direct

nl-adj

direct (comparative directer, superlative directst)

directer (comparative)
directst (superlative)
direct (adverbial positive predicative)
directer (adverbial comparative predicative)
het directst (adverbial predicative superlative)
het directste (adverbial predicative superlative)
directe (feminine indefinite masculine positive singular)
directere (comparative feminine indefinite masculine singular)
directste (feminine indefinite masculine singular superlative)
direct (indefinite neuter positive singular)
directer (comparative indefinite neuter singular)
directste (indefinite neuter singular superlative)
directe (indefinite plural positive)
directere (comparative indefinite plural)
directste (indefinite plural superlative)
directe (definite positive)
directere (comparative definite)
directste (definite superlative)
directs (partitive positive)
directers (comparative partitive)

Borrowed from Middle French direct, from Latin dīrēctus.


direct

Afrikaans: direk

Javindo: direk, drek

→ Papiamentu: dirèkt

→ Sranan Tongo: dièkdirèk

→ Caribbean Javanese: dirèg


direct

Proceeding without deviation or interruption.

the most direct route between two buildings

Straight; not crooked, oblique, or circuitous; leading by the short or shortest way to a point or end.

Be even and direct with me.

c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene ii]:

He nowhere, that I know, says it in direct words.

1689 December (indicated as 1690), [John Locke], chapter 1, in Two Treatises of Government: […], London: […] Awnsham Churchill, […], →OCLC:

Nor did the government scruple a direct and avowed interference with elections.

1827, Henry Hallam, “On the English Constitution from Henry VII. to Mary”, in The Constitutional History of England from the Accession of Henry VII. to the Death of George II. […], volume I, London: John Murray, […], →OCLC, page 48:

a descendant in the direct line

(astronomy) In the direction of the general planetary motion, or from west to east; in the order of the signs; not retrograde; said of the motion of a celestial body.

direct nomination; direct legislation

(political science) Pertaining to, or effected immediately by, action of the people through their votes instead of through one or more representatives or delegates.

(aviation, travel) Having a single flight number.

law of the excluded middle
law of the excluded middle

(mathematics, logic, of a proof) Not employing the law of the excluded middle or argument by contradiction.

en-adj

direct (comparative more direct, superlative most direct)

more direct (comparative)
most direct (superlative)

drejtë

straight, constant, without interruption

/daɪ̯əˈɹɛkt/

Borrowed from Latin dīrectus, perfect passive participle of dīrigō (“straighten, direct”), from dis- (“asunder, in pieces, apart, in two”) + regō (“make straight, rule”). Compare dress. Doublet of derecho.
For the meaning development compare with Russian напра́вить (naprávitʹ, “to direct, to turn, to aim, to level, to point”), отпра́вить (otprávitʹ, “to send, to dispatch, to forward”) connected with пра́вить (právitʹ, “to govern, to rule, to drive, to steer”).


direct

The walls, which are fixed direct into the ground without a plinth, are made of wattle and plastered with a thin lair of mud or cowdung.

1912, Central Provinces (India), Central Provinces District Gazetteers, page 96:

Presumably Mary is to carry messages that she, Anne, is too delicate to convey direct.

2009, Hilary Mantel, Wolf Hall, Fourth Estate, published 2010, page 346:

/daɪ̯əˈɹɛkt/


direct

to direct the affairs of a nation or the movements of an army

Pent up in Utica he vainly forms
A poor Epitome of Roman Greatneſs,
And, cover’d with Numidian Guards, directs
A feeble Army, and an empty Senate,
Remnants of mighty Battels fought in vain.

1712 (date written), [Joseph] Addison, Cato, a Tragedy. […], London: […] J[acob] Tonson, […], published 1713, →OCLC, Act I, scene i, page 2:

They directed their fire towards the men on the wall.

He directed his question to the room in general.

He directed me to the left-hand road.

the next points to which I will direct your attention

1882, John Lubbock, Flowers, Fruits and Leaves:

To point out to or show (somebody) the right course or way; to guide, as by pointing out the way.

