Richtung — meaning in English

English meaning

• direction noun The line or path along which something moves or faces.
• slant noun A slope or tilt; a sloping surface or line.
• toward preposition In the direction of a place, person, or thing.

Senses

Richtung is used for these senses in English:

• direction 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).
• slant A sloped surface or line.
• slant A depression on a palette with a sloping bottom for holding and mixing watercolours.
• slant (US, obsolete) A sarcastic remark; shade, an indirect mocking insult.
• slant (US) A look, a glance.
• toward Located close to; near (a time or place).

direction — full definition

1. noun The line or path along which something moves or faces.
2. noun Guidance or instruction about what to do.
3. noun The overall course a project, career, or plan is heading in.

slant — full definition

1. noun A slope or tilt; a sloping surface or line.
2. noun A particular point of view or way of presenting something, often biased.
3. verb To lean or tilt at an angle.
4. verb To present information in a biased way.

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