directs

Verb

direct (third-person singular simple present directs, present participle directing, simple past and past participle directed)

1. To manage, control, steer.
   • to direct the affairs of a nation or the movements of an army
2. To aim (something) at (something else).
   • They directed their fire towards the men on the wall.
3. To point out to or show (somebody) the right course or way; to guide, as by pointing out the way; to refer.
   • He directed me to the left-hand road.

   Synonyms:

   point

4. To point out to with authority; to instruct as a superior; to order.
   • She directed them to leave immediately.
5. (dated) To address (a letter) to a particular person or place.
   • [A]s I do not know where I shall be, and shall have my letters sent after me as soon as I do know, continue to direct hither.1792, Charlotte Smith, Desmond, Broadview, published 2001, page 310

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