- direction */*/*/
- UK [dɪˈrekʃ(ə)n] / US / UK [daɪˈrekʃ(ə)n] / US
noun
Word forms "direction":
singular direction plural directions1)a) [countable] the path that someone or something moves along when going towards a placechange direction:Are you sure we're going in the right direction?
in a southerly/easterly etc direction (= towards the south, east etc):The wind has changed direction.
in all directions/in every direction:The River Leadon flows in a southerly direction.
in the direction of someone/something:The birds scattered in all directions.
in the opposite direction:We drove off in the direction of the mountains.
a sense of direction (= knowing which way to go):I'd give you a lift, but I'm going in the opposite direction.
Michelle's always getting lost because of her terrible sense of direction.
b) the way that someone or something faces or points towardsin someone's/something's direction:Houses here are built facing an easterly direction.
People walked by without a look in her direction.
2) directions[plural] instructions for doing something or for getting to a place follow directions:give someone directions to something:Remember to follow the directions on the label.
She gave the driver directions to her house.
3) [countable/uncountable] the general development or progress of someone or somethingdirection of:a change of direction:He was determined to change the direction of the business.
take a direction:He was looking for a complete change of direction.
Many Labour supporters are unhappy with the direction the party has taken.
4) [uncountable] the feeling of having a definite purposelack direction:have a sense of direction:Your life seems to lack direction.
He's always had a strong sense of direction.
5) [uncountable] leadership or managementunder the direction of:Peter was responsible for the general direction of the project.
The building was designed by William Kent, under the personal direction of Henry Richardson.
6) [uncountable] theatre, cinema the work of directing a film, programme, or playSee:production7) [countable, usually singular] a point that someone or something comes from or goes toI knew it would be pointless to expect any help from his direction.
The evidence is not conclusive, but it does point in this direction.
•pull in different/opposite directions
— to have different or opposite purposes that cannot be achieved together; be pulled in different/opposite directions to be in a situation in which you feel loyalty to opposing aims or peopleMany of us see science and the arts as pulling in different directions.
See:right II
English dictionary. 2014.