Direction | Mean of direction in English Dictionary

/dəˈrɛkʃən/

  • Noun
  • the course or path on which something is moving or pointing
    1. The army attacked from three different directions.
    2. Down the road, he could see a bus coming from the opposite direction.
    3. The wind changed direction and started blowing in our faces.
    4. I've got a bad sense of direction. [=I become lost frequently; I often don't know which way to go]
    5. She and I were walking in the same direction.
    6. You're headed in the wrong direction.
    7. The top of the hill provides a view in all directions.
    8. The car was last seen headed in the direction of [=towards] the stadium.
    9. She started walking in my direction. [=toward me]
  • a statement that tells a person what to do and how to do it
    1. Carefully read the directions before you begin the test.
    2. Directions appear on the package.
    3. You have to learn to follow directions. [=do what you are told or are instructed to do]
  • instructions that tell you how to go to a place
    1. We had to stop to ask for directions to the beach.
    2. Excuse me. Could you please give me directions to the movie theater?
  • control or management of someone or something
    1. He was put in charge and given overall direction of the program.
    2. Twenty-three employees work under her direction.
    3. Several nurses working under the direction of this doctor have made complaints.
  • the act or process of directing a play, movie, television show, or musical performance
    1. The play's unusual direction demanded much from the actors.
  • the way that something is progressing or developing
    1. These discoveries have given a new direction to their research.
    2. Our business is expanding in all directions.
    3. He hasn't yet decided what direction he should take as a writer. [=hasn't decided exactly what he should try to do as a writer]
  • a goal or purpose that guides your actions or decisions
    1. Her life seemed to lack direction after she left school.
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