion, from Latin dīrēctiō. Equivalent to direct + -ion.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) A theoretical line (physically or mentally) followed from a point of origin or towards a destination. May be relative (e.g. up, left, outbound, dorsal), geographical (e.g. north), rotational (e.g. clockwise), or with respect to an object or location (e.g. toward Boston).
Keep going in the same direction.
Judge Short had gone to town, and Farrar was off for a three days' cruise up the lake. I was bitterly regretting I had not gone with him when the distant notes of a coach horn reached my ear, and I descried a four-in-hand winding its way up the inn road from the direction of Mohair.
1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter IV, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC:Just before Warwick reached Liberty Point, a young woman came down Front Street from the direction of the market-house. When their paths converged, Warwick kept on down Front Street behind her, it having been already his intention to walk in this direction.
1900, Charles W[addell] Chesnutt, chapter I, in The House Behind the Cedars, Boston, Mass.; New York, N.Y.: Houghton, Mifflin and Company […], →OCLC:
- (countable, uncountable) A general trend for future action.
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(countable, uncountable) Guidance, instruction.
The trombonist looked to the bandleader for direction.
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(countable, uncountable) The work of the director in cinema or theater; the skill of directing a film, play etc.
The screenplay was good, but the direction was weak.
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(countable, dated, uncountable) The body of persons who guide or manage a matter; the directorate.
I shall not rest satisfied with merely employing my capital in insuring ships. I shall buy up some good Life Assurance shares, and cut into the Direction.
1860 December – 1861 August, Charles Dickens, chapter III, in Great Expectations […], volume II, London: Chapman and Hall, […], published October 1861, →OCLC, page 46:
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(archaic, countable, uncountable) A person's address.
Her aunt Leonella was still at Cordova, and she knew not her direction.
1796, Matthew Lewis, The Monk, Folio Society, published 1985, page 218:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| directions | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
eigendirection · radio direction finder · qibla direction · cardinal direction · directionful · director · x-direction · ordinal direction · directionize · general direction · misdirection · wind direction · stereodirection · self-direction · stage direction · directionless · direction sign · directional · co-direction · directive · direction vector · Directioner · is this the right direction for · sense of direction · unidirection · intercardinal direction · nondirection · redirection · z-direction · direction indicator · codirection · directionality · y-direction
Relateds
Translations (227)
vi hướng (theoretical line) · my ဘက် (theoretical line) · tk tarap (theoretical line) · bg направление (theoretical line) · th ทิศทาง (theoretical line) · es dirección (theoretical line) · ps طرف (theoretical line) · lo ທິດທາງ (theoretical line) · ba яҡ (theoretical line) · gd àird (theoretical line) · de Kurs (theoretical line) · gl dirección (theoretical line) · ko 지휘 (work of the director) · km ទិស (theoretical line) · sv regi (work of the director) · fi ohjaus (guidance, instruction) · mr दिशा (theoretical line) · mzn ور (theoretical line) · vi phương hướng (theoretical line) · bg посока (theoretical line) · it conduzione (work of the director) · ca direcció (theoretical line) · sco airt (theoretical line) · az yön (theoretical line) · tyv тала (theoretical line) · rm direcziùn (theoretical line) · de Anweisung (guidance, instruction) · pl reżyseria (work of the director) · de Anweisung (guidance, instruction) · sl režija (work of the director) · kk бағыт (theoretical line) · lv virziens (theoretical line) · cs režie (work of the director) · hu útmutatás (guidance, instruction) · tt тараф (theoretical line) · sw mwelekeo (theoretical line) · te దర్శకత్వం (work of the director) · khb ᦠᦳᧃᦗᦻ (theoretical line) · hi ओर (theoretical line) · fa کارگردانی (work of the director) · hu iránymutatás (guidance, instruction) · fo ætt (theoretical line) · bg управле́ние (work of the director) · hu irány (theoretical line) · it senso di marcia (guidance, instruction) · fi suunta (theoretical line) · ps استقامت (theoretical line) · hi निदेश (guidance, instruction) · fi ohjaaminen (work of the director) · la pars (theoretical line) · be напра́мак (theoretical line) · gu બાજુ (theoretical line) · id arah (theoretical line) · sv riktning (theoretical line) · ta இயக்கம் (work of the director) · lt vadovavimas (work of the director) · it guida (guidance, instruction) · bn দিক (theoretical line) · uk керу́нок (theoretical line) · it senso di marcia (theoretical line) · de Regie (work of the director) · uk на́прям (theoretical line) · sv håll (theoretical line) · ru режиссу́ра (work of the director) · it regia (work of the director) · hy կառավարում (work of the director) · ka მიმართულება (theoretical line) · sh ре̑жија (work of