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

Baldoni directed the 2024 hit film “It Ends With Us,” and Wayfarer co-financed the production.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

Two recent horror movies directed by viral YouTube sensations are outperforming big-budget franchise films at the box office this summer.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 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

Then Bobby’s royal displeasure was directed at another Icelander, Gudmundur Thorarinsson.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

Related Words

• conducted