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direction meaning
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[dəˈɹɛk.ʃən]
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Direction
Direction may refer to:
Direction (geometry)
Relative direction, for instance left, right, forward, backwards, up,
Compass direction
Film direction, the filmmaker who is in charge of the making of the visual medium
Noun
PL
directions
SUF
-tion
A
theoretical
line
(physically or mentally)
followed
from a
point
of
origin
or
towards
a
destination
.
Keep going in the same
direction
.
An
general
trend
for
future
action
.
Guidance
,
instruction
.
The trombonist looked to the bandleader for
direction
.
The
work
of the
director
in
cinema
or
theater
; the
skill
of
directing
a
film
,
play
etc
.
The screenplay was good, but the
direction
was weak.
(archaic) An
address
.
More Examples
Used in the Middle of Sentence
Please follow the attached
directions
when assembling these shelves.
She kicked up, which is to say, it was in an upward
direction
that she kicked.
We absolutely do renounce or waive our own opinions, absolutely yielding to the
direction
of others.
Used in the Ending of Sentence
Don't camp it up. Just follow the stage
directions
.
A principal virtue of Rorty's recognition of both the lightminded and the serious side of irony is to urge us in that
direction
.
I got so lost on my way downtown I had to ask for
directions
.
Meaning of
direction
for the defined word.
Grammatically, this word "direction" is a
noun
, more specifically, a
countable noun
.
Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
Nouns
Countable nouns
Difficultness: Level 1
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Easy ➨ Difficult
Definiteness: Level 9
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Definite ➨ Versatile
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