v. （用建议、指示、有益的情报等）指导( direct的第三人称单数 ); 导演（戏剧或电影）; 指示方向; 把…对准（某方向或某人）

v command with authority

v intend (something) to move towards a certain goal

v guide the actors in (plays and films)

v be in charge of

v take somebody somewhere

v cause to go somewhere

v point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards

v lead, as in the performance of a composition; Barenboim conducted the Chicago symphony for years"

v give directions to; point somebody into a certain direction

v specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public

v direct the course; determine the direction of travelling

v put an address on (an envelope)

v plan and direct (a complex undertaking)