direction

di-rec-tion · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    The course along which something moves or faces.

  2. 2.

    (Usually plural) Instructions on how to reach a place or do something.

  3. 3.

    The management or guidance of someone or something.

  4. 4.

    A general aim or purpose.

  5. 5.

    (In film/theater) The art or process of supervising actors and production.

Forms

plural: directions

Related words

See also: direct, director, way
Synonyms: course, guidance, route, way

Etymology

From Latin directio meaning "a making straight, directing," from directus, past participle of dirigere meaning "to set straight, arrange, guide."