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direct

2 verb
     
direct2 S2 W2
1

aim

[transitive always + adverb/preposition] to aim something in a particular direction or at a particular person, group etc
direct something at/towards etc something
The machine directs an X-ray beam at the patient's body.
The new route directs lorries away from the town centre.
I'd like to direct your attention to paragraph four.
I want to direct my efforts more towards my own projects.
2

be in charge

[transitive] to be in charge of something or control it:
Mr Turner was directing the investigation from a very early stage.
The choir was directed by Sir David Willcocks.
3

film/play

APTAM [intransitive and transitive] to give the actors in a play, film, or television programme instructions about what they should do:
The play was directed by Frank Hauser.
4

way/route

[transitive] formal to tell someone how to get to a place
direct somebody to something
Could you direct me to Trafalgar Square, please?
5

tell somebody to do something

[transitive] formal to tell someone what they should do [= order]
direct somebody to do something
The judge directed the jury to find Mr Baggs not guilty.
direct that
He directed that his body should be buried in Upton.
WORD CHOICE: WORD CHOICE:

direct, take, guide, lead If you direct someone somewhere, you tell them which way to go to get there, but you do not go with them • He directed me to a hotel near the airport (NOT He guided me to a hotel near the airport).!! Do not say that you direct something in a particular direction. Say that you point something in a particular direction • He pointed the gun at the policeman (NOT He directed the gun at the policeman). If you take, guide, or lead someone somewhere, you go with them there • I'll take you to the airport. Use guide especially to talk about helping someone along a difficult route • They guided me through a maze of one-way streets. Use lead to talk about going in front of someone who is following you • The waiter led us to a table.
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