# direction

Pronunciation: say "duh-REK-shuhn" /d(a)ɪˈɹɛk.ʃən/

## Noun

1. A line, real or imagined, followed from a starting point or toward a destination; it may be relative, geographical, or rotational.
   - Simple: The way something points or moves, like up, left, or toward a place.
   - _She pointed in the direction of the mountains._
   - _The compass showed we were heading in the wrong direction._
2. A general trend or course chosen for future action.
   - Simple: A general plan or way that things are going to move in the future.
   - _The new CEO set a bold direction for the firm._
   - _Voters made it clear they wanted a different direction for the country._
3. Guidance that explains how to reach a place or how to carry out a task or use a product; most often used in the plural.
   - Simple: Words that tell you how to get to a place, or how to do or use something.
   - _Read the directions carefully before you assemble the crib._
   - _She texted me directions from the train station to her apartment._
4. Guidance or instruction given to tell someone what to do or how to proceed.
   - Simple: Help or orders that tell you what to do or how to do it.
   - _Under her direction, the team finished the project ahead of schedule._
   - _The volunteers needed some direction before the event could begin._
5. The work and skill of the director in shaping a film or stage production.
   - Simple: The job of guiding how a film or play is made and performed.
   - _Critics praised the film's direction more than its script._
   - _Her direction brought a fresh energy to the old play._

## Noun

6. A group responsible for overseeing or running something. *(dated)*
   - Simple: The group of people who manage or control something.
7. The details of where a person lives, written so that letters and parcels can reach them; a person's address. *(archaic)*
   - Simple: The place where a person lives, used for sending letters.

## Origin

This word came through Middle English "direccioun" and Old French "direccion" from Latin "dīrēctiō". It is equivalent to "direct" plus the suffix "-ion".

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/direction (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).