What does directing mean?

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di·rect·ing

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. directing, directional, directive, guidingadjective

    showing the way by conducting or leading; imposing direction on

    "felt his mother's directing arm around him"; "the directional role of science on industrial progress"

ChatGPT

  1. directing

    Directing refers to guiding, leading, or supervising an individual, team, or an entire organization towards achieving a specific goal or completing a certain task. This can involve making decisions, communicating and instructing, and overseeing performance to ensure objectives are met. In the film and theater industry, directing refers to guiding the cast and crew to fulfill the vision of a script or production.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Directing

    of Direct

Editors Contribution

  1. directingverb

    Verb form of the word direct.

    Directing people to the house was easy as there is a postcode system.


    Submitted by MaryC on March 20, 2020  

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of directing in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of directing in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of directing in a Sentence

  1. San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee:

    We are standing united as San Franciscans to condemn North Carolina’s new discriminatory law that turns back the clock on protecting the rights of all Americans including lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals, effective immediately, I am directing City Departments under my authority to bar any publicly-funded City employee travel to the State of North Carolina that is not absolutely essential to public health and safety.

  2. Alina Habba:

    The lawsuit filed today outlines the defendants’ nefarious plot to vilify Donald J. Trump by spreading lies to weave a false narrative that he was colluding with Russia, for years, Hillary Clinton and her cohorts attempted to shield themselves from culpability by directing others to do their dirty work for them.

  3. Alina Habba:

    For years, Hillary Clinton and her cohorts attempted to shield themselves from culpability by directing others to do their dirty work for them.

  4. Julie Townsend:

    I now believe directing personal donations to that foundation was a mistake.

  5. Richard Hasen:

    For the campaign finance violation to be criminal, prosecutors would have to prove a wilful violation, if Trump did not know that he was violating campaign finance laws by directing the spending he would not be criminally liable.

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