1. To manage or conduct the affairs of; regulate.
2. To have or take charge of; control.
3. To give authoritative instructions to: directed the student to answer.
4. To cause to move toward a goal; aim.
5. To show or indicate the way for: directed us to the airport.
6. To cause to move in or follow a straight course: directed their fire at the target.
7. To indicate the intended recipient on (a letter, for example).
8. To address or adapt (remarks, for example) to a specific person, audience, or purpose.
9. To give guidance and instruction to (actors or musicians, for example) in the rehearsal and performance of a work.
10. To supervise the performance.
11. To give commands or directions.
12. To conduct a performance or rehearsal.
direct adj.