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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  

/ dɪˈrɛktɪd, daɪ- /

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

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Etymology

Origin of directed

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

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Example Sentences

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directed

“We’re not looking to radically change what this place looks and feels like,” says Biondich, an entrepreneur who has worked in 3D animation and directed commercials.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026

He directed two comedies before he was dismissed in 1927.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

Kiros has said her criticism is directed at the Israeli state, not Jewish people.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

Here, nerve fibers are organized so that information from the right visual field reaches the left side of the brain, while information from the left visual field is directed to the right side.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2026

Before the end of summer 1848, spirit raps directed the sisters and their supporters to dig once more for proof of the peddler.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

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