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direct

/diˈrekt/

Where it comes from

Borrowed from French direct, Latin dīrēctus. Compare the inherited doublet drept.

adjective directă · direcți · directe · direct

masculine, neuter direct
masculine, neuter head-on

adverb

directly
straight

In English

straight directly; without pause, delay or detour
direct straight, constant, without interruption
directly in a direct manner
right away very soon

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"direct." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ro/direct. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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direct. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ro/direct

Chicago

"direct." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ro/direct.

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@misc{direct_2026,
  title = {direct},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/direct},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}