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- Dictionarydi·rec·tion/dəˈrekSHən/
noun
- 1. a course along which someone or something moves: "she set off in the opposite direction" Similar
- 2. the management or guidance of someone or something: "under his direction, the college has developed an international reputation" Similar
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direction. noun. di· rec· tion də-ˈrek-shən. dī- Synonyms of direction. 1. : guidance or supervision of action or conduct : management. working under the direction of the doctor. 2. archaic : the address placed on the outside of a letter or package to be delivered : superscription. 3. a. : an explicit instruction : order.
the area or position that someone is in: She keeps looking in my direction. See more. sense of direction. B2. the ability to find places or to know which direction to go: a good sense of direction. See more. Fewer examples. We felt the plane bank steeply as it changed direction.
noun. a line leading to a place or point. “he looked the other direction ”. synonyms: way. see more. the direction or path along which something moves or along which it lies. the direction of the Kaaba toward which Muslims turn for their daily prayers. a general direction in which something tends to move.
1. the act of directing; management; supervision. 2. [usually pl.] instructions for doing, operating, using, preparing, etc. 3. an authoritative order or command. 4. the point toward which something faces or the line along which something moves or lies. “north,” “up,” “forward,” and “left” are directions.
Definition of direction noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
a position on a line extending from a specific point toward a point of the compass or toward the nadir or the zenith. a line of thought or action or a tendency or inclination: the direction of contemporary thought. Usually directions. instruction or guidance for making, using, etc.: directions for baking a cake.
Directions definition: instructions for doing something or for reaching a place. See examples of DIRECTIONS used in a sentence.
the way that someone or something is going or facing: The car sped away in the direction of the airport. I think we're going in the wrong direction. Fewer examples. Are we going in the right direction? We continued in a southerly direction. The car was going in the opposite direction. His walk was aimless; he kept changing direction.
direction. (dɪˈrɛkʃən; daɪ-) n. 1. the act of directing or the state of being directed. 2. management, control, or guidance. 3. (Theatre) the work of a stage or film director. 4. (Film) the work of a stage or film director. 5. the course or line along which a person or thing moves, points, or lies.
the area or position that someone is in: She keeps looking in my direction. See more. sense of direction. B2. the ability to find places or to know which direction to go: a good sense of direction. See more. Fewer examples. We felt the plane bank steeply as it changed direction.
