Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with direct in American Collocation
direct
adjective
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Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
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What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/dɪˈrekt/
contact
access
communication
contact
intervention
Infection is through direct contact with contaminated blood.
result
consequence
outcome
result
These additional sales occurred as a direct result of our efforts.
influence
bearing
control
impact
influence
The decisions of politicians have a direct bearing on people’s lives.
relationship
comparison
connection
correlation
involvement
link
relevance
The course was interesting, but it had no direct relevance to the work that we do.
something opposite or completely different
contradiction
contrast
contravention
opposite
This would seem to be a direct contradiction of Freud’s view that dreams are there to preserve sleep.