directing Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb command with authority
    direct.
    • He directed the children to do their homework
  2. verb intend (something) to move towards a certain goal
    aim; point; place; target; direct.
    • He aimed his fists towards his opponent's face
    • criticism directed at her superior
    • direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself
  3. verb guide the actors in (plays and films)
    direct.
  4. verb be in charge of
    direct.
  5. verb take somebody somewhere
    guide; conduct; take; lead; direct.
    • We lead him to our chief
    • can you take me to the main entrance?
    • He conducted us to the palace
  6. verb cause to go somewhere
    direct; send.
    • The explosion sent the car flying in the air
    • She sent her children to camp
    • He directed all his energies into his dissertation
  7. verb point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards
    aim; direct; train; take; take aim.
    • Please don't aim at your little brother!
    • He trained his gun on the burglar
    • Don't train your camera on the women
    • Take a swipe at one's opponent
  8. verb lead, as in the performance of a composition; Barenboim conducted the Chicago symphony for years"
    direct; lead; conduct.
    • conduct an orchestra
  9. verb give directions to; point somebody into a certain direction
    direct.
    • I directed them towards the town hall
  10. verb specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public
    aim; calculate; direct.
  11. verb direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
    maneuver; head; point; direct; guide; channelise; manoeuvre; channelize; manoeuver; steer.
  12. verb put an address on (an envelope)
    direct; address.
  13. verb plan and direct (a complex undertaking)
    organize; direct; organise; engineer; mastermind; orchestrate.
    • he masterminded the robbery
  14. adjective satellite showing the way by conducting or leading; imposing direction on
    guiding; directive; directional.
    • felt his mother's directing arm around him
    • the directional role of science on industrial progress

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