- precisely
- straight
- direct
- as a crow flies
- beeline
- dead
- due
- exactly
- plump
- right
- slam-bang
- slap
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- smack dab
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- unequivocally
- verbatim
- without prevarication
- word for word
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Maybe if you’re not directly impacted by the burns, it can seem like the late-summer news out of California is always about fire, and that this year isn’t much different.
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This, however, did not apply to the waters lying directly around the Poloe and Flatland groups.
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WORDS RELATED TO DIRECTLY
- afterward
- again
- directly
- ere long
- immediately
- presently
- shortly
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- tomorrow
- at present
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- pronto
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- absolutely
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- entirely
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- right
- straight
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- undeviatingly
- wholly
- a bit previous
- ahead of time
- anon
- beforehand
- betimes
- briefly
- bright and early
- directly
- early bird
- ere long
- far ahead
- immediately
- in advance
- in good time
- in the bud
- in time
- on short notice
- on the dot
- oversoon
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- previous
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- proximately
- quick
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- soon
- too soon
- unexpectedly
- at once
- betimes
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- first
- freshly
- in a jiffy
- in an instant
- in no time
- instantaneously
- instantly
- newly
- presto
- primitively
- promptly
- recently
- right away
- seasonably
- soon
- straightaway
- summarily
- thereon
- thereupon
- timely
- without delay
- absolutely
- categorically
- clearly
- decidedly
- directly
- distinctly
- explicitly
- in no uncertain terms
- manifestly
- outright
- plainly
- pointedly
- positively
- specifically
- unequivocally
- unmistakably
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directly [dɪˈrektlɪ] нареч
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непосредственно, сразу, напрямую, впрямую
(immediately, straight, outright)
- directly linked – непосредственно связанный
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| adverb | ||
| непосредственно | directly, direct, immediately, right, live, square | |
| прямо | direct, right, straight, directly, live, just | |
| точно | exactly, precisely, accurately, just, for sure, directly | |
| немедленно | immediately, instantly, forthwith, right away, straight, directly | |
| тотчас | immediately, at once, instantly, forthwith, right away, directly | |
| полностью | fully, completely, entirely, totally, complete, directly | |
| вскоре | soon, shortly, before long, presently, anon, directly | |
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| как только | as soon as, once, as, when, immediately, directly |
Предложения со словом «directly»
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Even more downstream, we developed a pilot program called One to One, where we took former extremists and we had them reach out directly to a group of labeled neofascists as well as Islamist extremists, and put direct messages through Facebook Messenger into their inbox, saying, |
Идя дальше, мы разработали пилотную программу «Один на один», когда мы обращаемся к бывшим экстремистам и просим их напрямую связаться с группами, называющими себя неофашистами, а также с исламистами, и оставляем сообщения им на почту в Facebook Messenger с текстом. |
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So you can target, you can precisely target a lie directly to the people who are most susceptible. |
Можно сделать своей целью, конечной целью — обмануть наиболее восприимчивую часть аудитории. |
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We have learned in our work that one of the most powerful means of effecting change is when people can directly , tangibly and emotionally experience some of the future consequences of their actions today. |
Из нашей работы мы узнали, что самый мощный стимул изменить поведение — это почувствовать напрямую, через ощущения и эмоции, некоторые последствия наших сегодняшних действий. |
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So to see what happens in your brain when you pay overt attention, I asked people to look directly in one of the squares and pay attention to it. |
И чтобы увидеть, что происходит в мозге, когда смотрите с явной ориентировкой, я попросил людей смотреть непосредственно в один из квадратов и обратить внимание на него. |
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And this is directly as a result of human activities. |
Всё это является результатом деятельности человека. |
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There has already been an increase in ocean acidity of 26 percent since pre-industrial times, which is directly due to human activities. |
Кислотность океана выросла на 26% с доиндустриальных времён, что напрямую связано с деятельностью человека. |
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We took our message directly to the streets, and women responded. |
Мы выносили нашу идею на улицы, и женщины откликались. |
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The answer is to return all the money raised directly to citizens, in the form of equal monthly dividends. |
Решение — возвращать собранные деньги напрямую гражданам в виде равных ежемесячных дивидендов. |
