directs
Saydy-REKTS/daɪˈɹɛkts/
- 1Third-person singular simple present of direct.
He directs traffic at the busy intersection each morning.
The committee directs all funding toward local projects.
Note
The -s ending appears only with a singular third-person subject in the present: she directs, the committee directs. Everywhere else the bare form returns, including the subjunctive after verbs of ordering: the court requires that he direct the sale, not directs. Because direct the adjective never takes an ending, a final -s always marks the verb, whether it means steers, aims, guides or orders.
directs is a form of direct
direct, verb: To manage, control, or steer the course of something, including being in charge of making a film, play, or show. Full entry
- Spelling
- direct → directs: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /s/.
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