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direction

English

  1. 🔊 a general course along which something has a tendency to develop
    “I couldn't follow the direction of his thoughts”
  2. 🔊 a message describing how something is to be done
    “he gave directions faster than she could follow them”
  3. 🔊 a line leading to a place or point
    “he looked the other direction”
  4. 🔊 the spatial relation between something and the course along which it points or moves
    “he checked the direction and velocity of the wind”
  5. 🔊 the act of managing something
    “he was given overall management of the program”
  6. 🔊 the act of setting and holding a course
    “a new council was installed under the direction of the king”
  7. 🔊 a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something
    “the judge's charge to the jury”
  8. 🔊 the concentration of attention or energy on something
    “the focus of activity shifted to molecular biology”
  9. 🔊 something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action

Spanish

  1. 🔊 dirección direction
  2. 🔊 sentido direction

Similar words

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