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How to Pronounce direct?

Correct pronunciation for the word "direct" is [da͡ɪɹˈɛkt], [da‍ɪɹˈɛkt], [d_aɪ_ɹ_ˈɛ_k_t].

Definition of direct

  1. A character placed at the end of a staff to direct the performer to the first note of the next staff. A direct interval, that which forms any kind of harmony on the fundamental sound which produces it, as, the fifth, major, third, and octave. Direct tax, a tax assessed on incomes, funds, houses, and lands, as distinct from indirect on articles of consumption.
  2. To aim in a straight line toward a place or object; to show the right road or course; to guide, conduct, or manage; to prescribe a course, sometimes with authority; to address.
  3. Straight; onward, opposed to retrograde; in line, as of father and son, opposed to collateral; going in a straight line or course; not circuitous; straightforward; plain; express.

Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language By Nuttall, P.Austin

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What is the present tense of Direct?

  • The personal forms of the verb "direct" in present tense, also known as simple present tense, are as follows:

  • - I direct

  • - You direct

  • - He/She/It directs

  • - We direct

  • - You direct

  • - They direct
  • What is the past tense of Direct?

  • The personal forms of the verb "direct" in past tense are as follows:

  • - I directed

  • - You directed

  • - He directed

  • - She directed

  • - It directed

  • - We directed

  • - They directed
  • What is the adverb for direct?

    The adverb form of the word "direct" is "directly".

    What is the adjective for direct?

    The adjective form of the word "direct" is "direct".

    Usage over time for direct:

    This graph shows how "direct" have occurred between 1800 and 2008 in a corpus of English books.

    What is the plural form of direct?

    The plural form of the word "direct" is "directs"

    What is the singular form of direct?

    The singular form of the word "direct" is "directive"

    Synonyms for Direct:

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