the director) · ta வழிகாட்டுதல் (guidance, instruction) · pl kierunek (theoretical line) · sv ledning (work of the director) · hy ղեկավարություն (work of the director) · lv vadība (work of the director) · hu rendezés (work of the director) · af rigting (theoretical line) · rm direcziun (theoretical line) · sk réžia (work of the director) · mn зүг (theoretical line) · mk правец (theoretical line) · be кіру́нак (theoretical line) · nl richting (theoretical line) · ml സംവിധാനം (work of the director) · ko 방향 (theoretical line) · nb produksjon (work of the director) · tr istikamet (theoretical line) · gd iùl (theoretical line) · ug يۆنىلىش (theoretical line) · tg тараф (theoretical line) · ru направле́ние (theoretical line) · it direzione (work of the director) · fa طرف (theoretical line) · tg самт (theoretical line) · tg ҷиҳат (theoretical line) · hu vezetés (work of the director) · mi ahunga (theoretical line) · ro regie (work of the director) · ky багыт (theoretical line) · sl smer (theoretical line) · hi निदेशन (work of the director) · eo direkto (theoretical line) · lt kryptis (theoretical line) · sh смје̑р (theoretical line) · sa दिशा (theoretical line) · is átt (theoretical line) · et suund (theoretical line) · sh smjȇr (theoretical line) · nb retning (theoretical line) · gu તરફ (theoretical line) · gd seòladh (theoretical line) · uz tomon (theoretical line) · ja 指揮 (work of the director) · es dirección (guidance, instruction) · mk раководење (work of the director) · yi ריכטונג (theoretical line) · hu irányítás (work of the director) · ru руково́дство (work of the director) · bg ръково́дство (work of the director) · nb ledelse (work of the director) · hy ուղղություն (theoretical line) · bg насока (theoretical line) · ga slí (theoretical line) · ar اِتِّجَاه (theoretical line) · ms arah (theoretical line) · tt юнәлеш (theoretical line) · de Führung (work of the director) · ba йүнәлеш (theoretical line) · txb kälymiye (theoretical line) · tk ugur (theoretical line) · uz yo'nalish (theoretical line) · is stefna (theoretical line) · ba тараф (theoretical line) · nan-hbl 方向 (theoretical line) · tr yön (theoretical line) · my အလား (theoretical line) · bg напътвствие (guidance, instruction) · ja 方向 (theoretical line) · uz taraf (theoretical line) · aii ܬܸܪܨܵܢܵܐ (theoretical line) · ta திக்கு (theoretical line) · am መሪነት (guidance, instruction) · az tərəf (theoretical line) · yue 方向 (theoretical line) · bg режису́ра (work of the director) · mk раководство (work of the director) · nn retning (theoretical line) · mi whakahau (guidance, instruction) · ml ദിശ (theoretical line) · sh сме̑р (theoretical line) · sh rȇžija (work of the director) · hy վարում (work of the director) · ro conducere (work of the director) · gl dirección (work of the director) · mk управување (work of the director) · sq drejtim (theoretical line) · be кіраўні́цтва (work of the director) · hi दिशा (theoretical line) · tyv уг (theoretical line) · mk режија (work of the director) · sk smer (theoretical line) · nv hodeezá (theoretical line) · mr दिग्दर्शन (work of the director) · it direzione (guidance, instruction) · el κατεύθυνση (theoretical line) · it direzione (theoretical line) · hi तरफ़ (theoretical line) · es dirección (work of the director) · ps سمت (theoretical line) · ga díriú (guidance, instruction) · de Richtung (theoretical line) · fi kurssi (theoretical line) · pt direção (work of the director) · az səmt (theoretical line) · bg указание (guidance, instruction) · hu utasítás (guidance, instruction) · ja 監督 (work of the director) · be рэжысу́ра (work of the director) · eu norabide (theoretical line) · af regie (work of the director) · mi raranga (theoretical line) · sk usmernenie (guidance, instruction) · pt direção (theoretical line) · de Führung (guidance, instruction) · bg направле́ние (theoretical line) · ang rihtung (theoretical line) · ta திசை (theoretical line) · cs směr (theoretical line) · ur سمت (theoretical line) · it direzione di marcia (theoretical line) · cmn 管理 (work of the director) · pl kierowanie (work of the director) · ro direcție (theoretical line) · cmn 導演 /导演 (work of the director) · fa سمت (theoretical line) · ko 감독 (work of the director) · fa جهت (theoretical line) · hu eligazítás (guidance, instruction) · hy ղեկավարում (work of the director) · ca direcció (work of the director) · ru управле́ние (work of the director) · aii ܡܲܦܩܵܢܘܼܬܵܐ (work of the director) · ar إِخْرَاج (work of the director) · wal ginaa (theoretical line) · hi निर्देशन (work of the director) · uk на́прямок (theoretical line) · mk насока (theoretical line) · fi johtaminen (work of the director) · cmn 方向 (theoretical line) · he כיוון \ כִּוּוּן (theoretical line) · da retning (theoretical line) · he בימוי (work of the director) · sk riadenie (work of the director) · cs řízení (work of the director) · sh smȇr (theoretical line) · uk керівни́цтво (work of the director) · fr direction (theoretical line) · ur طرف (theoretical line) · de Hinweis (guidance, instruction) · es dirección (directorate) · fa رژی (work of the director) · uk режису́ра (work of the director) · he ניהול (work of the director) · fy rjochting (theoretical line) · fr direction (work of the director) · az istiqamət (theoretical line) · tyz bưởng (theoretical line) · gu દિશા (theoretical line) · lv vadīšana (work of the director)