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nouns
direct access
• Very few people have direct access to the President.
direct contact
• The disease is only spread by direct contact between people.
a direct link/connection
• The campaign makes a direct link between global warming and the consumption of energy in the home.
a direct relationship
• We think having a direct relationship with customers is very important.
a direct effect/impact
• Our organization’s work has a direct impact upon children’s lives in this country.
a direct result/consequence
• Many illnesses here are a direct consequence of bad diet.
direct experience
• People learn best through direct experience.
direct evidence
• There is no direct evidence that this causes any harm.
direct control
• The state has direct control over certain industries.
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verb ADV. mainly, primarily, principally Tax cuts have been directed primarily at the better-off. | clearly | straight He directed the torch straight in her face. | specifically PREP. against anger directed specifically against ethnic minorities | at criticism clearly directed at the Labour Party | away from directing attention away from the real issues | onto The machine directs light onto a special film. | to I directed my question to the chairman. | towards We are directing our efforts towards helping young people., adj. VERBS be ADV. extremely, very He asked me some very direct questions. | fairly, quite, rather Her manner can be rather direct. | disconcertingly his disconcertingly direct gaze
Oxford Collocations Dictionary