direction

di|rec|tion [ dı`rekʃən, daı`rekʃən ] noun ***

▸ 1 way something is moving/facing

▸ 2 way someone/something changes

▸ 3 purpose

▸ 4 instructions

▸ 5 control/management

▸ 6 where something is from

▸ 7 directing of movie/play

▸ + PHRASES

1. ) count the path that someone or something moves along when going toward a place:

Are you sure we're going in the right direction?

change direction: The wind has changed direction.

in a southerly/easterly etc. direction (=toward the south, east etc.): The Mississippi River flows in a southerly direction.

in all directions/in every direction: The birds scattered in all directions.

in the direction of someone/something: We drove off in the direction of the mountains.

in the opposite direction: I'd give you a ride, but I'm going in the opposite direction.

a sense of direction (=knowing which way to go): Michelle's always getting lost because of her terrible sense of direction.

a ) the way that someone or something faces or points toward:

Houses here are built facing an easterly direction.

in someone's/something's direction: People walked by without a look in her direction.

2. ) count or uncount the general development or progress of someone or something:

direction of: He was determined to change the direction of the business.

a change of direction: He was looking for a complete change of direction.

take a direction: Many Republican supporters are unhappy with the direction the party has taken.

3. ) uncount the feeling of having a definite purpose:

lack direction: Your life seems to lack direction.

have a sense of direction: He's always had a strong sense of direction.

4. ) directions plural instructions for doing something or getting to a place:

follow directions: Remember to follow the directions on the label.

give someone directions to something: She gave the driver directions to her house.

5. ) uncount leadership or management:

Peter was responsible for the general direction of the project.

under the direction of: The building was designed by William Kent, under the personal direction of Henry Richardson.

6. ) count usually singular a point that someone or something comes from or goes to:

I knew it would be pointless to expect any help from his direction.

The evidence is not conclusive, but it does point in this direction.

7. ) uncount the work of directing a movie, program, or play

─ compare PRODUCTION

pull in different/opposite directions

1. ) to have different or opposite purposes that cannot be achieved together

2. ) be pulled in different/opposite directions to be in a situation in which you feel loyalty to opposing aims or people

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