[{"word":"directs","phonetics":[],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To manage, control, steer.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"to direct the affairs of a nation or the movements of an army"},{"definition":"To aim (something) at (something else).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"He directed his question to the room in general."},{"definition":"To point out or show to (somebody) the right course or way; to guide, as by pointing out the way.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"He directed me to the left-hand road."},{"definition":"To point out to with authority; to instruct as a superior; to order.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"She directed them to leave immediately."},{"definition":"To put a direction or address upon; to mark with the name and residence of the person to whom anything is sent.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"to direct a letter"}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/direct","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/directs"]}]