directed

[ dih-rek-tid, dahy- ]

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.

directed

/ 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

Other Words From

• di·rect·ed·ness noun
• o·ver·di·rect·ed adjective
• self-di·rect·ed adjective
• well-di·rect·ed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of directed¹

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

Example Sentences

Long-term, the criminologist said funds should be directed away from prisons and into communities and agencies that aid inmates once they are freed.

From BBC

This definition not only ignores cerebral palsy as a lifelong condition but contributes to a lopsided research focus directed only at pediatric care and not care into adulthood and across the lifespan, experts say.

From Science Daily

On the day of the fall, a junior staff member was directed by a senior staff member to provide personal care for Mrs Thompson on her own.

From BBC

Pictures film, which was directed by Eastwood and stars Nicholas Hoult as a juror in a high-profile murder trial, had its world premiere last month at the American Film Institute’s festival in Hollywood.

From Los Angeles Times

Narrated by Keith David and directed by Ken Burns, Sarah Burns and David McMahon, this is a straightforward but still lyrical analysis.

From New York Times

Related Words

• conducted