0 past simple and past participle of direct --
1 to control or be in charge of an activity, organization, etc.: --
2 to aim something in a particular direction: --
Criticism was directed against/at the manufacturers of the product.
Was that remark directedat/towards me?
4 to order someone, especially officially: --
At the same time more attention needs to be directed to the policing of sandalwood theft and tougher sanctions against illegal trading activities.
The social impact of these had been limited, and attention was directed at a transformation of the agricultural sector.
If so, one might contemplate a broader regulation covering public speech that is directed at large groups as well as speech directed at particular individuals.
Shopkeepers also directed their attention to department stores and mail-order firms.
These agents have been directed towards glutamate homeostasis, apoptosis, oxidative stress and neuroprotection.
All of my concentration, in the rehearsal, the performance, and in subsequent reflection, was directed towards these physical efforts.
The magnetic field is directed into the paper and the electron drift velocity is to the right.
The result is negative because of the inwardly directed force.
