English Online Dictionary. What means direction? What does direction mean?
English
Etymology
From Middle English direccioun, from Old French direccion, from Latin dīrēctiō. Equivalent to direct + -ion.
Pronunciation
- (UK, US) IPA(key): /d(a)ɪˈɹɛk.ʃən/
- (Indic) IPA(key): /ˈɖæ.ɾekʃan/, /ˈɖajɾekʃan/, /ɖiˈɾekʃan/
- Rhymes: -ɛkʃən
Noun
direction (countable and uncountable, plural directions)
- A theoretical line (physically or mentally) followed from a point of origin or towards a destination. May be relative (e.g. up, left, outbound, dorsal), geographical (e.g. north), rotational (e.g. clockwise), or with respect to an object or location (e.g. toward Boston).
- A general trend for future action.
- Guidance, instruction.
- The work of the director in cinema or theater; the skill of directing a film, play etc.
- (dated) The body of persons who guide or manage a matter; the directorate.
- (archaic) A person's address.
Derived terms
Related terms
- direct
Translations
Further reading
- “"…direction…"”, by Mark Liberman, published by Language Log (2022-08-12)
Anagrams
- cretinoid
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin dīrēctiōnem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /di.ʁɛk.sjɔ̃/
Noun
direction f (plural directions)
- (spatial) direction
- être / aller dans la bonne direction ― to be going the right way, to be heading the right way
- (figuratively) direction
- government
- (figuratively) the director of the administration/organisation
- (occasional, figurative) the territory administered by a government
- (mechanics) Set of subsystems which allow to orient the wheels of a vehicle.
Derived terms
- direction assistée
Related terms
- directeur
- diriger
Descendants
- → Turkish: direksiyon
- → Hijazi Arabic: دركسون (diriksōn)
Further reading
- “direction”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Interlingua
Noun
direction (plural directiones)
- direction (orientation, point where one is headed)
- direction, leadership, control, supervision