dire
— Adjective
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～ fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless; "a desperate illness"; "on all fronts the Allies were in a desperate situation due to lack of materiel"- G.C.Marshall; "a dire emergency"
dire
— Adjective
– English
～ causing fear or dread or terror; "the awful war"; "an awful risk"; "dire news"; "a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked"; "the dread presence of the headmaster"; "polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was"; "a dreadful storm"; "a fearful howling"; "horrendous explosions shook the city"; "a terrible curse"
direct
— Verb
– English
～ plan and direct (a complex undertaking); "he masterminded the robbery"
direct
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～ command with authority; "He directed the children to do their homework"
direct
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～ guide the actors in (plays and films)
direct
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～ lead, as in the performance of a composition; "conduct an orchestra; Barenboim conducted the Chicago symphony for years"
direct
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～ intend (something) to move towards a certain goal; "He aimed his fists towards his opponent's face"; "criticism directed at her superior"; "direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself"
direct
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～ take somebody somewhere; "We lead him to our chief"; "can you take me to the main entrance?"; "He conducted us to the palace"
direct
— Verb
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～ specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public
direct
— Verb
– English
～ direct the course; determine the direction of travelling