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1. (adv.) directly
in a direct line, way, or manner; straight.
2. directly
at once; without delay.
3. directly
shortly; soon.
4. directly
exactly; precisely:
directly opposite the store.
5. directly
openly or frankly; candidly:
to speak directly.
6. directly
Math. in direct proportion.
7. (conj.) directly
as soon as:
Directly he arrived, he sat down.
Etymology: (1350–1400)
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| Definition of 'directly' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adverb) directly, straight, direct
without deviation
"the path leads directly to the lake"; "went direct to the office"
2. (adverb) directly
without anyone or anything intervening
"these two factors are directly related"; "he was directly responsible"; "measured the physical properties directly"
3. (adverb) immediately, instantly, straightaway, straight off, directly, now, right away, at once, forthwith, like a shot
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
"he answered immediately"; "found an answer straightaway"; "an official accused of dishonesty should be suspended forthwith"; "Come here now!"
4. (adverb) directly, flat, straight
in a forthright manner; candidly or frankly
"he didn't answer directly"; "told me straight out"; "came out flat for less work and more pay"
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1. (adverb) directly
≠ indirectly
to speak directly to the manager
2. directly
without stopping or changing course
I went directly to the office.
3. directly
exactly, precisely
directly opposite/behind/in front of
4. directly
in a clear and honest way
She never told him directly that she was leaving him.
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| Definition of 'directly' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adverb) directly
in a direct manner; in a straight line or course
2. (adverb) directly
in a straightforward way; without anything intervening; not by secondary, but by direct, means
3. (adverb) directly
without circumlocution or ambiguity; absolutely; in express terms
4. (adverb) directly
exactly; just
5. (adverb) directly
straightforwardly; honestly
6. (adverb) directly
manifestly; openly
7. (adverb) directly
straightway; next in order; without delay; immediately
8. (adverb) directly
immediately after; as soon as
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Sense: in a direct manner
I went directly to the office.
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 Afrikaans: direk, reguit |
 Arabic: بصورَةٍ مَباشِره |
 Bulgarian: направо |
 Brazilian: diretamente |
 Czech: rovnou, přímo |
 German: direkt |
 Danish: direkte; lige |
 Greek: κατευθείαν |
 Spanish: directamente |
 Estonian: otsejoones |
 Farsi: مستقیماً |
 Finnish: suorasti |
 French: directement |
 Hebrew: יְשִירוֹת |
 Hindi: सीधे |
 Croatian: ravno |
 Hungarian: egyenesen |
 Indonesian: langsung |
 Italian: direttamente |
 Japanese: 直接に |
 Korean: 비로 |
 Lithuanian: tiesiai, tiesiogiai |
 Latvian: taisni; tieši |
 Malay: tepat |
 Dutch: rechtstreeks |
 Norwegian: direkte, straks, med en g |
 Polish: wprost |
 Persian: مستقیماً |
 Pashto: مستقیم |
 Portuguese: directamente |
 Romanian: direct |
 Russian: прямо |
 Slovak: priamo |
 Slovenian: naravnost |
 Serbian: direktno |
 Swedish: direkt, omedelbart |
 Thai: โดยตรง; อย่างตรงไปตรงมา |
 Turkish: doğrudan, dosdoğru |
 Taiwanese: 直接地 |
 Ukrainian: безпосередньо; прямо |
 Urdu: فورا |
 Vietnamese: trực tiếp |
 Chinese: 直接地 |
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