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Definition direct in American English

direct adjective

adjective
/dɪˈrekt/

▪ access, contact, intervention, involvement, link, relevance, result

1

involving only the two people or things mentioned and with no one or nothing else coming in between

Example

Employees have little direct contact with management.

Example

Only a few of us have direct access to the files.

Example

Their study found a direct link between poverty and crime.

Example

Companies have closed as a direct result of the new law.

Synonyms and related words
directly first-hand vicarious
2

going straight to a place and not stopping or changing direction on the way there

Example

direct flights from San Francisco to Tokyo

Example

There is a more direct route straight up the interstate.

Example

The building had taken a direct hit and was completely destroyed.

Synonyms and related words
direct advancing oncoming
3

saying what you really think in a very clear and honest way

Example

I love New Yorkers - they're sharp, funny, and direct.

Example

She's refused to answer direct questions about her plans for the company.

Synonyms and related words
honest sincere fine
4

exact

Example

That's a direct quote from the man himself.

Example

Martin's brother is his direct opposite in character.

Example

The rewards will be in direct proportion to the work you put in.

Synonyms and related words
nuanced exact accurate
5

direct heat or light comes straight at a person or object and is not reflected or reduced in strength

Example

Plant in a shady position away from direct sunlight.

Synonyms and related words
backlit candlelit direct
6

related through your parents, grandparents, etc. and not through other relatives such as uncles or aunts

Example

Steve says he's a direct descendant of William Shakespeare.

Synonyms and related words
be distantly related to someone close direct
Definition direct in American English

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