Words / B1

di-REKT/dɪˈrekt/

Direct means going straight without stopping: a direct train / flight. It also means saying exactly what you mean: a direct question; be direct with someone. Straight is the everyday travel word; honest is close for speech, but direct can sound blunt. Indirect is the opposite. Directly is the adverb: go directly to gate 4. As a verb: direct a film / traffic.

Meaning

Going straight to a place without stopping, or saying exactly what you mean.

Examples

• “Is there a direct train to Manchester?”
• “Is there a direct bus to the airport?”
• “She was direct about the mistakes in the report.”

Good to know

a direct train / flight. be direct with. Adverb: directly. Speech pair: honest. Opposite: indirect.

Near in meaning

straight

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