Definitions for directly
dɪˈrɛkt li, daɪ-di·rect·ly

Princeton's WordNet(4.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. directly, straight, direct(adverb)

   without deviation

   "the path leads directly to the lake"; "went direct to the office"

2. directly(adverb)

   without anyone or anything intervening

   "these two factors are directly related"; "he was directly responsible"; "measured the physical properties directly"

3. immediately, instantly, straightaway, straight off, directly, now, right away, at once, forthwith, like a shot(adverb)

   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. directly, flat, straight(adverb)

   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"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. directly(Adverb)

   in a direct manner; in a straight line or course.

   He drove directly to the office, and didn't stop off at the petrol station.

2. directly(Adverb)

   in a straightforward way; without anything intervening; not by secondary, but by direct means.

   I'm sick of asking you to fire him, I'll just do it directly.

3. directly(Adverb)

   plainly, without circumlocution or ambiguity; absolutely; in express terms.

4. directly(Adverb)

   exactly; just.

   It's directly across the street

5. directly(Adverb)

   straightforwardly; honestly.

   He told me directly that he'd cheated on me, and how sorry he was for it.

6. directly(Adverb)

   immediately

7. directly(Adverb)

   soon; next; when it becomes convenient

   We'll go to the store directly, but first I need to finish sweeping.

8. directly(Conjunction)

   As soon as.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Directly(adverb)

   in a direct manner; in a straight line or course

2. Directly(adverb)

   in a straightforward way; without anything intervening; not by secondary, but by direct, means

3. Directly(adverb)

   without circumlocution or ambiguity; absolutely; in express terms

4. Directly(adverb)

   exactly; just

5. Directly(adverb)

   straightforwardly; honestly

6. Directly(adverb)

   manifestly; openly

7. Directly(adverb)

   straightway; next in order; without delay; immediately

8. Directly(adverb)

   immediately after; as soon as

CrunchBase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Directly

   Directly delivers better customer service. We make it easy to reach experts in big companies and reward them for fast, personal attention. Our experts work independently in their own free time, earn rewards and reputation, and can cash out their rewards or donate them to one of the non-profit causes we support. Directly is free, with paid options for advanced targeting and better, faster help.Directly is backed by True Ventures and prominent angels including Esther Dyson and is based in San Francisco.

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. directly

   In a direct manner.

   They were joyous and the planned their wedding directly together and created a simple, amazing, fun and united party atmosphere easily with their loving intent.

   Submitted by MaryC on May 2, 2020  

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'directly' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1140

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'directly' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2224

3. Adverbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'directly' in Adverbs Frequency: #116

Anagrams for directly »

1. tridecyl

How to pronounce directly?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

How to say directly in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of directly in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of directly in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of directly in a Sentence

1. Chrystia Freeland:

   Canada is deeply concerned by the detention of Mr. Canadian Michael Kovrig and Canada has raised the case directly to Chinese officials.

2. Spencer Hartman:

   For many of us, our livelihood depends on crop or protein production, to launch a campaign directly in conflict of that, and to use their money to combat their own cause, we didn’t feel that was a just thing to do.

3. Owner South Maritime Pte Ltd:

   At 0800 hrs GMT, a number of craft approached the Alpine Eternity firing warning shots and the master was ordered by VHF to stop, the master ignored the order and broke away from his passage and headed into UAE waters at the same time requesting assistance. At the point when the order was ignored and when the vessel changed course it was directly fired upon.

4. Victoria Nuland:

   These issues are still under review internally, including the types of equipment ... that would respond directly to some of the Russian supply.

5. Dale Eng:

   The benefits of commonality across multiple ship types as well as forward and backfit were considered in laying out the strategy for the Enterprise Air Surveillance Radar.  This did not, however, directly result in CVN 79 having a different radar than CVN 78. Acquisition cost of remaining CVN 79 radar components was also a driving factor for the change.

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