Information about the word direct (English → Esperanto: ordoni)

Synonyms: command, order, tell, dictate

Part of speechverb
Pronunciation/dɪˈɹɛkt/, /dəˈɹɛkt/, /daɪ̯ˈɹɛkt/
Hyphenationdi·rect
Shavian alphabet𐑛𐑦𐑮𐑧𐑒𐑑, 𐑛𐑼𐑧𐑒𐑑, 𐑛𐑲𐑮𐑧𐑒𐑑
Deseret alphabet𐐼𐐮𐑉𐐯𐐿𐐻, 𐐼𐐴𐑉𐐯𐐿𐐻

Conjugation

Indicative mood
Present tensePast tense
(I) direct(I) directed
(thou) directest(thou) directedst
(he) directs, directeth(he) directed
(we) direct(we) directed
(you) direct(you) directed
(they) direct(they) directed
Subjunctive mood
Present tensePast tense
(I) direct (I) directed
(thou) direct(thou) directed
(he) direct(he) directed
(we) direct(we) directed
(you) direct(you) directed
(they) direct(they) directed
Imperative mood
direct
Participles
Present participlePast participle
directingdirected

Usage samples

It has directed the capital’s inspector general of police to arrest K̲h̲ān and present him before the election body on Tuesday.

Translations

Afrikaansbeveel
Catalanmanar; ordenar
Dutchvoorschrijven
Esperantoordoni
Faeroeseskipa fyri
Finnishkäskeä
Frenchcommander; enjoindre; ordonner; sommer
Germananordnen; befehlen; gebieten; verordnen; vorschreiben
Luxemburgishbefielen; virschreiwen
Polishrozkazywać
Portuguesedar ordem; mandar; ordenar; prescrever
Romaniancomanda; ordona
Russianвелеть; приказать; приказывать
Saterland Frisiananoardenje; befeele; feroardenje; foarschrieuwe; foarskrieuwe; gebjoode
Spanishmandar; ordenar
Swedishbefalla; påbjuda
Thaiสั่ง
West Frisianbefelje