"directive" meaning in English

See directive in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /daɪˈɹɛk.tɪv/ [UK], /dɪˈɹɛk.tɪv/ [UK], /dəˈɹɛk.tɪv/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-directive.wav
Rhymes: -ɛktɪv Etymology: From Middle French directif. The noun senses are from French directive (feminine form of the adjective). Etymology templates: {{der|en|frm|directif}} Middle French directif, {{bor|en|fr|directive}} French directive Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} directive (not comparable)
  1. That which directs; serving to direct, indicate, or guide. Tags: not-comparable Translations (that directs; serving to direct, indicate, or guide): направляващ (napravljavašt) (Bulgarian), ръководещ (rǎkovodešt) (Bulgarian), wijzend (Dutch), ohjaava (Finnish), määräävä (Finnish), johtava (Finnish), directif [masculine] (French), directive [feminine] (French), direktiva (Ido), направля́ющий (napravljájuščij) (Russian), руководя́щий (rukovodjáščij) (Russian), directiva [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-directive-en-adj-et6UZH-i Disambiguation of 'that directs; serving to direct, indicate, or guide': 85 15
  2. (grammar) Relating to the directive case. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Grammar, Directives Translations (grammar: relating to directive case): direktiivinen (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-directive-en-adj-KCmCPnin Disambiguation of Directives: 6 21 17 6 1 24 25 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Estonian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Ido translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Slovak translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 20 11 6 2 30 24 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 4 29 7 3 1 20 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 10 22 10 5 2 25 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 8 22 11 5 3 25 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 9 22 10 7 2 24 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 6 24 9 4 1 27 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 7 22 10 5 2 27 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Estonian translations: 9 22 10 5 2 25 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 9 22 11 5 2 25 26 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 7 22 10 4 2 27 27 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 8 23 10 4 2 27 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 8 21 11 11 3 20 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Ido translations: 7 22 10 4 1 28 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 9 22 11 5 2 25 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 7 23 10 4 1 27 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 7 22 10 7 5 23 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 9 22 10 5 2 25 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations: 6 21 12 4 1 30 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 9 21 10 5 4 25 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 9 22 10 5 2 27 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 6 25 9 4 1 24 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 9 22 11 5 2 26 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovak translations: 9 22 10 5 2 25 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 7 21 11 4 1 29 26 Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences Disambiguation of 'grammar: relating to directive case': 8 92
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: directivity, indirective, intradirective, misdirective, nondirective Related terms: directively, directiveness

