direct - Meaning in Kannada

direct - Meaning in Kannada

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Definitions and Meaning of direct in English

direct adjective

1. being an immediate result or consequence

   Example

   • "a direct result of the accident"
2. in a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child

   Examples

   • "a direct descendant of the king"
   • "direct heredity"
   • "lineal ancestors"
   • "lineal heirs"
3. in precisely the same words used by a writer or speaker

   Examples

   • "a direct quotation"
   • "repeated their dialog verbatim"
4. having no intervening persons, agents, conditions

   Examples

   • "a direct link"
   • "direct exposure to the disease"
   • "direct vote"
   • "in direct contact with the voters"
   • "in direct sunlight"
   • "the direct cause of the accident"
5. moving from west to east on the celestial sphere; or--for planets--around the sun in the same direction as the Earth
6. similar in nature or effect or relation to another quantity

   Example

   • "a term is in direct proportion to another term if it increases (or decreases) as the other increases (or decreases)"
7. straightforward in means or manner or behavior or language or action

   Examples

   • "a direct approach"
   • "a direct question"
   • "a direct response"
8. (of a current) flowing in one direction only

   Example

   • "direct current"
9. direct in spatial dimensions; proceeding without deviation or interruption; straight and short

   Examples

   • "a direct flight"
   • "a direct hit"
   • "a direct route"
10. lacking compromising or mitigating elements; exact

    Example

    • "the direct opposite"

direct abverb

1. without deviation

   Examples

   • "the path leads directly to the lake"
   • "went direct to the office"

direct verb

1. be in charge of
2. plan and direct (a complex undertaking)

   Example

   • "he masterminded the robbery"
3. take somebody somewhere

   Synonyms

   take

   Examples

   • "can you take me to the main entrance?"
   • "He conducted us to the palace"
   • "We lead him to our chief"
4. cause to go somewhere

   Examples

   • "He directed all his energies into his dissertation"
   • "She sent her children to camp"
   • "The explosion sent the car flying in the air"
5. direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
6. lead, as in the performance of a composition

   Example

   • "conduct an orchestra; Barenboim conducted the Chicago symphony for years"
7. guide the actors in (plays and films)
8. point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards

   Synonyms

   take, train, train

   Examples

   • "Don't train your camera on the women"
   • "He trained his gun on the burglar"
   • "Please don't aim at your little brother!"
   • "Take a swipe at one's opponent"
9. intend (something) to move towards a certain goal

   Synonyms

   target

   Examples

   • "criticism directed at her superior"
   • "direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself"
   • "He aimed his fists towards his opponent's face"
10. put an address on (an envelope)
11. give directions to; point somebody into a certain direction

    Example

    • "I directed them towards the town hall"
12. command with authority

    Example

    • "He directed the children to do their homework"
13. specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public

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