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    direction
    /dɪˈrɛkʃn/

    noun

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  2. 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. carefully read the directions.

  3. Synonyms for DIRECTION: instruction, order, edict, directive, do, injunction, command, commandment; Antonyms of DIRECTION: appeal, petition, plea, proposal, recommendation, suggestion, entreaty, urging.

  4. DIRECTION definition: 1. the position towards which someone or something moves or faces: 2. instructions that you give…. Learn more.

  5. the point or region itself: The direction is north. 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.

  6. 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.

  7. noun. something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action. synonyms: counsel, counseling, counselling, guidance. see more. noun. a message describing how something is to be done. “he gave directions faster than she could follow them”. synonyms: instruction. see more.

  8. Definition of direction noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  9. 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.

  10. DIRECTION definition: 1. the way that someone or something is going or facing: 2. towards someone: 3. the way that…. Learn more.

  11. 1. A direction is the general line that someone or something is moving or pointing in. [...] 2. A direction is the general way in which something develops or progresses. [...] 3. Directions are instructions that tell you what to do, how to do something, or how to get somewhere. [...] More. Synonyms of 'direction' • way, course, line [...]