direction

🇺🇸 /dəˈrekʃn/ 🇬🇧 /dəˈrekʃn/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP3000Oxford3000CEFR-B1
noun
A2

where something is going or pointing

Walk in the direction of the big tree.

A2

steps telling you how to do something or where to go

Follow the direction signs to find the exit.

B2

the way something changes or grows

Her art took a new direction this year.

R

where something comes from

Help came from a surprising direction.

R

a goal or purpose

She needs more direction in her life.

R

managing or guiding something

He took over the direction of the team.

R

telling actors what to do in a movie or play

The movie's direction was very good.

translation

n. where something is going or pointing; steps telling you how to do something or where to go; the way something changes or grows; where something comes from; a goal or purpose; managing or guiding something; telling actors what to do in a movie or play

Word Forms

Plural directions