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make Verb

— If you make something, you create it. He made pancakes by combining the ingredients and frying the mixture. They made a petition to the governor. — If you make your bed, you arrange it. Félix makes his bed every morning.

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direct Adjective

— If something is direct, it is straight and as short as possible with nothing extra in between. It's a direct flight from Tokyo to Toronto with no stop in Vancouver. These improvement are a direct result of the recent changes. In talking to the president, she was more direct: "Your product is making me sick." There is growing contact, both direct and indirect, between the people.

direct Verb

— If you direct something somewhere, you point it there. He directed his light to the corner where he heard the noise. Can you please direct your attention to the screen. Can you direct me to the station, please? — If you direct something such as an organisation, you are in charge of if. She directed the investigation into the crash. — If you direct a play or film, you tell the actors how to act. — If you direct something, you tell people what to do. He directed that the money go to the church after he died. Please close your books where you are directed to do so.

direct Adverb

— If you go somewhere or do something direct, you do so by the shortest route without anything extra in between.

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sale Noun

— A sale is the act of selling something. Proceeds from the sale of the art went to the local school. The sale of guns in Canada is tightly controlled. Travel agents don't make money until they make a sale. The president said the company is not for sale. — Sales is the number or value of things sold. The stronger economy has boosted auto sales by $650 million over last year. Retail sales have fallen for two months in a row. — Sales is the part of a company or industry that tries to get people to buy more. She's now Seattle's director of marketing and sales. I'm not the kind of person who can be successful in sales. — A sale is a time when prices are lower than usual. The computer store is having a sale: 50% off everything. Milk is on sale for a dollar a litre.

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