What is the meaning of direction?

noun

  • A line leading to a place or point.
    • usage: "he looked the other direction"; "didn't know the way home"
  • The spatial relation between something and the course along which it points or moves.
    • usage: "he checked the direction and velocity of the wind"
  • A general course along which something has a tendency to develop.
    • usage: "I couldn't follow the direction of his thoughts"; "his ideals determined the direction of his career"; "they proposed a new direction for the firm"
  • Something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action.
  • The act of managing something.
    • usage: "he was given overall management of the program"; "is the direction of the economy a function of government"
  • A message describing how something is to be done.
    • usage: "he gave directions faster than she could follow them"
  • The act of setting and holding a course.
    • usage: "a new council was installed under the direction of the king"
  • A formal statement of a command or injunction to do something.
    • usage: "the judge's charge to the jury"
  • The concentration of attention or energy on something.
    • usage: "the focus of activity shifted to molecular biology"; "he had no direction in his life"
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APAWordNet. (2010). direction. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/direction/definitions/1215493
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