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See Also:

• past participle of direct.
• past tense form of direct.

directed

American  

[dih-rek-tid, dahy-] / dɪˈrɛk tɪd, daɪ- /

adjective

1. guided, regulated, or managed.

   a carefully directed program.

2. subject to direction, guidance, regulation, etc.

3. pointed, aimed, or sent toward a place or object.

   Rooms need to have high air exchange rates, rapid air velocities, and directed airflows to minimize particle concentration.

4. Mathematics. (of an angle or vector) having positive or negative direction or orientation assigned.

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directed British  

/ daɪ-, dɪˈrɛktɪd /

adjective

1. maths (of a number, line, or angle) having either a positive or negative sign to distinguish measurement in one direction or orientation from that in the opposite direction or orientation

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• well-directed
  adjective
• self-directed
  adjective
• directedness
  noun
• overdirected
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of directed

First recorded in 1530–40; direct + -ed ²

Example Sentences

The center’s staff was directed to begin changing email signatures, letterhead and other Kennedy Center documents to remove Trump’s name, according to a June 4 memo.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 13, 2026

Belfast steeled itself Wednesday for a second night of violence directed at immigrants in Northern Ireland, unrest that authorities say is being stoked by far-right activists on social media.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Only a handful of the adaptations of Mary Shelley’s beloved classic have been directed by women.

From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026

A Trump executive order in December 2025 directed Nasa to return astronauts to the Moon by 2028, when his term of office comes to an end, and establish initial base elements by 2030.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

The questions is directed at the Mariners hat, but I get that it’s for me.

From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila

Related Words

• conducted