Explore Direction through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like guidance or message. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
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Direction meaning
- 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.
Synonyms of Direction
Using Direction
- The main meaning on this page is: 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.
- Useful related words include: guidance, message, content, subject matter.
- In the example corpus, direction often appears in combinations such as: the direction, direction of, one direction.
Example sentences (20)
As new additions to the city were platted, city ordinance required them to be laid out with eight streets to the mile in one direction and sixteen in the other direction (about one street per 201 meters by two in the other direction).
As the key is pressed down the pallet is lifted, allowing for air to enter the tone chamber in either direction and excite the reeds; air flow direction depends on the direction of bellows movement.
He is also famous for the Hering's law of visual direction which describes the perceived egocentric direction of an object in function of the direction of this object in the two retinaes of the two eyes.
High-frequency direction-finding main One of the more important developments was ship-borne direction-finding radio equipment, known as HF/DF (high-frequency direction-finding, or Huff-Duff ), which was gradually fitted to the larger escorts.
Note on current direction By convention, the direction of current on diagrams is shown as the direction that a positive charge would move.
Since the direction of the recoil electron is constrained to be very forward, the direction of the neutrinos are kept in the direction of recoil electrons.
According to those surveyed, 39% said they're mixed, 29% said they believe the county is headed in the wrong direction, only 21% said the county is headed in the right direction, 11% of others don't know.
A council decision regarding which direction to go — contracted vs. in-house city attorney services — would be made by April 4. Next steps would depend on which direction the council chose.
By changing the magnetic field direction, the organism should change its direction of movement.
The Game Awards 2023: Predicting The Best Art Direction WinnerEvery category of this year's Game Awards is stacked with worthy nominees, and that's especially true for the Best Art Direction category.
The lineup on both days starts at 6 p.m. with live music in the courtyard by students of the Antilles School music department, under the direction of Brandon Reburn, and the UVI Steel Pan Ensemble/Pan Yard Vibes, under the direction of LeRoi Simmonds.
They are even known to pause their travels for a few days if the current doesn’t have the desired direction; the crocs simply wait for the current to change direction again and up they go.
Two squares in any direction, followed by one square in any direction.
A force spokesman said: “The car was travelling in the direction of when it collided with the bus which was travelling in the opposite direction.
Comets are sometimes referred to as cosmic ‘windsocks’ as they can indicate the direction and strength of solar wind in space, similar to how a windsock shows the direction and strength of wind.
Everybody's contract is on the line, my contract is on the line, and our reputations and what we stand for as a club has to pull in the right direction and the same direction.
Make large circles with your hips, first in one direction and then in the opposite direction.
The problem appears to be there are no direction arrows on the two approach lanes to these roundabouts which means that some drivers going in the same direction will take either the inside or outside lane and ultimately collide near the exit.
The respondents felt better about the direction of the Commonwealth since the October poll, as 37 percent said the state was generally headed in the right direction – up from 35% in October.
Two suspects left with her to a different direction, while the other two went with the male victim to another direction.
Common combinations with direction
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the direction 104×
- direction of 100×
- one direction 31×
- opposite direction 27×
- direction and 25×
- that direction 14×
- direction the 13×
- same direction 13×
- direction is 13×
- direction in 11×