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Plural of direction

regular plural

The plural of direction is directions.

Forms of direction

Singulardirection /dɪˈɹɛk.ʃən/
Pluraldirections /dɪˈɹɛk.ʃənz/
Countablecountable and uncountable

Directions in a sentence

  • I got so lost on my way downtown I had to ask for directions.From the entry directions
  • A ship should be documented according to the directions of law.From the entry document
  • I must have zoned while he was giving us the directions.From the entry zone
  • This is dumb! We're driving in circles! We should have asked for directions an hour ago!From the entry dumb
  • According to the directions, the glue takes 24 hours to dry.From the entry according to

Meaning of direction

  1. noun A theoretical line (physically or mentally) followed from a point of origin or towards a destination. May be relative (e.g. up, left, outbound, dorsal), geographical (e.g. north), rotational (e.g. clockwise), or with respect to an object or location (e.g. toward Boston).
  2. noun A general trend for future action.
  3. noun Guidance, instruction.

Full definition of direction

Questions about the plural of direction

What is the plural of direction?
The plural of direction is directions.
Is direction countable?
Direction is a countable and uncountable noun.

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: direction (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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