direct vs indirect

indirect vs direct

direct and indirect both are adjectives.

direct is a verb but indirect is not a verb.

direct is an adverb but indirect is not an adverb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
direct	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
indirect	No	Yes	No	No

direct (adjective)	indirect (adjective)
direct in spatial dimensions; proceeding without deviation or interruption; straight and short	not direct in spatial dimension; not leading by a straight line or course to a destination
(of a current) flowing in one direction only	extended senses; not direct in manner or language or behavior or action
straightforward in means or manner or behavior or language or action	descended from a common ancestor but through different lines
similar in nature or effect or relation to another quantity	having intervening factors or persons or influences
in a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child	not as a direct effect or consequence
moving from west to east on the celestial sphere; or--for planets--around the sun in the same direction as the Earth
lacking compromising or mitigating elements
in precisely the same words used by a writer or speaker
having no intervening persons, agents, conditions
being an immediate result or consequence

direct (verb)	indirect (verb)
plan and direct (a complex undertaking)
specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public
command with authority
give directions to; point somebody into a certain direction
put an address on (an envelope)
point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards
intend (something) to move towards a certain goal
guide the actors in (plays and films)
lead, as in the performance of a composition
take somebody somewhere
cause to go somewhere
direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
govern or manage

direct (adverb)	indirect (adverb)
without deviation

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