directed

[ dih-rek-tid, dahy- ]

/ dɪˈrɛk tɪd, daɪ- /

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adjective

guided, regulated, or managed: a carefully directed program.

subject to direction, guidance, regulation, etc.

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.

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

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Origin of directed

First recorded in 1530–40; direct + -ed²

OTHER WORDS FROM directed

di·rect·ed·ness, nouno·ver·di·rect·ed, adjectiveself-di·rect·ed, adjectivewell-di·rect·ed, adjective

Words nearby directed

direct deposit, direct-dial, direct discourse, direct distance dialing, direct dye, directed, directed angle, directed-energy device, directed verdict, direct evidence, direct examination

How to use directed in a sentence

If the Israel model ban were directed towards disordered eating, Ravin says she would support it whole-heartedly.
How Skinny Is Too Skinny? Israel Bans ‘Underweight’ Models|Carrie Arnold|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
What Happened To Director Martin Brest By Matt Patches, Playboy He directed Beverly Hills Cop, Midnight Run and, yes, Gigli.
The Daily Beast’s Best Longreads, Dec 22-28, 2014|William Boot|December 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I had a chance to work with Jean-François Richet, who directed Mesrine.
Coffee Talk with Ethan Hawke: On ‘Boyhood,’ Jennifer Lawrence, and Bill Clinton’s Urinal Exchange|Marlow Stern|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And what is the great lure toward which all efforts are ultimately directed?
How Dickens and Scrooge Saved Christmas|Clive Irving|December 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST

It was the first significant violence directed toward police after weeks of demonstrations across the city.
The High-Priced Union Rep Charged With Attacking a Cop|Jacob Siegel|December 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
There was not a moment to lose, for one well-directed shot might exterminate half of us.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various
He directed the Ninth Symphony, and played twice himself with orchestral accompaniments.
Music-Study in Germany|Amy Fay
The mind is not allowed to be directed to anything in particular in reading over the pairs.
Assimilative Memory|Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)
The Intellect is‌ directed into a particular channel, but to keep it there, all intruders must be excluded.
Assimilative Memory|Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)
Ripperda's attention was next directed to put his plan of escape, in train for execution.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4|Jane Porter

British Dictionary definitions for directed

directed

/ (dɪˈrɛktɪd, daɪ-) /

adjective

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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