She directed them to leave immediately.

I'll first direct my men what they shall do.

c. 1597 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merry Wiues of Windsor”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene ii]:

To point out to with authority; to instruct as a superior; to order.

[A]s I do not know where I shall be, and shall have my letters sent after me as soon as I do know, continue to direct hither.

1792, Charlotte Smith, Desmond, Broadview, published 2001, page 310:

(dated) To address (a letter) to a particular person or place.

en-verb

direct (third-person singular simple present directs, present participle directing, simple past and past participle directed)

directs (present singular third-person)
directing (participle present)
directed (participle past)
directed (past)

أَخْرَجَ

to be in charge of the direction of a film

أَخْرَجَ

to be in charge of the direction of a play

/daɪ̯əˈɹɛkt/


direct

fr-adj

direct (feminine directe, masculine plural directs, feminine plural directes)

directe (feminine)
directs (masculine plural)
directes (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Latin dīrectus. Doublet of droit, which was inherited.


direct

Si t’as pas envie d’y aller, dis-le direct.

If you don't want to go, say it straight up.


direct

Obsolete spelling of direkt which was deprecated in 1902 following the Second Orthographic Conference of 1901.

de-adj

direct (strong nominative masculine singular directer, comparative directer, superlative am directesten)

directer (masculine nominative singular strong)
directer (comparative)
am directesten (superlative)
direct (masculine predicative singular)
direct (feminine predicative singular)
direct (neuter predicative singular)
direct (plural predicative)
directer (masculine nominative singular strong without-article)
directe (feminine nominative singular strong without-article)
directes (neuter nominative singular strong without-article)
directe (nominative plural strong without-article)
directen (genitive masculine singular strong without-article)
directer (feminine genitive singular strong without-article)
directen (genitive neuter singular strong without-article)
directer (genitive plural strong without-article)
directem (dative masculine singular strong without-article)
directer (dative feminine singular strong without-article)
directem (dative neuter singular strong without-article)
directen (dative plural strong without-article)
directen (accusative masculine singular strong without-article)
directe (accusative feminine singular strong without-article)
directes (accusative neuter singular strong without-article)
directe (accusative plural strong without-article)
der directe (definite includes-article masculine nominative singular weak)
die directe (definite feminine includes-article nominative singular weak)
das directe (definite includes-article neuter nominative singular weak)
die directen (definite includes-article nominative plural weak)
des directen (definite genitive includes-article masculine singular weak)
der directen (definite feminine genitive includes-article singular weak)
des directen (definite genitive includes-article neuter singular weak)
der directen (definite genitive includes-article plural weak)
dem directen (dative definite includes-article masculine singular weak)
der directen (dative definite feminine includes-article singular weak)
dem directen (dative definite includes-article neuter singular weak)
den directen (dative definite includes-article plural weak)
den directen (accusative definite includes-article masculine singular weak)
die directe (accusative definite feminine includes-article singular weak)
das directe (accusative definite includes-article neuter singular weak)
die directen (accusative definite includes-article plural weak)
ein directer (includes-article indefinite masculine mixed nominative singular)
eine directe (feminine includes-article indefinite mixed nominative singular)
ein directes (includes-article indefinite mixed neuter nominative singular)
directen (indefinite mixed nominative plural)
keine directen (includes-article indefinite mixed negative nominative plural)
eines directen (genitive includes-article indefinite masculine mixed singular)
einer directen (feminine genitive includes-article indefinite mixed singular)
eines directen (genitive includes-article indefinite mixed neuter singular)
directen (genitive indefinite mixed plural)
keiner directen (genitive includes-article indefinite mixed negative plural)
einem directen (dative includes-article indefinite masculine mixed singular)
einer directen (dative feminine includes-article indefinite mixed singular)
einem directen (dative includes-article indefinite mixed neuter singular)
directen (dative indefinite mixed plural)
keinen directen (dative includes-article indefinite mixed negative plural)
einen directen (accusative includes-article indefinite masculine mixed singular)
eine directe (accusative feminine includes-article indefinite mixed singular)
