"direct" meaning in English

See direct in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /dɪˈrɛkt/ Audio: en-us-direct.ogg [US] Forms: direct [positive], more direct [comparative], most direct [superlative]
Head templates: {{adj|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If something is direct, it is straight and as short as possible with nothing extra in between.
    Sense id: simple-direct-en-adj-~gTXlw6z

Adverb

IPA: /dɪˈrɛkt/ Audio: en-us-direct.ogg [US] Forms: direct [positive], [comparative], Superlative–
Head templates: {{adverb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you go somewhere or do something direct, you do so by the shortest route without anything extra in between.
    Sense id: simple-direct-en-adv-Vrh9hq5G
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Adverbs

Verb

IPA: /dɪˈrɛkt/ Audio: en-us-direct.ogg [US] Forms: direct [canonical], directs [third-person, singular], directed [past], directed [past, participle], directing [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you direct something somewhere, you point it there.
    Sense id: simple-direct-en-verb--E-GM8NC
  2. If you direct something such as an organisation, you are in charge of if.
    Sense id: simple-direct-en-verb-y4OL-QAN
  3. If you direct a play or film, you tell the actors how to act.
    Sense id: simple-direct-en-verb-Jvmt6rC5
  4. If you direct something, you tell people what to do.
    Sense id: simple-direct-en-verb-Hjz5QvO9
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          "text": "These improvement are a direct result of the recent changes."
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          "text": "In talking to the president, she was more direct: \"Your product is making me sick.\""
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          "text": "There is growing contact, both direct and indirect, between the people."
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