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Direct vs. Focused

Direct and Focused Definitions

Direct

To manage or regulate the business or affairs of; be in charge of
Direct a government agency.

Focused

The distinctness or clarity of an image rendered by an optical system.

Direct

To supervise or oversee (an activity or process)
Direct the building of a new road.

Focused

The state of maximum distinctness or clarity of such an image
In focus.
Out of focus.

Direct

To give guidance and instruction to (actors or musicians, for example) in the rehearsal, performance, or production of a work.

Focused

An apparatus used to adjust the focal length of an optical system in order to make an image distinct or clear
A camera with automatic focus.
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Direct

To supervise the performance or production of
Direct a play.
Direct a film.

Focused

A point at which rays of light or other radiation converge or from which they appear to diverge, as after refraction or reflection in an optical system
The focus of a lens. Also called focal point.

Direct

To give an order to; command
Directed the student to answer.

Focused

See focal length.

Direct

To show or indicate the way for
Directed us to the airport.

Focused

A center of interest or activity
"Precisely how diet affects E. coli in livestock is the focus of current research" (Cindy Engel).
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Direct

To cause to move in a certain direction or toward a certain object; turn or point
Directed the light toward the end of the hall.

Focused

Close or narrow attention; concentration
"He was forever taken aback by [New York's] pervasive atmosphere of purposefulness—the tight focus of its drivers, the brisk intensity of its pedestrians" (Anne Tyler).

Direct

To concentrate or focus (one's sight or attention, for example) on a particular object or activity.

Focused

A condition in which something can be clearly apprehended or perceived
Couldn't get the problem into focus.

Direct

To indicate the intended recipient on (a letter, for example).

Focused

(Medicine) The region of a localized bodily infection or disease.
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Direct

To address or adapt (remarks, for example) to a specific person, audience, or purpose.

Focused

(Geology) The point of origin of an earthquake.

Direct

To give commands or directions.

Focused

(Mathematics) A fixed point whose relationship with a directrix determines a conic section.

Direct

To conduct a performance or rehearsal.

Focused

To cause (light rays, for example) to converge on or toward a central point; concentrate.

Direct

See direct examination.

Focused

To render (an object or image) in clear outline or sharp detail by adjustment of one's vision or an optical device; bring into focus.

Direct

Proceeding without interruption in a straight course or line; not deviating or swerving
A direct route.

Focused

To adjust (a lens, for example) to produce a clear image.

Direct

Straightforward and candid; not devious or ambiguous
A direct response.

Focused

To direct toward a particular point or purpose
Focused all their attention on finding a solution to the problem.

Direct

Having no intervening persons, conditions, or agencies; immediate
Direct contact.
Direct sunlight.

Focused

To converge on or toward a central point of focus; be focused.

Direct

Effected by action of the voters, rather than through elected representatives or delegates
Direct elections.

Focused

To adjust one's vision or an optical device so as to render a clear, distinct image.

Direct

Being of unbroken descent; lineal
A direct descendant of the monarch.

Focused

To concentrate attention or energy
A campaign that focused on economic issues.

Direct

Consisting of the exact words of the writer or speaker
A direct quotation.
Direct speech.

Focused

Directing all one's efforts towards achieving a particular goal.

Direct

Lacking compromising or mitigating elements; absolute
Direct opposites.

Focused

Dealing with some narrowly defined aspects of a broader phenomenon.

Direct

(Mathematics) Varying in the same manner as another quantity, especially increasing if another quantity increases or decreasing if it decreases.

Focused

Simple past tense and past participle of focus

Direct

(Astronomy) Designating west-to-east motion of a planet in the same direction as the sun's apparent annual movement with respect to the stars.

Focused

Being in focus or brought into focus; clearly delineated; - of an image. Opposite of unfocused.

Direct

(Sports) Being a direct free kick.

Focused

Converging on a point; - of light rays; as, focused light rays can set something afire.

Direct

Straight; directly.

Focused

Concentrated on or clustered around a central point or purpose.

Direct

Proceeding without deviation or interruption.

Focused

Of an optical system (e.g. eye or opera glasses) adjusted to produce a clear image

Direct

Straight; not crooked, oblique, or circuitous; leading by the short or shortest way to a point or end.
The most direct route between two buildings

Focused

Being in focus or brought into focus

Direct

Straightforward; sincere.

Focused

(of light rays) converging on a point;
Focused light rays can set something afire

Direct

Immediate; express; plain; unambiguous.

Focused

Concentrated on or clustered around a central point or purpose

Direct

In the line of descent; not collateral.
A descendant in the direct line

Direct

(astronomy) In the direction of the general planetary motion, or from west to east; in the order of the signs; not retrograde; said of the motion of a celestial body.

