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# directed

«directed» in Mova's school dictionary: **the past of direct: told someone the way, or told people…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb, past form of direct (direct, directs, directed, directing); adjective (directed at someone)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Directed is the past of direct: told someone the way, or told people what to do. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/directed/#m1)

2) Pointed or aimed at someone or something: «the question was directed at me». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/directed/#m2)

3) Was in charge of making a film, play or show. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/directed/#m3)

4) (maths, science) A directed number has a sign, + or −, showing which way it goes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/directed/#m4)

5) A directed route is one you have been told to follow, or a path you have chosen to walk, towards a place. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/directed/#m5)

### sense in the lessons

In school: «directed numbers» are positive and negative numbers; teachers give «directed activities». In stories a police officer directed traffic; a famous person directed a film. Phrases: «as directed» (take medicine as directed), «directed at», «directed by».

### examples

- The police officer directed the cars around the crash. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/directed/#x1)
- The film was directed by a famous director. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/directed/#x2)
- Take this medicine as directed by your doctor. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/directed/#x3)
- Her angry look was directed at her brother. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/directed/#x4)
- A kind lady directed us to the station. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/directed/#x5)
- In maths, −5 and +3 are directed numbers. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/directed/#x6)
- The teacher directed the class to line up. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/directed/#x7)
- At daylight we wandered inland, and soon saw some huts, to which we directed our steps. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/directed/#x8)

### note

Regular verb: direct → directed. «As directed» on a label means follow the instructions exactly; safety matters. Directed numbers: −3 + 5 = 2; a minus means going down or left on a number line.

### In the corpora

- [Creams work where they are put, so less medicine goes round the whole body; a thin layer as directed is enough.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/17-how-medicines-work/7/)
- [Oh that my ways were directed to observe Thy statutes!](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.2167/)
- [For he hath not directed his words against me; neither will I answer him with your speeches.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/JOB.836/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «directed» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/directed/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.