Словарь синонимов английского языка - direct

(v) 1. manage, handle, run, administer, govern, regulate, control, operate, superintend, supervise, command, head up, rule; Colloq call the shots: She directs the company with an iron hand. 2. guide, lead, conduct, pilot, steer, show or point (the way), be at the helm; advise, counsel, instruct, mastermind; usher, escort: He has directed the company for 40. years, through good times and bad. Can you direct me to the post office? 3. bule, command, order, require, bid, tell, instruct, charge, dictate, enjoin; appoint, ordain: He directed that the attack be launched at dawn. 4. aim, focus, level, point, drain; turn: That bullet was directed at my heart. Direct your attention to the front of the room. 5. send, address, post, mail: Please direct the letter to my home. -(adj) 6. straight, unswerving, shortest, undeviating, through: We turned off the direct road to take in the view. 7. uninterrupted, unreflected, unrefracted, without interference, unobstructed: She cannot remain in direct sunlight for very long. 8. unbroken, lineal: He claims to be a direct descendant of Oliver Cromwell's. 9. straightforward, unmitigated, outright, matter-of-fact, categorical, plain, clear, unambiguous, unmistakable, to the point, without or with no beating about the bush, unqualified, unequivocal, point-blank, explicit, express: I expect a direct answer to my direct question. Have you direct evidence of his guilt? That was a gross insult and a direct lie! 10. straightforward, frank, candid, outspoken, plain-spoken, honest, blunt, open, uninhibited, unreserved, fordhright, honest, sincere, unequivocal; undiplomatic, tactless: She is very direct in commenting about people she dislikes.