Direct

(political science) Pertaining to, or effected immediately by, action of the people through their votes instead of through one or more representatives or delegates.
Direct nomination; direct legislation

Direct

Having a single flight number.

Direct

Directly.

Direct

To manage, control, steer.
To direct the affairs of a nation or the movements of an army

Direct

To aim (something) at (something else).
They directed their fire towards the men on the wall.
He directed his question to the room in general.

Direct

To point out to or show (somebody) the right course or way; to guide, as by pointing out the way.
He directed me to the left-hand road.

Direct

To point out to with authority; to instruct as a superior; to order.
She directed them to leave immediately.

Direct

(dated) To address (a letter) to a particular person or place.

Direct

Straight; not crooked, oblique, or circuitous; leading by the short or shortest way to a point or end; as, a direct line; direct means.
What is direct to, what slides by, the question.

Direct

Straightforward; not of crooked ways, or swerving from truth and openness; sincere; outspoken.
Be even and direct with me.

Direct

Immediate; express; plain; unambiguous.
He nowhere, that I know, says it in direct words.
A direct and avowed interference with elections.

Direct

In the line of descent; not collateral; as, a descendant in the direct line.

Direct

In the direction of the general planetary motion, or from west to east; in the order of the signs; not retrograde; - said of the motion of a celestial body.

Direct

Pertaining to, or effected immediately by, action of the people through their votes instead of through one or more representatives or delegates; as, direct nomination, direct legislation.

Direct

To arrange in a direct or straight line, as against a mark, or towards a goal; to point; to aim; as, to direct an arrow or a piece of ordnance.

Direct

To point out or show to (any one), as the direct or right course or way; to guide, as by pointing out the way; as, he directed me to the left-hand road.
The Lord direct your into the love of God.
The next points to which I will direct your attention.

Direct

To determine the direction or course of; to cause to go on in a particular manner; to order in the way to a certain end; to regulate; to govern; as, to direct the affairs of a nation or the movements of an army.
I will direct their work in truth.

Direct

To point out to with authority; to instruct as a superior; to order; as, he directed them to go.
I 'll first direct my men what they shall do.

Direct

To put a direction or address upon; to mark with the name and residence of the person to whom anything is sent; to superscribe; as, to direct a letter.

Direct

To give direction; to point out a course; to act as guide.
Wisdom is profitable to direct.

Direct

A character, thus [ ], placed at the end of a staff on the line or space of the first note of the next staff, to apprise the performer of its situation.

Direct

Command with authority;
He directed the children to do their homework

Direct

Intend (something) to move towards a certain goal;
He aimed his fists towards his opponent's face
Criticism directed at her superior
Direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself

Direct

Guide the actors in (plays and films)

Direct

Be in charge of

Direct

Take somebody somewhere;
We lead him to our chief
Can you take me to the main entrance?
He conducted us to the palace

Direct

Cause to go somewhere;
The explosion sent the car flying in the air
She sent her children to camp
He directed all his energies into his dissertation

Direct

Aim or direct at; as of blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment;
Please don't aim at your little brother!
He trained his gun on the burglar
Don't train your camera on the women
Take a swipe at one's opponent

Direct

Lead, as in the performance of a composition;
Conduct an orchestra; Bairenboim conducted the Chicago symphony for years

Direct

Give directions to; point somebody into a certain direction;
I directed them towards the town hall

Direct

Specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public

Direct

Direct the course; determine the direction of travelling

Direct

Put an address on (an envelope, for example)

Direct

Plan and direct (a complex undertaking);
He masterminded the robbery

Direct

Direct in spatial dimensions; proceeding without deviation or interruption; straight and short;
A direct route
A direct flight
A direct hit

Direct

Immediate or direct in bearing or force; having nothing intervening;
In direct sunlight
In direct contact with the voters
Direct exposure to the disease
A direct link
The direct cause of the accident

Direct

Extended senses; direct in means or manner or behavior or language or action;
A direct question
A direct response
A direct approach

Direct

In a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child;
Lineal ancestors
Lineal heirs
A direct descendant of the king
Direct heredity

Direct

Moving from west to east on the celestial sphere; or--for planets--around the sun in the same direction as the Earth

Direct

Similar in nature or effect or relation to another quantity;
A term is in direct proportion to another term if it increases (or decreases) as the other increases (or decreases)

Direct

Of a current flowing in one direction only; not alternating;
Direct current

Direct

As an immediate result or consequence;
A direct result of the accident

Direct

In precisely the same words used by a writer or speaker;
A direct quotation
Repeated their dialog verbatim

Direct

Effected directly by action of the voters rather than through elected representatives;
Many people favor direct election of the President rather than election by the Electoral College

Direct

Exact;
The direct opposite

Direct

Without deviation;
The path leads directly to the lake
Went direct to the office

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