ALL meanings of directed
di·rect·ed
D d - noun directed Control the operations of; manage or govern. 1
- adjective directed proceeding in a straight line or by the shortest course; straight; undeviating; not oblique: a direct route. 1
- adjective directed proceeding in an unbroken line of descent; lineal rather than collateral: a direct descendant. 1
- adjective directed Mathematics. (of a proportion) containing terms of which an increase (or decrease) in one results in an increase (or decrease) in another: a term is said to be in direct proportion to another term if one increases (or decreases) as the other increases (or decreases). (of a function) the function itself, in contrast to its inverse. Compare inverse (def 2). 1
- adjective directed without intervening persons, influences, factors, etc.; immediate; personal: direct contact with the voters; direct exposure to a disease. 1
- adjective directed straightforward; frank; candid: the direct remarks of a forthright individual. 1
- adjective directed absolute; exact: the direct opposite. 1
- adjective directed consisting exactly of the words originally used; verbatim: direct quotation. 1
- adjective directed Government. of or by action of voters, which takes effect without representatives or another intervening agency, as in direct democracy. 1
- adjective directed inevitable; consequential: War will be a direct result of such political action. 1
- adjective directed allocated for or arising from a particular known agency, process, job, etc.: The new machine was listed by the accountant as a direct cost. 1
- adjective directed Electricity. of or relating to direct current. 1
- adjective directed Astronomy. moving in an orbit in the same direction as the earth in its revolution around the sun. appearing to move on the celestial sphere in the direction of the natural order of the signs of the zodiac, from west to east. Compare retrograde (def 4). 1
- adjective directed Surveying. (of a telescope) in its normal position; not inverted or transited. 1
- adjective directed (of dye colors) working without the use of a mordant; substantive. 1
- verb with object directed to manage or guide by advice, helpful information, instruction, etc.: He directed the company through a difficult time. 1
- verb with object directed to regulate the course of; control: History is directed by a small number of great men and women. 1
- verb with object directed to administer; manage; supervise: She directs the affairs of the estate. 1
- verb with object directed to give authoritative instructions to; command; order or ordain: I directed him to leave the room. 1
- verb with object directed to serve as a director in the production or performance of (a musical work, play, motion picture, etc.). 1
- verb with object directed to guide, tell, or show (a person) the way to a place: I directed him to the post office. 1
- verb with object directed to point, aim, or send toward a place or object: to direct radio waves around the globe. 1
- verb with object directed to channel or focus toward a given result, object, or end (often followed by to or toward): She directed all her energies toward the accomplishment of the work. 1
- verb with object directed to address (words, a speech, a written report, etc.) to a person or persons: The secretary directed his remarks to two of the committee members. 1
- verb with object directed to address (a letter, package, etc.) to an intended recipient. 1
- verb without object directed to act as a guide. 1
- verb without object directed to give commands or orders. 1
- verb without object directed to serve as the director of a play, film, orchestra, etc. 1
- adverb directed in a direct manner; directly; straight: Answer me direct. 1
- verb directed simple past tense and past participle of direct. 0
- adjective directed In a manner emphasizing one's point of view. 0
- adjective directed (graph theory) Having the properties of a directed graph. 0
- adjective directed (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 0
- adjective directed indicated either as being positive or negative, as a number or angle, or as having an assigned direction, as a segment or vector 0