noun
Meaning 1
plural of direction
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
directions
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /dɪˈɹɛk.ʃənz/
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Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /daɪˈɹɛk.ʃənz/
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US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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Australian: /dɪˈɹek.ʃənz/
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Australian: /dɑeˈɹek.ʃənz/
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New-Zealand: /dəˈɹek.ʃənz/
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New-Zealand: /dɑe̯ˈɹek.ʃənz/
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CMU ARPABET: D ER0 EH1 K SH AH0 N Z Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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CMU ARPABET 2: D IY0 R EH1 K SH IH0 N Z Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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CMU ARPABET 3: D AY0 R EH1 K SH IH0 N Z Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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CMU ARPABET 4: D IH0 R EH1 K SH IH0 N Z Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
Instructions for how to reach a destination or how to do something
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural, plural-only
Examples
- Please follow the attached directions when assembling these shelves.
- I got so lost on my way downtown I had to ask for directions.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
18 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Arabic: إرشادات — instructions
- Bulgarian: напътствие (napǎtstvie) — instructions
- Bulgarian: насока (nasoka) — instructions
- Bulgarian: упътване (upǎtvane) — instructions
- Bulgarian: указание (ukazanie) — instructions
- Bulgarian: наставление (nastavlenie) — instructions
- Finnish: ohjeistus — instructions
- Finnish: ohjeet — instructions
- French: mode d'emploi — instructions
- German: Anweisungen — instructions
- Hungarian: útmutatás — instructions
- Hungarian: eligazítás — instructions
- Hungarian: útbaigazítás — instructions
- Japanese: 指示 (shiji) — instructions
- Spanish: instrucciones — instructions
- Spanish: indicaciones — instructions
- Vietnamese: hướng dẫn — instructions
- Vietnamese: chỉ đường — instructions
Real reading context