directions

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Canada, US, UK/dɪˈɹɛk.ʃənz/Canada, US, UK/daɪˈɹɛk.ʃənz/Australia/dɪˈɹek.ʃənz/Australia/dɑeˈɹek.ʃənz/

noun

Instructions for how to reach a destination or how to do something

“I got so lost on my way downtown I had to ask for directions.”

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of direction
noundirections pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlyInstructions for how to reach a destination or how to do something

    I got so lost on my way downtown I had to ask for directions.

    1 more example

    Please follow the attached directions when assembling these shelves.

Translations

Arabic إرشادات
  • إرشاداتinstructions
Bulgarian напътствие, насока
  • напътствие (napătstvie)instructions
  • насока (nasoka)instructions
  • упътване (upătvane)instructions
  • указание (ukazanie)instructions
  • наставление (nastavlenie)instructions
Finnish ohjeistus, ohjeet
  • ohjeistusinstructions
  • ohjeetinstructions
French mode d'emploi
  • mode d'emploiinstructions
German Anweisungen
  • Anweisungeninstructions
Hungarian útmutatás, eligazítás
  • útmutatásinstructions
  • eligazításinstructions
  • útbaigazításinstructions
Japanese 指示
  • 指示 (shiji)instructions
Spanish instrucciones, indicaciones
  • instruccionesinstructions
  • indicacionesinstructions
Vietnamese hướng dẫn, chỉ đường
  • hướng dẫninstructions
  • chỉ đườnginstructions

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

discretion
Cite this entry
APA

directions. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/directions

MLA

“directions.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/directions. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “directions,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/directions.

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