Definitions for directed
dɪˈrɛk tɪd, daɪ-di·rect·ed

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. directedadjective

   (often used in combination) having a specified direction

   "a positively directed vector"; "goal-directed"

2. directedadjective

   manageable by a supervising agent

   "a directed program of study"

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1. directedadjective

   marked with a destination; -- of mail or parcels; as, I throw away all mail directed to `resident'. Opposite of unaddressed.

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. directedadjective

   In a manner emphasizing one's point of view.

2. directedadjective

   Having the properties of a directed graph.

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1. 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 DictionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Directed

   of Direct

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1. 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

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'directed' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2935

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'directed' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4616

Anagrams for directed »

1. credited

How to pronounce directed?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say directed in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of directed in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of directed in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of directed in a Sentence

1. Christopher Cerf:

   Without intending to criticize any of my three predecessors, when I learned of the 2015 test results, I decided to address the situation differently, within an hour, I had notified state and city officials and directed staff to connect with the State Department of Environmental Protection.

2. Sergei Rudskoy:

   All actions of the Syrian military and Russian air force are directed at disrupting the plans of Jabhat al-Nusra. No storming of the city of Aleppo is planned.

3. Mike Huckabee:

   It was harsh. And I just want him to show the same kind of anger directed toward the ISIS terrorists, and frankly, all the radical Islamists, that we saw from the French President (Francois) Hollande, that's what we all need to do -- the family of civilized nations needs to get together and we need to destroy them once and for all.

4. The Advisory Council:

   It concludes that removal from nationally directed versions of Google’s search services within the EU is the appropriate means to implement the ruling at this stage.

5. Donald Trump:

   We as a nation must find a way to move forward without consigning those who Donald Trump has threatened to the shadows. Their fear is entirely rational, because Donald Trump has talked openly about doing terrible things to them, every news piece that breathlessly obsesses over inauguration preparations compounds their fear by normalizing a man who has threatened to tear families apart, who has bragged about sexually assaulting women and who has directed crowds of thousands to intimidate reporters and assault Hispanic Americans.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=directed
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=directed
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Directed
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/directed