different between hinder vs direct

English

Alternative forms

• hindre (archaic)

Etymology 1

From Middle English hindren, from Old English hindrian, from Proto-Germanic *hindr?n?, *hinder?n? (“to hinder”), from Proto-Germanic *hinder (“back”) (adverb). Cognate with Dutch hinderen and German hindern, Latin contra (“back, against”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?h?nd?/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?h?nd?/
• Rhymes: -?nd?(r)

Verb

hinder (third-person singular simple present hinders, present participle hindering, simple past and past participle hindered)

1. (transitive) To make difficult to accomplish; to act as an obstacle; to frustrate.

   Synonyms: delay, frustrate, hamper, impede, obstruct, prevent, thwart; see also Thesaurus:hinder

   Antonyms: assist, expedite, facilitate, help
2. (transitive, intransitive) To delay or impede; to keep back, to prevent.

   She hindered a man from committing suicide.

   Synonyms: bar, block, delay, hamper, impede, obstruct, restrain, stop

   Antonyms: aid, assist, help
3. (transitive, obsolete) To cause harm.

Derived terms

Translations

Etymology 2

comparative form of hind: more hind

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?ha?n.d?/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?ha?n.d?/
• Rhymes: -a?nd?(r)

Adjective

hinder (not comparable)

1. Of or belonging to that part or end which is in the rear or hind, or which follows.

   the hinder end of a wagon

   the hinder parts of a horse

   • 1990 - C. W. H. Havard (ed.), Black's Medical Dictionary, 36th edition, p 673

     On a line dividing the front two-thirds from the hinder one-third, and set in the shape of a V, is a row of seven to twelve large flat-topped circumvallate papillae, ...

hinder

1. comparative form of hind: more hind

Usage notes

Most current uses of this adjective occur in anatomical contexts.

Quotations

• For quotations using this term, see Citations:hinder.

Synonyms

• (of or belonging to that part in the rear): back, hind, rear, posterior

Antonyms

• (of or belonging to that part in the rear): fore, front

Related terms

• hind
• hindermost
• hindmost

Translations

Noun

hinder (plural hinders)

1. (slang, euphemistic) The buttocks.
   • 1997, Richard Laliberte and Stephen C. George, The Men's Health Guide to Peak Conditioning ^[2], ?ISBN, page 195:

     Like martial arts, in-line skating is predicated on the notion that sooner or later you're going to end up on your hinder.

Quotations

• For quotations using this term, see Citations:hinder.

Translations

Anagrams

• herdin', hindre

Danish

Etymology 1

From the verb hindre (“to hinder”). Compare Swedish hinder, German Low German hinder, hinter, Dutch hinder

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hen?(d)?r/, [?hen??], [?hen?d??]

Noun

hinder n

1. (obsolete) hindrance, obstacle, impediment, obstruction

   in the modern language only in the expression være til hinder (“to be in the way”)

Related terms

• hindre, hindring

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hen??r/, [?hen??]

Alternative forms

• hinde

Noun

hinder c

1. indefinite plural of hind

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the main entry.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hen?r/, [?hen?]

Noun

hinder c

1. indefinite plural of hinde

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch hinder, from the verb hinderen.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -?nd?r

Noun

hinder m (uncountable)

1. hindrance, impediment, obstruction

Derived terms

• geluidshinder

Verb

hinder

1. first-person singular present indicative of hinderen
2. imperative of hinderen

German

Verb

hinder

1. inflection of hindern:
   1. first-person singular present
   2. singular imperative

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse hindr

Pronunciation

Noun

hinder n (definite singular hinderet or hindret, indefinite plural hinder or hindre, definite plural hindra or hindrene)

1. obstacle, hindrance, impediment
2. fence, jump, hurdle (in a competition)
3. hurdles (athletics, race over hurdles)

References

• “hinder” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “hinder” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse hindr

Noun

hinder n (definite singular hinderet, indefinite plural hinder, definite plural hindera)

1. obstacle, hindrance, impediment
2. fence, jump, hurdle (in a competition)
3. hurdles (athletics, race over hurdles)

References

• “hinder” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Pronunciation

Noun

hinder n

1. obstacle, impediment, obstruction

Usage notes

• (For some cases) Recommendations against the use of this word in legal prose, together with suggested replacements, are found in Svarta listan : Ord och fraser som kan ersättas i författningsspråk (4th ed., 2011), published by the government of Sweden.

