redirect

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verb

re·​di·​rect ˌrē-də-ˈrekt How to pronounce redirect (audio)
ˌrē-(ˌ)dī-
redirected; redirecting; redirects

transitive verb

: to change the course or direction of
redirection
ˌrē-də-ˈrek-shən How to pronounce redirect (audio)
ˌrē-(ˌ)dī-
noun

redirect

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noun

law
: an examination of a witness that follows a cross-examination : redirect examination
called the witness back to the stand for redirect

Examples of redirect in a Sentence

Verb They dug trenches near the river to redirect the flow of the water. Traffic will be redirected to avoid downtown. Visitors to the old website address are redirected automatically to the new one. I tried to redirect their attention to the other painting. It's time to redirect your energy to your homework.
Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
If your autistic child chews on objects as a form of stimming, these necklaces are an easy and convenient way to redirect their behavior. Laura Lu, Ms, Parents, 6 Mar. 2024 This can include requests to redirect as much as $649 million in its budget to Mars Sample Return, which would raise program spending to the level Biden initially requested. Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2024 The city of Borger, Texas, urged people in a social media post to redirect donation efforts from food and water to clean-up supplies including shovels, rakes, gloves and trash bags. ___ Associated Press writers Thomas Strong in Washington and Trisha Ahmed in Minneapolis contributed to this report. Valerie Gonzalez, Fortune, 4 Mar. 2024 Kennedy plans to, among other things, make housing more affordable by backing 3% home mortgages with tax-free bonds, support small businesses by redirecting regulatory scrutiny onto large corporations, and expand free child care to millions of families. Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 1 Mar. 2024 Messi split Real Salt Lake’s defenders on the run and a one-touch pass to Suarez was quickly redirected to Gomez, who fired a perfect crossing shot to put Inter Miami ahead 2-0 and seal the outcome. Andre Fernandez, Miami Herald, 22 Feb. 2024 The extension opens new tabs or windows to suspicious websites or redirects your browser to unwanted sites. Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 20 Feb. 2024 Instead, redirect your energy towards finding solutions or focusing on positive aspects of the situation. Womensmedia, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2024 The local SeaQuest office redirected the Star-Telegram’s request for comment to its corporate offices, which has not responded as of publication. Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Feb. 2024
Noun
On redirect, prosecutor Kari Morrissey noted that Hancock had followed up on information pointing to Kenney, but ultimately stopped pursuing the lead. Gene Maddaus, Variety, 29 Feb. 2024 Proposition 1 both secures new resources and redirects existing resources toward these challenges. The San Diego Union-Tribune Staff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Feb. 2024 Scalding hot baths and showers have been shown to be an effective treatment because the hot water redirects blood flow from an irritated stomach to the skin, Richards said. Molly Sullivan, Sacramento Bee, 21 Feb. 2024 The vent system in the bottle redirects air that could otherwise cause painful gas, burping, and spitting up. Laura Lu, Ms, Parents, 19 Feb. 2024 Additionally, handling cookies and redirects may require manual intervention. Amandeep Midha, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024 The Verge and the Reddit posts linked above say that the altered URLs redirect users to a Reddit page expected from the rest of the URL, but on Old Reddit (old.reddit.com). Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 6 Dec. 2023 The malicious redirects ended in 2022 for unknown reasons. Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 12 Sep. 2023 But existing at layer 7 and being aware of the HTTP headers of each request means the ALB can do a ton of other useful things, including redirects and custom responses, all based on what’s in the HTTP request. Lee Hutchinson, Ars Technica, 19 July 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

Verb

1650, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1880, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of redirect was in 1650

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Cite this Entry

“Redirect.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/redirect. Accessed 18 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

redirect

verb
re·​di·​rect ˌrēd-ə-ˈrekt How to pronounce redirect (audio)
ˌrē-(ˌ)dī-
: to change the course or direction of
redirection noun

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