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• past tense form of direct.
• past participle 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

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

Etymology

Origin of directed

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

Example Sentences

Olsen: You directed the final episode of the season.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2026

Much of his scorn, for example, is directed at the millennial Lean In crowd that wanted women to be more like successful men—ambitious and loud.

From Slate • Jun. 18, 2026

Watch Pixar legend Andrew Stanton relive some of the iconic moments from the 10 animated movies he has written or directed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 18, 2026

“We had no time to go with anything but our first instinct,” said Andrew Stanton, who helped shape every film in the series and directed “Toy Story 5.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 17, 2026

A series of questions, raps, and silences directed them to the cellar’s center.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

Related Words

• conducted