Declension

Derived terms

• hinderbana
• hinderlöpning
• trafikhinder

Related terms

• hindra

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin d?rectus, perfect passive participle of d?rig? (“straighten, direct”), from dis- (“asunder, in pieces, apart, in two”) + reg? (“make straight, rule”). Compare dress.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d(a)????kt/, /d????kt/, /da??????kt/
• Rhymes: -?kt
• Hyphenation: di?rect

Adjective

direct (comparative more direct, superlative most direct)

1. Proceeding without deviation or interruption.
2. Straight; not crooked, oblique, or circuitous; leading by the short or shortest way to a point or end.

3. Straightforward; sincere.
4. Immediate; express; plain; unambiguous.

   • He nowhere, that I know, says it in direct words.

   • 1827, Henry Hallam, The Constitutional History of England

     a direct and avowed interference with elections

5. In the line of descent; not collateral.

6. (astronomy) In the direction of the general planetary motion, or from west to east; in the order of the signs; not retrograde; said of the motion of a celestial body.
7. (political science) Pertaining to, or effected immediately by, action of the people through their votes instead of through one or more representatives or delegates.

8. (aviation, travel) having a single flight number.

Synonyms

• (proceeding uninterrupted): immediate
• (express, plain, unambiguous): explicit, patent, univocal; see also Thesaurus:explicit

Antonyms

• indirect

Derived terms

Translations

Adverb

direct (comparative more direct, superlative most direct)

1. Directly.
   • 2009, Hilary Mantel, Wolf Hall, Fourth Estate 2010, p. 346:

     Presumably Mary is to carry messages that she, Anne, is too delicate to convey direct.

Verb

direct (third-person singular simple present directs, present participle directing, simple past and past participle directed)

1. To manage, control, steer.

   to direct the affairs of a nation or the movements of an army

2. To aim (something) at (something else).

   They directed their fire towards the men on the wall.

   He directed his question to the room in general.

3. To point out or show to (somebody) the right course or way; to guide, as by pointing out the way.

   He directed me to the left-hand road.

   • 1882, John Lubbock, Flowers, Fruits and Leaves

     the next points to which I will direct your attention

4. To point out to with authority; to instruct as a superior; to order.

   She directed them to leave immediately.
5. (dated) To put a direction or address upon; to mark with the name and residence of the person to whom anything is sent.

   to direct a letter

Derived terms

• co-direct, codirect
• misdirect
• redirect

Related terms

Translations

Anagrams

• Credit, credit, triced

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French direct, from Latin d?r?ctus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /di?r?kt/
• Hyphenation: di?rect
• Rhymes: -?kt

Adjective

direct (comparative directer, superlative directst)

1. direct, immediate
2. direct, blunt, frank

Inflection

Adverb

direct

1. immediately

Synonyms

• onmiddellijk
• meteen
• rechtstreeks

Derived terms

• drek

Descendants

• Afrikaans: direk
• ? Papiamentu: dirèkt

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /di.??kt/
• Homophones: directe, directes, directs

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin d?rectus. Doublet of droit, which was inherited.

Adjective

direct (feminine singular directe, masculine plural directs, feminine plural directes)

1. direct

Etymology 2

From directement.

Adverb

direct

1. (colloquial) directly

   Si t'as pas envie d'y aller, dis-le direct.

   • 'If you don't want to go, say it straight up.'

Derived terms

Related terms

• diriger
• directeur
• direction

See also

• droit

Anagrams

• crédit
• décrit
• dicter

Further reading

• “direct” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Norman

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin d?rectus, perfect passive participle of d?rig?, d?rigere (“straighten, direct”). Compare the inherited drait, drouait.

Adjective

direct m

1. (Jersey) direct

Derived terms

• directément (“directly”)

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French direct, Latin directus. Compare the inherited doublet drept.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /di?rekt/

Adjective

direct m or n (feminine singular direct?, masculine plural direc?i, feminine and neuter plural directe)

1. direct
2. head-on

Declension

Adverb

direct

1. directly
2. straight