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direct vs lead astray

lead astray vs direct

direct is an adjective but lead astray is not an adjective.

direct and lead astray both are verbs.

direct is an adverb but lead astray is not an adverb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
direct No Yes Yes Yes
lead astray No No Yes No
As verbs, lead astray is a hyponym of direct; that is, lead astray is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than direct:
  • direct: take somebody somewhere
  • lead astray: lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions
Other hyponyms of direct include beacon, hand, misdirect, misguide, mislead, show, usher.
direct (adjective) lead astray (adjective)
direct in spatial dimensions; proceeding without deviation or interruption; straight and short
(of a current) flowing in one direction only
straightforward in means or manner or behavior or language or action
similar in nature or effect or relation to another quantity
in a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child
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) lead astray (verb)
plan and direct (a complex undertaking) cause someone to believe an untruth
specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions
command with authority teach immoral behavior to
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) lead astray (adverb)
without deviation
Difference between direct and lead astray

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