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We learned directly how to struggle through really tough medical decisions. |
Мы узнали, каково это — бороться с действительно тяжёлой болезнью. |
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And in fact you can calculate the incentive that the robot has to allow the human to switch it off, and it’s directly tied to the degree of uncertainty about the underlying objective. |
Фактически вы можете просчитать стимул, благодаря которому робот позволит людям отключить себя, и этот стимул тесно связан с неопределённостью поставленной цели. |
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Research tells us that two-thirds of the achievement gap, which is the disparity in educational attainment between rich kids and poor kids or black kids and white kids, could be directly attributed to the summer learning loss. |
По данным исследований, две трети разрыва в уровне успеваемости, той диспропорции в уровне образования между богатыми и бедными детьми или чёрными и белыми детьми, могут быть приписаны к потерям знаний за летний период. |
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In a study conducted by Arboleda-Flórez, directly asking, What is the cause of mental illness? |
В исследовании, проведённом профессором Арболеда — Флорезом, на вопрос Что является причиной психических заболеваний? |
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The very positive response of its thousands of users taught me a very important lesson — that working with data means designing ways to transform the abstract and the uncountable into something that can be seen, felt and directly reconnected to our lives and to our behaviors, something that is hard to achieve if we let the obsession for the numbers and the technology around them lead us in the process. |
Очень положительные отзывы тысяч пользователей преподали мне важный урок: работа с данными — это создание способов преобразования абстрактного и неисчисляемого в то, что можно видеть, чувствовать и то, что может быть напрямую связано с нашей жизнью и нашим поведением, то, чего сложно достичь, если мы позволяем одержимости цифрами и технологиями вокруг них определять нашу деятельность. |
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But one thing predicted from this theory, black holes, still have not been directly observed. |
Но такое явление, как чёрные дыры, предсказанное этой теорией, до сих пор непосредственно не наблюдалось. |
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She took them through the data, through the numbers, laid out the trends and the progress in her own voice and in her own way, but very directly said, Here’s what we’ve done for you. |
Она предоставила все данные, все цифры, показала все изменения и успехи со своей точки зрения, а потом сказала прямо: Вот то, что мы для вас сделали. |
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Women’s feelings about their genitals have been directly linked to their enjoyment of sex. |
Чувства женщин в отношении их гениталий были напрямую связаны с их способностью получать удовольствие от секса. |
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This sweet baby Lars came to us directly from a hospital intensive care unit. |
Этот хорошенький малыш Ларс прибыл к нам прямиком из больничного отделения интенсивной терапии. |
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These insights came directly from the community members and the police officers themselves, and as designers, our role was just to connect the dots and suggest the first step. |
Идеи возникли у самих членов сообщества и у самих полицейских, а наша роль как дизайнеров заключалась в воплощении их идей и в том, чтобы помочь с началом. |
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Did you look away or directly into the flame? |
Смотрела в сторону или прямо в пламя? |
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These many things that enable our daily lives rely either directly or indirectly on satellites. |
Это и многое другое в нашей повседневной жизни прямо или косвенно зависит от спутников. |
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And one of the other sides of Ed is he’s been thinking about how to connect the brain using light or other mechanisms directly to things like these prosthetics. |
Эд к тому же занимается тем, что придумывает, как соединить мозг, используя свет или другие механизмы, с протезами напрямую. |
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The quality of your education is directly proportionate to your access to college, your access to jobs, your access to the future. |
Качество нашего образования напрямую зависит от нашей возможности учиться в ВУЗах, иметь работу и будущее. |
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We started to place our trust into black box systems of authority, things like legal contracts and regulation and insurance, and less trust directly in other people. |
Мы стали помещать доверие в чёрные ящики авторитетных органов, в такие вещи, как договоры, нормативы, страховые полисы, и меньше доверять другим людям. |
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The main oxygen line runs directly under this room. |
Основная линия подачи кислорода проходит прямо под этой операционной. |
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He changed course abruptly and angled directly into the dragon. |
Бинк резко изменил направление полета и полетел прямо на дракона. |
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Her open, friendly, clever face looked back directly . |
И она ответила ему открытым, дружеским, честным взглядом. |
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Janet stationed herself directly below the opening in the overhang. |