ein directes (accusative includes-article indefinite mixed neuter singular)
directen (accusative indefinite mixed plural)
keine directen (accusative includes-article indefinite mixed negative plural)
directer (comparative masculine predicative singular)
directer (comparative feminine predicative singular)
directer (comparative neuter predicative singular)
directer (comparative plural predicative)
directerer (comparative masculine nominative singular strong without-article)
directere (comparative feminine nominative singular strong without-article)
directeres (comparative neuter nominative singular strong without-article)
directere (comparative nominative plural strong without-article)
directeren (comparative genitive masculine singular strong without-article)
directerer (comparative feminine genitive singular strong without-article)
directeren (comparative genitive neuter singular strong without-article)
directerer (comparative genitive plural strong without-article)
directerem (comparative dative masculine singular strong without-article)
directerer (comparative dative feminine singular strong without-article)
directerem (comparative dative neuter singular strong without-article)
directeren (comparative dative plural strong without-article)
directeren (accusative comparative masculine singular strong without-article)
directere (accusative comparative feminine singular strong without-article)
directeres (accusative comparative neuter singular strong without-article)
directere (accusative comparative plural strong without-article)
der directere (comparative definite includes-article masculine nominative singular weak)
die directere (comparative definite feminine includes-article nominative singular weak)
das directere (comparative definite includes-article neuter nominative singular weak)
die directeren (comparative definite includes-article nominative plural weak)
des directeren (comparative definite genitive includes-article masculine singular weak)
der directeren (comparative definite feminine genitive includes-article singular weak)
des directeren (comparative definite genitive includes-article neuter singular weak)
der directeren (comparative definite genitive includes-article plural weak)
dem directeren (comparative dative definite includes-article masculine singular weak)
der directeren (comparative dative definite feminine includes-article singular weak)
dem directeren (comparative dative definite includes-article neuter singular weak)
den directeren (comparative dative definite includes-article plural weak)
den directeren (accusative comparative definite includes-article masculine singular weak)
die directere (accusative comparative definite feminine includes-article singular weak)
das directere (accusative comparative definite includes-article neuter singular weak)
die directeren (accusative comparative definite includes-article plural weak)
ein directerer (comparative includes-article indefinite masculine mixed nominative singular)
eine directere (comparative feminine includes-article indefinite mixed nominative singular)
ein directeres (comparative includes-article indefinite mixed neuter nominative singular)
directeren (comparative indefinite mixed nominative plural)
keine directeren (comparative includes-article indefinite mixed negative nominative plural)
eines directeren (comparative genitive includes-article indefinite masculine mixed singular)
einer directeren (comparative feminine genitive includes-article indefinite mixed singular)
eines directeren (comparative genitive includes-article indefinite mixed neuter singular)
directeren (comparative genitive indefinite mixed plural)
keiner directeren (comparative genitive includes-article indefinite mixed negative plural)
einem directeren (comparative dative includes-article indefinite masculine mixed singular)
einer directeren (comparative dative feminine includes-article indefinite mixed singular)
einem directeren (comparative dative includes-article indefinite mixed neuter singular)
directeren (comparative dative indefinite mixed plural)
keinen directeren (comparative dative includes-article indefinite mixed negative plural)
einen directeren (accusative comparative includes-article indefinite masculine mixed singular)
eine directere (accusative comparative feminine includes-article indefinite mixed singular)
ein directeres (accusative comparative includes-article indefinite mixed neuter singular)
directeren (accusative comparative indefinite mixed plural)
keine directeren (accusative comparative includes-article indefinite mixed negative plural)
am directesten (masculine predicative singular superlative)
am directesten (feminine predicative singular superlative)
am directesten (neuter predicative singular superlative)
am directesten (plural predicative superlative)
directester (masculine nominative singular strong superlative without-article)
directeste (feminine nominative singular strong superlative without-article)
directestes (neuter nominative singular strong superlative without-article)
