direction

a line leading to a place or point

• “he looked the other direction”
• “didn”

the spatial relation between something and the course along which it points or moves

• “he checked the direction and velocity of the wind”

a general course along which something has a tendency to develop

• “I couldn”
• “;”
• “;”

something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action

the act of managing something

• “he was given overall management of the program”
• “is the direction of the economy a function of government?”

a message describing how something is to be done

• “he gave directions faster than she could follow them”

the act of setting and holding a course

• “a new council was installed under the direction of the king”

a formal statement of a command or injunction to do something

• “the judge”

the concentration of attention or energy on something

• “the focus of activity shifted to molecular biology”
• “he had no direction in his life”