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Directs
verb
Word Frequency:
3.0
Definitions
1.
verb
To manage, control, steer.
"to direct the affairs of a nation or the movements of an army"
2.
verb
To aim (something) at (something else).
"He directed his question to the room in general."
3.
verb
To point out or show to (somebody) the right course or way; to guide, as by pointing out the way.
"He directed me to the left-hand road."
4.
verb
To point out to with authority; to instruct as a superior; to order.
"She directed them to leave immediately."
5.
verb
To put a direction or address upon; to mark with the name and residence of the person to whom anything is sent.
"to direct a letter"
Synonyms
straightforward
directly
forthright
plainspoken
man-to-man
straight
frank
free-spoken
outspoken
no-nonsense
nonstop
unilateral
Rhymes With
effects
aspects
objects
subjects
connects
aftereffects
personal effects
projects
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