directeste (nominative plural strong superlative without-article)
directesten (genitive masculine singular strong superlative without-article)
directester (feminine genitive singular strong superlative without-article)
directesten (genitive neuter singular strong superlative without-article)
directester (genitive plural strong superlative without-article)
directestem (dative masculine singular strong superlative without-article)
directester (dative feminine singular strong superlative without-article)
directestem (dative neuter singular strong superlative without-article)
directesten (dative plural strong superlative without-article)
directesten (accusative masculine singular strong superlative without-article)
directeste (accusative feminine singular strong superlative without-article)
directestes (accusative neuter singular strong superlative without-article)
directeste (accusative plural strong superlative without-article)
der directeste (definite includes-article masculine nominative singular superlative weak)
die directeste (definite feminine includes-article nominative singular superlative weak)
das directeste (definite includes-article neuter nominative singular superlative weak)
die directesten (definite includes-article nominative plural superlative weak)
des directesten (definite genitive includes-article masculine singular superlative weak)
der directesten (definite feminine genitive includes-article singular superlative weak)
des directesten (definite genitive includes-article neuter singular superlative weak)
der directesten (definite genitive includes-article plural superlative weak)
dem directesten (dative definite includes-article masculine singular superlative weak)
der directesten (dative definite feminine includes-article singular superlative weak)
dem directesten (dative definite includes-article neuter singular superlative weak)
den directesten (dative definite includes-article plural superlative weak)
den directesten (accusative definite includes-article masculine singular superlative weak)
die directeste (accusative definite feminine includes-article singular superlative weak)
das directeste (accusative definite includes-article neuter singular superlative weak)
die directesten (accusative definite includes-article plural superlative weak)
ein directester (includes-article indefinite masculine mixed nominative singular superlative)
eine directeste (feminine includes-article indefinite mixed nominative singular superlative)
ein directestes (includes-article indefinite mixed neuter nominative singular superlative)
directesten (indefinite mixed nominative plural superlative)
keine directesten (includes-article indefinite mixed negative nominative plural superlative)
eines directesten (genitive includes-article indefinite masculine mixed singular superlative)
einer directesten (feminine genitive includes-article indefinite mixed singular superlative)
eines directesten (genitive includes-article indefinite mixed neuter singular superlative)
directesten (genitive indefinite mixed plural superlative)
keiner directesten (genitive includes-article indefinite mixed negative plural superlative)
einem directesten (dative includes-article indefinite masculine mixed singular superlative)
einer directesten (dative feminine includes-article indefinite mixed singular superlative)
einem directesten (dative includes-article indefinite mixed neuter singular superlative)
directesten (dative indefinite mixed plural superlative)
keinen directesten (dative includes-article indefinite mixed negative plural superlative)
einen directesten (accusative includes-article indefinite masculine mixed singular superlative)
eine directeste (accusative feminine includes-article indefinite mixed singular superlative)
ein directestes (accusative includes-article indefinite mixed neuter singular superlative)
directesten (accusative indefinite mixed plural superlative)
keine directesten (accusative includes-article indefinite mixed negative plural superlative)


direct

Borrowed from Latin dīrectus, perfect passive participle of dīrigō, dīrigere (“straighten, direct”). Compare the inherited drait, drouait.


direct

ro-adj

direct m or n (feminine singular directă, masculine plural direcți, feminine and neuter plural directe)

directă (feminine singular)
direcți (masculine plural)
directe (feminine neuter plural)
direct (indefinite masculine neuter singular)
directă (feminine indefinite singular)
direcți (indefinite masculine singular)
directe (feminine indefinite neuter plural)
directul (definite masculine neuter singular)
directa (definite feminine singular)
direcții (definite masculine singular)
directele (definite feminine neuter plural)
directe (feminine indefinite singular)
directului (definite masculine neuter singular)
directei (definite feminine singular)
direcților (definite masculine singular)
directelor (definite feminine neuter plural)

Borrowed from French direct, Latin directus. Compare the inherited doublet drept.