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direction meaning

EN[dəˈɹɛk.ʃən]
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WDirection
  • 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
  • NounPLdirectionsSUF-tion
    1. A theoretical line (physically or mentally) followed from a point of origin or towards a destination.
      1. Keep going in the same direction. ‎
    2. An general trend for future action.
      1. Guidance, instruction.
        1. The trombonist looked to the bandleader for direction. ‎
      2. The work of the director in cinema or theater; the skill of directing a film, play etc.
        1. The screenplay was good, but the direction was weak. ‎
      3. (archaic) An address.
      4. More Examples
        1. 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.
        2. 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
        1. Nouns
          • Countable nouns
        Difficultness: Level 1
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        Definiteness: Level 9
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