"direction" meaning in English

{
  "categories": [
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Terms suffixed with -ion",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "direct",
        "2": "ion"
      },
      "expansion": "direct + -ion",
      "name": "ety-suffix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "direct + -ion",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "direction",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "directions",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "\"Where is the post office?\" \"I think it's that direction.\""
        },
        {
          "text": "Which direction is north?"
        },
        {
          "text": "We were walking up Queen St. when she suddenly turned and starting walking in the opposite direction."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A direction is a way to move or point."
      ],
      "id": "simple-direction-en-noun-dXKQh71P",
      "raw_tags": [
        "countable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Your doctors directions are to take two of these with water before eating."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Directions are steps that tell you what to do or how to do something."
      ],
      "id": "simple-direction-en-noun-oYpPp9df",
      "raw_tags": [
        "always plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The company is now under the direction of new owners."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Direction is control or management."
      ],
      "id": "simple-direction-en-noun-j2fHTSCW",
      "raw_tags": [
        "uncountable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/d(a)ɪˈrɛk.ʃən/",
      "tags": [
        "UK",
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-direction.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-uk-direction.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "direction"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Terms suffixed with -ion"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "direct",
        "2": "ion"
      },
      "expansion": "direct + -ion",
      "name": "ety-suffix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "direct + -ion",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "direction",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "directions",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Countable nouns"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "\"Where is the post office?\" \"I think it's that direction.\""
        },
        {
          "text": "Which direction is north?"
        },
        {
          "text": "We were walking up Queen St. when she suddenly turned and starting walking in the opposite direction."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A direction is a way to move or point."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "countable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Your doctors directions are to take two of these with water before eating."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Directions are steps that tell you what to do or how to do something."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "always plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Uncountable nouns"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The company is now under the direction of new owners."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Direction is control or management."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "uncountable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/d(a)ɪˈrɛk.ʃən/",
      "tags": [
        "UK",
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-direction.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-uk-direction.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "direction"
}