directed

di·rect

 (dĭ-rĕkt′, dī-)

v. di·rect·ed, di·rect·ing, di·rects

v.tr.

1.

a. To manage or regulate the business or affairs of; be in charge of: direct a government agency.

b. To supervise or oversee (an activity or process): direct the building of a new road. See Synonyms at conduct.

2.

a. To give guidance and instruction to (actors or musicians, for example) in the rehearsal, performance, or production of a work.

b. To supervise the performance or production of: direct a play; direct a film.

3. To give an order to; command: directed the student to answer.

4. To show or indicate the way for: directed us to the airport.

5.

a. To cause to move in a certain direction or toward a certain object; turn or point: directed the light toward the end of the hall.

b. To concentrate or focus (one's sight or attention, for example) on a particular object or activity. See Synonyms at aim.

6.

a. To indicate the intended recipient on (a letter, for example).

b. To address or adapt (remarks, for example) to a specific person, audience, or purpose.

v.intr.

1. To give commands or directions.

2. To conduct a performance or rehearsal.

n. Law

See direct examination.

adj.

1. Proceeding without interruption in a straight course or line; not deviating or swerving: a direct route.

2. Straightforward and candid; not devious or ambiguous: a direct response.

3. Having no intervening persons, conditions, or agencies; immediate: direct contact; direct sunlight.

4. Effected by action of the voters, rather than through elected representatives or delegates: direct elections.

5. Being of unbroken descent; lineal: a direct descendant of the monarch.

6. Consisting of the exact words of the writer or speaker: a direct quotation; direct speech.

7. Lacking compromising or mitigating elements; absolute: direct opposites.

8. Mathematics Varying in the same manner as another quantity, especially increasing if another quantity increases or decreasing if it decreases.

9. Astronomy Designating west-to-east motion of a planet in the same direction as the sun's apparent annual movement with respect to the stars.

10. Sports Being a direct free kick.

adv.

Straight; directly.

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[Middle English directen, from Latin dīrigere, dīrēct-, to give direction to : dī-, dis-, apart; see dis- + regere, to guide; see reg- in Indo-European roots.]

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directed

(dɪˈrɛktɪd; daɪ-)

adj

(Mathematics) 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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di•rect•ed

(dɪˈrɛk tɪd, daɪ-)

adj.

1. guided or managed.

2. subject to direction, guidance, etc.

3. Math. having positive or negative direction or orientation assigned.

[1530–40]

di•rect′ed•ness, n.

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Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	directed - (often used in combination) having a specified direction; "a positively directed vector"; "goal-directed" orientated, oriented - adjusted or located in relation to surroundings or circumstances; sometimes used in combination; "the house had its large windows oriented toward the ocean view"; "helping freshmen become oriented to college life"; "the book is value-oriented throughout"
	2.	directed - manageable by a supervising agent; "a directed program of study" manageable - capable of being managed or controlled

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Translations

aggiustatodirettadiretto

directed

[dɪˈrɛktɪd] adj (Math) directed numbers → numeri mpl ordinati

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