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Instructed vs Directed - What's the difference?

instructed | directed |

As verbs the difference between instructed and directed

is that instructed is past tense of instruct while directed is past tense of direct.

As an adjective directed is

in a manner emphasizing one's point of view.

instructed

English

Verb

(head)
  • (instruct)

    • instruct

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (label) to teach by giving instructions
  • (label) to direct; to order (usage note : "instruct" is less forceful than "order", but weightier than "advise")

    • Synonyms

    * guide

    Related terms

    * instruction * instructor

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (label) instruction

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • (label) arranged; furnished; provided
  • * Chapman
  • (label) instructed; taught; enlightened
    • (Milton)

    directed

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • In a manner emphasizing one's point of view.
  • (graph theory) Having the properties of a directed graph.

    • Antonyms

    * undirected

    Derived terms

    * directed graph

    Verb

    (head)
  • (direct)

    • Anagrams

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