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| Date: | 1300-1400 |
| Language: | Latin |
| Origin: | directus, past participle of dirigere 'to set straight, guide' |
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di‧rect1 S2 W1
1 done without any other people, actions, processes etc coming between [≠ indirect]: Experienced users have direct access to the main data files. Few policy-makers have had direct experience of business.
without involving others
Experienced users have direct access to the main data files.Few policy-makers have had direct experience of business. direct result/consequence The decision to close the hospital is a direct result of Government health policy.
The decision to close the hospital is a direct result of Government health policy.2 going straight from one place to another without stopping or changing direction [≠ indirect]:
from one place to another
3 exact or total :
exact
[only before noun]4 saying exactly what you mean in an honest clear way [≠ indirect]: Women often feel men are too direct and not sympathetic enough.
behaviour/attitude
Women often feel men are too direct and not sympathetic enough.5 someone who is related to someone else through their parents and grandparents, not through their aunts, uncles etc
direct descendant
6 an occasion on which something such as a bomb hits a place exactly, causing a lot of damage :
direct hit
7 strong heat or light that someone or something is not protected from [≠ indirect]: Never change the film in direct sunlight.
direct heat/sunlight
Never change the film in direct sunlight.