What does directed mean?
Definitions for directed
dɪˈrɛk tɪd, daɪ-di·rect·ed
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word directed.
Princeton's WordNet
directedadjective
(often used in combination) having a specified direction
"a positively directed vector"; "goal-directed"
directedadjective
manageable by a supervising agent
"a directed program of study"
GCIDE
directedadjective
marked with a destination; -- of mail or parcels; as, I throw away all mail directed to `resident'. Opposite of unaddressed.
Wiktionary
directedadjective
In a manner emphasizing one's point of view.
directedadjective
Having the properties of a directed graph.
ChatGPT
directed
Directed generally refers to the action of leading, guiding, or managing a specific activity, operation, or entity. It suggests the existence of a control or instructions towards a particular aim, goal, or purpose. The term is used in different contexts such as films (directed by), network (directed graph), light (directed beam), and many others.
Webster Dictionary
Directed
of Direct
Editors Contribution
directedverb
Verb form of the word direct.
They directed the children to the local park as they were of an age where they could visit it themselves together.
Submitted by MaryC on March 20, 2020
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'directed' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2935
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'directed' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4616
Usage in printed sourcesFrom:
- [["1515","18"],["1520","4"],["1524","6"],["1563","17"],["1564","1"],["1568","1"],["1572","2"],["1574","1"],["1575","16"],["1579","11"],["1581","42"],["1582","2"],["1584","4"],["1587","2"],["1590","2"],["1592","2"],["1598","1"],["1600","7"],["1605","1"],["1607","26"],["1611","1"],["1612","2"],["1614","1"],["1618","1"],["1620","8"],["1623","6"],["1624","8"],["1625","1"],["1626","3"],["1629","20"],["1630","7"],["1631","21"],["1632","3"],["1634","3"],["1635","13"],["1637","77"],["1638","16"],["1641","14"],["1642","1"],["1643","5"],["1644","68"],["1645","8"],["1646","6"],["1647","7"],["1648","24"],["1649","23"],["1650","10"],["1651","24"],["1652","5"],["1653","13"],["1654","1"],["1655","20"],["1656","14"],["1657","9"],["1658","13"],["1659","10"],["1660","11"],["1661","3"],["1662","9"],["1663","8"],["1664","4"],["1665","7"],["1667","30"],["1668","191"],["1669","13"],["1670","35"],["1671","1"],["1672","6"],["1673","26"],["1675","40"],["1676","79"],["1677","37"],["1678","335"],["1679","71"],["1680","57"],["1681","113"],["1682","293"],["1683","214"],["1684","75"],["1685","46"],["1686","45"],["1687","22"],["1688","89"],["1689","37"],["1690","14"],["1691","8"],["1692","53"],["1693","43"],["1694","63"],["1695","77"],["1696","33"],["1697","32"],["1698","177"],["1699","251"],["1700","158"],["1701","140"],["1702","222"],["1703","193"],["1704","265"],["1705","157"],["1706","251"],["1707","191"],["1708","320"],["1709","97"],["1710","371"],["1711","287"],["1712","129"],["1713","141"],["1714","266"],["1715","356"],["1716","198"],["1717","281"],["1718","377"],["1719","213"],["1720","376"],["1721","329"],["1722","391"],["1723","427"],["1724","543"],["1725","460"],["1726","642"],["1727","697"],["1728","821"],["1729","750"],["1730","569"],["1731","753"],["1732","662"],["1733","302"],["1734","580"],["1735","829"],["1736","412"],["1737","685"],["1738","781"],["1739","736"],["1740","663"],["1741","481"],["1742","809"],["1743","625"],["1744","750"],["1745","588"],["1746","412"],["1747","963"],["1748","998"],["1749","831"],["1750","1363"],["1751","1157"],["1752","790"],["1753","1063"],["1754","1342"],["1755","1359"],["1756","536"],["1757","1017"],["1758","1634"],["1759","1536"],["1760","913"],["1761","1050"],["1762","663"],["1763","1570"],["1764","1110"],["1765","1008"],["1766","1949"],["1767","1396"],["1768","1808"],["1769","1234"],["1770","1375"],["1771","1366"],["1772","1283"],["1773","1779"],["1774","1471"],["1775","2169"],["1776","1587"],["1777","1451"],["1778","1915"],["1779","1707"],["1780","1461"],["1781","1924"],["1782","1439"],["1783","2004"],["1784","2288"],["1785","2598"],["1786","2551"],["1787","3832"],["1788","3997"],["1789","2810"],["1790","2898"],["1791","3278"],["1792","3952"],["1793","3663"],["1794","3780"],["1795","4277"],["1796","4511"],["1797","3688"],["1798","3911"],["1799","4198"],["1800","5641"],["1801","8347"],["1802","8785"],["1803","8898"],["1804","10270"],["1805","12294"],["1806","10297"],["1807","9909"],["1808","10886"],["1809","11189"],["1810","12649"],["1811","14786"],["1812","13741"],["1813","12106"],["1814","15939"],["1815","13679"],["1816","14958"],["1817","18293"],["1818","21336"],["1819","16181"],["1820","22959"],["1821","17574"],["1822","24698"],["1823","26738"],["1824","25069"],["1825","27832"],["1826","23030"],["1827","25861"],["1828","28949"],["1829","30416"],["1830","30473"],["1831","27472"],["1832","27585"],["1833","27299"],["1834","28189"],["1835","33310"],["1836","35371"],["1837","31514"],["1838","32292"],["1839","37034"],["1840","38416"],["1841","34231"],["1842","33616"],["1843","37364"],["1844","35190"],["1845","44890"],["1846","40652"],["1847","41549"],["1848","41117"],["1849","40444"],["1850","41440"],["1851","42067"],["1852","47122"],["1853","48872"],["1854","53673"],["1855","51838"],["1856","54343"],["1857","44318"],["1858","44189"],["1859","46595"],["1860","49114"],["1861","36054"],["1862","33513"],["1863","29556"],["1864","40685"],["1865","39367"],["1866","42148"],["1867","37872"],["1868