Noun

IPA: /daɪˈɹɛk.tɪv/ [UK], /dɪˈɹɛk.tɪv/ [UK], /dəˈɹɛk.tɪv/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-directive.wav Forms: directives [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛktɪv Etymology: From Middle French directif. The noun senses are from French directive (feminine form of the adjective). Etymology templates: {{der|en|frm|directif}} Middle French directif, {{bor|en|fr|directive}} French directive Head templates: {{en-noun}} directive (plural directives)
  1. An instruction or guideline that indicates how to perform an action or reach a goal. Categories (topical): Directives Translations (instruction or guideline): указа́ние (ukazánie) [neuter] (Bulgarian), 指示 (zhǐshì) (Chinese Mandarin), direktiv [neuter] (Danish), instructie [feminine] (Dutch), richtlijn [feminine] (Dutch), toimintaohje (Finnish), ohje (Finnish), ohjesääntö (Finnish), directive [feminine] (French), Richtlinie [feminine] (German), utasítás (Hungarian), rendelkezés (Hungarian), direktíva (Hungarian), treoir [feminine] (Irish), 指示 (shiji) (alt: しじ) (Japanese), direktiv [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), direktiv [neuter] (Norwegian Nynorsk), dyrektywa [feminine] (Polish), directiva [feminine] (Portuguese), директи́ва (direktíva) [feminine] (Russian), указа́ние (ukazánije) [neuter] (Russian), smernica (Serbo-Croatian), smernica (Slovak), usmernenie (Slovak), directiva [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-directive-en-noun-SE7x36Ub Disambiguation of Directives: 6 21 17 6 1 24 25 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Estonian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Ido translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Slovak translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 20 11 6 2 30 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 10 22 10 5 2 25 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 8 22 11 5 3 25 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 9 22 10 7 2 24 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 7 22 10 5 2 27 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Estonian translations: 9 22 10 5 2 25 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 9 22 11 5 2 25 26 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 7 22 10 4 2 27 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 8 21 11 11 3 20 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Ido translations: 7 22 10 4 1 28 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 9 22 11 5 2 25 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 7 23 10 4 1 27 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 7 22 10 7 5 23 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 9 22 10 5 2 25 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations: 6 21 12 4 1 30 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 9 21 10 5 4 25 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 9 22 10 5 2 27 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 9 22 11 5 2 26 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovak translations: 9 22 10 5 2 25 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 7 21 11 4 1 29 26 Disambiguation of 'instruction or guideline': 78 8 2 6 6
  2. (programming) A construct in source code that indicates how it should be processed but is not necessarily part of the program to be run. Categories (topical): Programming
    Sense id: en-directive-en-noun-U5TVZuvZ Categories (other): Terms with Hungarian translations Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 8 21 11 11 3 20 25 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, programming, sciences
  3. An authoritative decision from an official body, which may or may not have binding force. Translations (authoritative decision): директи́ва (direktíva) [feminine] (Bulgarian), direktiv [neuter] (Danish), richtlijn [feminine] (Dutch), käskkiri (Estonian), määräys (Finnish), direktiivi (Finnish), directive [feminine] (French), Anweisung [feminine] (German), Anordnung [feminine] (German), Befehl [masculine] (German), Direktive [feminine] (German), direktíva (Hungarian), irányelv (Hungarian), direktiv [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), direktiv [neuter] (Norwegian Nynorsk), dyrektywa [feminine] (Polish), директи́ва (direktíva) [feminine] (Russian), ука́з (ukáz) [masculine] (Russian), nariadenie (Slovak), smernica (Slovak), direktíva (Slovak)
    Sense id: en-directive-en-noun-RM-kkp0W Disambiguation of 'authoritative decision': 3 2 80 9 5
  4. (European Union law) A form of legislative act addressed to the member states. The directive binds the member state to reach certain objectives in their national legislation. Tags: European-Union Categories (topical): Directives Translations (form of legislative act addressed to the EU member states): հրահանգ (hrahang) (Armenian), директи́ва (direktíva) [feminine] (Bulgarian), směrnice [feminine] (Czech), direktiv [neuter] (Danish), richtlijn [feminine] (Dutch), juhind (Estonian), direktiiv (Estonian), direktiivi (Finnish), directive [feminine] (French), Richtlinie [feminine] (German), irányelv (Hungarian), direktiv [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), direktiv [neuter] (Norwegian Nynorsk), dyrektywa [feminine] (Polish), directiva [feminine] (Portuguese), директи́ва (direktíva) [feminine] (Russian), smernica (Slovak)
    Sense id: en-directive-en-noun-ok9upoQp Disambiguation of Directives: 6 21 17 6 1 24 25 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Estonian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Ido translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Slovak translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 20 11 6 2 30 24 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 4 29 7 3 1 20 36 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 5 18 11 4 1 29 22 0 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 19 11 4 1 30 23 0 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 10 22 10 5 2 25 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 8 22 11 5 3 25 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 9 22 10 7 2 24 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 6 24 9 4 1 27 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 7 22 10 5 2 27 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Estonian translations: 9 22 10 5 2 25 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 9 22 11 5 2 25 26 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 7 22 10 4 2 27 27 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 8 23 10 4 2 27 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 8 21 11 11 3 20 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Ido translations: 7 22 10 4 1 28 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 9 22 11 5 2 25 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 7 23 10 4 1 27 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 7 22 10 7 5 23 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 9 22 10 5 2 25 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations: 6 21 12 4 1 30 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 9 21 10 5 4 25 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 9 22 10 5 2 27 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 6 25 9 4 1 24 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 9 22 11 5 2 26 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovak translations: 9 22 10 5 2 25 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 7 21 11 4 1 29 26 Topics: law Disambiguation of 'form of legislative act addressed to the EU member states': 7 3 1 72 16
  5. (grammar) The directive case. Categories (topical): Grammar, Directives Translations (grammar: directive case): direktiivi (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-directive-en-noun-5G4T8YOc Disambiguation of Directives: 6 21 17 6 1 24 25 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Estonian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Ido translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Slovak translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 20 11 6 2 30 24 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 4 29 7 3 1 20 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 10 22 10 5 2 25 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 8 22 11 5 3 25 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 9 22 10 7 2 24 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 6 24 9 4 1 27 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 7 22 10 5 2 27 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Estonian translations: 9 22 10 5 2 25 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 9 22 11 5 2 25 26 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 7 22 10 4 2 27 27 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 8 23 10 4 2 27 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 8 21 11 11 3 20 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Ido translations: 7 22 10 4 1 28 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 9 22 11 5 2 25 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 7 23 10 4 1 27 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 7 22 10 7 5 23 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 9 22 10 5 2 25 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations: 6 21 12 4 1 30 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 9 21 10 5 4 25 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 9 22 10 5 2 27 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 6 25 9 4 1 24 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 9 22 11 5 2 26 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovak translations: 9 22 10 5 2 25 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 7 21 11 4 1 29 26 Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences Disambiguation of 'grammar: directive case': 8 5 1 21 65
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: nondirective, advance directive, airworthiness directive, framework directive, prime directive

Inflected forms

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      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
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      "sense": "instruction or guideline",
      "word": "rendelkezés"
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      "word": "direktíva"
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      "tags": [
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      ],
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      "sense": "instruction or guideline",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
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      "code": "ru",
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      "sense": "instruction or guideline",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "директи́ва"
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "smernica"
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      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "instruction or guideline",
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      "word": "dyrektywa"
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      "code": "ru",
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      "sense": "authoritative decision",
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      ],
      "word": "директи́ва"
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      "sense": "authoritative decision",
      "word": "smernica"
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      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "hrahang",
      "sense": "form of legislative act addressed to the EU member states",
      "word": "հրահանգ"
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      "sense": "form of legislative act addressed to the EU member states",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "директи́ва"
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      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "form of legislative act addressed to the EU member states",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "směrnice"
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      "code": "da",
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      "sense": "form of legislative act addressed to the EU member states",
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      "code": "nl",
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      "sense": "form of legislative act addressed to the EU member states",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "richtlijn"
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      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "form of legislative act addressed to the EU member states",
      "word": "juhind"
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    {
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      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "form of legislative act addressed to the EU member states",
      "word": "direktiiv"
    },
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "form of legislative act addressed to the EU member states",
      "word": "direktiivi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
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      "sense": "form of legislative act addressed to the EU member states",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "directive"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
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      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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    },
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "form of legislative act addressed to the EU member states",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "sense": "form of legislative act addressed to the EU member states",
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        "feminine"
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      "word": "directiva"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "direktíva",
      "sense": "form of legislative act addressed to the EU member states",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "директи́ва"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "form of legislative act addressed to the EU member states",
      "word": "smernica"
    },
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "grammar: directive case",
      "word": "direktiivi"
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    "directive"
  ],
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}

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