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direction

/dəˈrɛkʃən/

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noun

plural -tions

[count] :the course or path on which something is moving or pointing

The army attacked from three different directions.

Down the road, he could see a bus coming from the opposite direction.

The wind changed direction and started blowing in our faces.

I've got a bad sense of direction. [=I become lost frequently; I often don't know which way to go] - often used after in

She and I were walking in the same direction.

You're headed in the wrong direction.

The top of the hill provides a view in all directions.

The car was last seen headed in the direction of [=towards] the stadium.

She started walking in my direction. [=toward me]

directions [plural]

a statement that tells a person what to do and how to do it :an order or instruction

Carefully read the directions before you begin the test.

Directions appear on the package.

You have to learn to follow directions. [=do what you are told or are instructed to do]

instructions that tell you how to go to a place

We had to stop to ask for directions to the beach.

Excuse me. Could you please give me directions to the movie theater?

[noncount] control or management of someone or something

He was put in charge and given overall direction of the program.

Twenty-three employees work under her direction.

Several nurses working under the direction of this doctor have made complaints.

the act or process of directing a play, movie, television show, or musical performance

The play's unusual direction demanded much from the actors.

[count] :the way that something is progressing or developing

These discoveries have given a new direction to their research.

Our business is expanding in all directions.

He hasn't yet decided what direction he should take as a writer. [=hasn't decided exactly what he should try to do as a writer]

[noncount] :a goal or purpose that guides your actions or decisions

Her life seemed to lack direction after she left school.

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directional