Direct vs. Focused

Direct vs. Focused — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Direct and Focused

Directadjective

Proceeding without deviation or interruption.

Focusedadjective

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

Directadjective

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

Focusedadjective

Dealing with some narrowly defined aspects of a broader phenomenon.

Directadjective

Straightforward; sincere.

Focusedverb

simple past tense and past participle of focus

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Directadjective

Immediate; express; plain; unambiguous.

Focusedadjective

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

Directadjective

In the line of descent; not collateral.

a descendant in the direct line

Focusedadjective

being in focus or brought into focus

Directadjective

(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.

Focusedadjective

(of light rays) converging on a point;

focused light rays can set something afire
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Directadjective

(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

Focusedadjective

concentrated on or clustered around a central point or purpose

Directadjective

having a single flight number.

Directadverb

Directly.

Directverb

To manage, control, steer.

to direct the affairs of a nation or the movements of an army

Directverb

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.

Directverb

To point out or show to (somebody) the right course or way; to guide, as by pointing out the way.

He directed me to the left-hand road.

Directverb

To point out to with authority; to instruct as a superior; to order.

She directed them to leave immediately.

Directverb

(dated) To put a direction or address upon; to mark with the name and residence of the person to whom anything is sent.

to direct a letter

Directverb

command with authority;

He directed the children to do their homework

Directverb

intend (something) to move towards a certain goal;

He aimed his fists towards his opponent's facecriticism directed at her superiordirect your anger towards others, not towards yourself

Directverb

guide the actors in (plays and films)

Directverb

be in charge of

Directverb

take somebody somewhere;

We lead him to our chiefcan you take me to the main entrance?He conducted us to the palace

Directverb

cause to go somewhere;

The explosion sent the car flying in the airShe sent her children to campHe directed all his energies into his dissertation

Directverb

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 burglarDon't train your camera on the womenTake a swipe at one's opponent

Directverb

lead, as in the performance of a composition;

conduct an orchestra; Bairenboim conducted the Chicago symphony for years

Directverb

give directions to; point somebody into a certain direction;

I directed them towards the town hall

Directverb

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

Directverb

direct the course; determine the direction of travelling

Directverb

put an address on (an envelope, for example)

Directverb

plan and direct (a complex undertaking);

he masterminded the robbery

Directadjective

direct in spatial dimensions; proceeding without deviation or interruption; straight and short;

a direct routea direct flighta direct hit

Directadjective

immediate or direct in bearing or force; having nothing intervening;

in direct sunlightin direct contact with the votersdirect exposure to the diseasea direct linkthe direct cause of the accident

Directadjective

extended senses; direct in means or manner or behavior or language or action;

a direct questiona direct responsea direct approach

Directadjective

in a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child;

lineal ancestorslineal heirsa direct descendant of the kingdirect heredity

Directadjective

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

Directadjective

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)

Directadjective

of a current flowing in one direction only; not alternating;

direct current

Directadjective

as an immediate result or consequence;

a direct result of the accident

Directadjective

in precisely the same words used by a writer or speaker;

a direct quotationrepeated their dialog verbatim

Directadjective

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

Directadjective

exact;

the direct opposite

Directadverb

without deviation;

the path leads directly to the lakewent direct to the office