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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

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

Then the actor mentioned the possible project to James Mangold, who directed Jackman in “The Wolverine” and “Logan,” and the veteran filmmaker said what a fan he was of Sarnoski’s work.

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

The PPS have to date directed prosecution for 58 people who are at various stages in the judicial process.

From BBC • Jun. 17, 2026

In a scene that sounded remarkably like what Voight had just told Crandell, the force of the eruption was directed laterally, out from the side of the volcano.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone

Related Words

• conducted