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directional

/dɪˈrɛkʃ(ə)n(ə)l/

US pronunciation
American sound/dɪˈrɛkʃ(ə)n(ə)l/
dɪˈrɛkʃənəl
Syllables
4 syllables
Stress
2nd syllable stress
Vowel
Schwa vowel
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Clear final sound

dɪ - ˈrɛkʃənəl -> directional

Myanmar meaning

(adj) ရပ်ညွှန်းတစ်ခုတည်းကို ဦးတည်ထား သော။

Full entry

direction /dǝ'rekʃn, dÇ-, daÇ-/ n

၁။ [C, U] (က) ဦးတည်ရာ။ ရှေးရှုရာ။ ဘက်။ လမ်းကြောင်း။ အလား။
Tom went off in one direction and Harry in another. ❍The aircraft was flying in a northerly direction. ❍ We looked in the direction of the sea. ❍When the police arrived, the crowd scattered in all directions. ❍ Has the wind changed direction? ❍ I've no sense of direction—I'm always getting lost.
(ခ) ဦးတည်ချက်။ ရည်မှန်းချက်။
new directions in current research ❍ That is the present direction of government thinking. ❍We're making changes in various directions (ie of various types). ❍ We need a government with a clear sense of direction (ie that knows exactly what it wants to achieve). ❍ We've raised £200 for the project. It's not much but it's a step in the right direction.
၂။ [U] လမ်းညွှန်မှု။ ဦးဆောင်မှု။ စီမံမှု။
He did the work under my direction. ❍ She was entrusted with the direction of the project. ❍ He feels the need for firm direction (ie wants sb to guide and advise him).
၃။ [C usu pl ] အညွှန်း။ လမ်းညွှန်။ I couldn't find the hotel so I asked a policeman for directions. ❍ Simple directions for assembling the model are printed on the box.
❏ directional /-ʃǝnl/ adj ရပ်ညွှန်းတစ်ခုတည်းကို ဦးတည်ထား သော။
a directional aerial (ie one that transmits or receives radio signals in one direction only).

More examples
  • Are you sure we’re going in the right direction?
  • [change direction] : The wind has changed direction.
  • [in a southerly/easterly etc direction] : The River Leadon flows in a southerly direction.
  • [in all directions/in every direction] : The birds scattered in all directions.
  • [in the direction of someone/something] : We drove off in the direction of the mountains.
  • [in the opposite direction] : I’d give you a lift, but I’m going in the opposite direction.
  • [a sense of direction] : Michelle’s always getting lost because of her terrible sense of direction.
  • Houses here are built facing an easterly direction.
  • [in someone’s/something’s direction] : People walked by without a look in her direction.
  • [follow directions] : Remember to follow the directions on the label.
  • [give someone directions to something] : She gave the driver directions to her house.
  • [give (someone) directions] : His Honour Judge Martin gave the jury clear directions regarding the issue of intent.
  • [direction of] : He was determined to change the direction of the business.
  • [a change of direction] : He was looking for a complete change of direction.
  • [take a direction] : Many Labour supporters are unhappy with the direction the party has taken.
  • [lack direction] : Your life seems to lack direction.
  • [have a sense of direction] : He’s always had a strong sense of direction.
  • Peter was responsible for the general direction of the project.
  • [under the direction of] : The building was designed by William Kent, under the personal direction of Henry Richardson.
  • I knew it would be pointless to expect any help from his direction.
  • The evidence is not conclusive, but it does point in this direction.
Synonyms
way, course, track, route, path, bearing, road, administration, aim, angle, area, aspect, beeline, bent, bias, charge, command, control, current, drift, end, focus, government, guidance, inclination, leadership, line, management, objective, order, orientation, outlook, oversight, point of compass, proclivity, range, region, set, side, slant, spot, standpoint, stream, superintendence, supervision, tack, target, tendency, that-a-way, tide, trajectory, trend, viewpoint
Antonyms
deviation, misdirection, wrong way
Cross references
waycoursetrackroutepathbearingroadadministrationaimangleareaaspectbeelinebentbiaschargecommandcontrolcurrentdriftendfocusgovernmentguidanceinclinationleadershiplinemanagement
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