","37369"],["1869","39167"],["1870","36508"],["1871","36698"],["1872","37507"],["1873","37388"],["1874","40900"],["1875","42502"],["1876","43638"],["1877","44845"],["1878","39853"],["1879","42717"],["1880","49730"],["1881","50352"],["1882","52121"],["1883","59532"],["1884","56890"],["1885","51849"],["1886","46045"],["1887","48682"],["1888","47983"],["1889","48372"],["1890","48115"],["1891","48359"],["1892","53660"],["1893","52529"],["1894","54072"],["1895","58102"],["1896","57962"],["1897","56046"],["1898","62552"],["1899","65081"],["1900","71212"],["1901","72048"],["1902","68033"],["1903","67381"],["1904","76511"],["1905","74266"],["1906","73726"],["1907","73550"],["1908","76344"],["1909","65882"],["1910","69948"],["1911","69635"],["1912","74202"],["1913","69434"],["1914","73577"],["1915","67008"],["1916","60930"],["1917","63197"],["1918","57354"],["1919","59596"],["1920","73322"],["1921","64294"],["1922","73024"],["1923","58047"],["1924","51186"],["1925","52988"],["1926","53576"],["1927","59827"],["1928","60507"],["1929","56238"],["1930","62659"],["1931","58299"],["1932","53678"],["1933","45757"],["1934","53150"],["1935","57206"],["1936","60241"],["1937","62898"],["1938","65592"],["1939","64893"],["1940","62304"],["1941","58360"],["1942","56042"],["1943","45764"],["1944","43127"],["1945","52254"],["1946","62971"],["1947","72851"],["1948","81987"],["1949","88063"],["1950","92022"],["1951","86012"],["1952","89820"],["1953","86873"],["1954","84514"],["1955","94452"],["1956","97187"],["1957","102209"],["1958","105956"],["1959","113071"],["1960","132647"],["1961","140999"],["1962","156192"],["1963","159761"],["1964","163274"],["1965","186038"],["1966","191145"],["1967","205419"],["1968","225699"],["1969","220732"],["1970","228761"],["1971","230721"],["1972","236279"],["1973","230889"],["1974","225352"],["1975","226688"],["1976","230034"],["1977","233290"],["1978","234164"],["1979","244813"],["1980","240201"],["1981","242907"],["1982","253146"],["1983","256878"],["1984","270218"],["1985","280161"],["1986","285931"],["1987","291598"],["1988","302263"],["1989","315710"],["1990","337758"],["1991","326832"],["1992","355708"],["1993","341699"],["1994","367897"],["1995","383390"],["1996","397931"],["1997","409432"],["1998","417461"],["1999","442044"],["2000","497604"],["2001","483969"],["2002","525913"],["2003","561653"],["2004","609339"],["2005","600556"],["2006","651450"],["2007","669276"],["2008","831798"]]
Anagrams for directed »
credited
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of directed in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of directed in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of directed in a Sentence
No indications of a foreign-directed terror attack, this seems to be an inspired attack.
It's the name of a bird and a film I directed. The main character has a 2-year-old.
We have American forces likely caught between two opposing, advancing armies and it's a very untenable situation. I spoke with the President last night, after discussions with the rest of the national security team, and he directed that we begin a deliberate withdrawal of forces from northern Syria.
A worker in one of Amazons fulfillment centers in Moreno Valley has tested positive for Covid-19, it is not known if the worker lives in the City of Moreno Valley because everyones personal medical information is considered private. The worker is undergoing treatment, and several co-workers have been directed to self-quarantine and are under observation by health officials.
On Jan. 6, the defendants directed, mobilized, and led members of the crowd onto the Capitol grounds and into the Capitol, leading to dismantling of metal barricades, destruction of property, and assaults on law enforcement.
Popularity rank by frequency of use
Translations for directed
From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary
Get even more translations for directed »
Translation
Find a translation for the directed definition in other languages:
Select another language:
- - Select -
- 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
- 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
- Español (Spanish)
- Esperanto (Esperanto)
- 日本語 (Japanese)
- Português (Portuguese)
- Deutsch (German)
- العربية (Arabic)
- Français (French)
- Русский (Russian)
- ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
- 한국어 (Korean)
- עברית (Hebrew)
- Gaeilge (Irish)
- Українська (Ukrainian)
- اردو (Urdu)
- Magyar (Hungarian)
- मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
- Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Italiano (Italian)
- தமிழ் (Tamil)
- Türkçe (Turkish)
- తెలుగు (Telugu)
- ภาษาไทย (Thai)
- Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
- Čeština (Czech)
- Polski (Polish)
- Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Românește (Romanian)
- Nederlands (Dutch)
- Ελληνικά (Greek)
- Latinum (Latin)
- Svenska (Swedish)
- Dansk (Danish)
- Suomi (Finnish)
- فارسی (Persian)
- ייִדיש (Yiddish)
- հայերեն (Armenian)
- Norsk (Norwegian)
- English (English)
Word of the Day
Would you like us to send you a FREE new word definition delivered to your inbox daily?
Citation
Use the citation below to add this definition to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"directed." Definitions.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2025. Web. 16 Feb. 2025. <https://www.definitions.net/definition/directed>.
Discuss these directed definitions with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In