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{{ng|Direction.}}

(obsolete) Guidance; help.

(archaic) A polite approach made to another person, especially of a romantic nature; an amorous advance.

A manner of speaking or writing to another; language, style.

(formal approach) (politics) A formal approach to a sovereign or head of state, especially an official appeal or petition.

# (politics) A response given by each of the Houses of Parliament to the sovereign's speech at the opening of Parliament.

(speech) An act of addressing oneself to a person or group; a discourse or speech, or a record of this.

(description) A description of the location of a property, usually with at least a street name and number, name of a town, and now also a postal code; such a description as superscribed for direction on an envelope or letter.

(location) The location of a property.

(memory) (computing) A number identifying a specific storage location in computer memory.

(networking) (Internet) A string of characters identifying a node or range of nodes on a network (especially the Internet), such as an e-mail address, IP address or URL.

{{ng|Preparation.}}

(rare) Preparedness for some task; resourcefulness; skill, ability.

(obsolete) The act of getting ready; preparation.

(Scotland) The act of bringing the head of the club up to the ball in preparation for swinging.

(obsolete) To prepare oneself.

(obsolete) To direct speech.

(obsolete) To aim; to direct.

(obsolete) To prepare or make ready.

(reflexive) To prepare oneself; to apply one's skill or energies (to some object); to betake.

(reflexive) To direct one’s remarks (''to'' someone).

(archaic) To clothe or array; to dress. +

(y=2020) To direct, as words (''to'' anyone or anything); to make, as a speech, petition, etc. (''to'' any audience).

To direct speech to; to make a communication to, whether spoken or written; to apply to by words, as by a speech, petition, etc., to speak to.

To direct in writing, as a letter; to superscribe, or to direct and transmit.

To make suit to as a lover; to court; to woo. +

To consign or entrust to the care of another, as agent or factor.

To address oneself to; to prepare oneself for; to apply oneself to; to direct one's speech, discourse or efforts to.

(formal) To direct attention towards a problem or obstacle, in an attempt to resolve it. +

(computing) To refer to a location in computer memory.

(Scotland) To get ready to hit (the ball on the tee).