Жанет встала прямо под отверстием, проделанным в кроне деревьев. |
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His most recent testimony directly contradicts his earlier sworn statements. |
Его последние показания прямо противоречат его же показаниям под присягой. |
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He wanted to hear directly from peasants about their sufferings. |
Он хотел услышать непосредственно от крестьян об их страданиях. |
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Nagamasa took a cup and passed it directly to him. |
Нагамаса поднял чашу и передал ее приверженцу клана Ода. |
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All international arrivals should proceed directly to passport control. |
Все прибывшие международными рейсами должны пройти на паспортный контроль. |
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Masuku claims he was recruited directly by the British government. |
Мазуку утверждает, что он был завербован непосредственно британским правительством |
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Sometimes his mind is connected directly to his mouth. |
Временами его разум бывает напрямую связан с его ртом. |
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The room led directly into a square central court. |
Из комнаты открывался выход прямо в квадратный центральный двор. |
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We ask that you refrain from addressing our women directly . |
Мы просим воздержаться от прямого обращения к нашей женщине. |
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Why can’t we land directly on the signal site? |
Почему мы не можем приземлиться непосредственно на место передачи сигнала? |
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Then Toranaga looked at Ochiba and spoke directly to her. |
Торанага посмотрел на Ошибу и обращался теперь непосредственно к ней. |
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They arrived within thirty minutes and went directly to work. |
Они прибыли через полчаса и сразу приступили к работе. |
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Go round the back and speak directly to him. |
Войди через черный ход и обратись сразу к нему. |
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She asks that you come directly to her audience chamber. |
Она просит вас пройти прямо в ее зал аудиенций. |
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The Prime Minister’s residence at No. 10 Downing Street is directly connected to Whitehall. |
Резиденции премьер — министра в доме № 10 на Даунинг — стрит напрямую связана с Уайтхоллом. |
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Psychologists, sociologists can infinitely list the causes of juvenile crime, but while thinking about this problem ,I was able to pick out some of the most explicit reasons ,which in my opinion influence directly the growth of juvenile crime. |
Психологи, социологи могут бесконечно перечислять причины подростковой преступности , но, рассуждая об этой проблеме, я смогла выделить несколько наиболее явных причин, которые , на мой взгляд, оказывают непосредственное влияние рост подростковой преступности. |
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Did you imagine I would take no interest in a matter that directly concerns the King himself? |
Вы решили, что я не должен знать о том, что напрямую касается короля? |
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I found that humans have little sympathy for things that don’t directly concern them. |
Я узнал, что людей мало занимает всё, что напрямую не касается их самих. |
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Did you imagine I would take no interest in a matter that directly concerns the King himself? |
Вы решили, что я не должен знать о том, что напрямую касается короля? |
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I found that humans have little sympathy for things that don’t directly concern them. |
Я узнал, что людей мало занимает всё, что напрямую не касается их самих. |
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Did you imagine I would take no interest in a matter that directly concerns the King himself? |
Вы решили, что я не должен знать о том, что напрямую касается короля? |
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I found that humans have little sympathy for things that don’t directly concern them. |
Я узнал, что людей мало занимает всё, что напрямую не касается их самих. |
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So he had to help her find a way to clarify what he couldn’t perceive directly . |
Ему следовало помочь ей найти способ объяснить действия, непосредственное восприятие которых просто невозможно. |
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Mortuary photographs were made with a big wooden box camera that could shoot only directly ahead. |
Посмертные съемки проводились большой камерой, которая могла снимать только по прямой. |
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I want to find evidence directly linking Larssen to the shootings. |
Я хочу найти улики, напрямую связывающие Ларсена с покушением. |
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Then a side door opened and a big guy in a trench coat emerged, stepping directly in front of Bolan. |
Открылась боковая дверь, и из гаража вышел высокий мужчина, одетый в полосатый пиджак. |
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Marino was staring at a strange phenomenon occurring in a section of the aisle directly ahead of us. |
В этот момент Марино наблюдал за странным явлением, происходившим в проходе. |
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She went directly to a vacant table and placed herself before the microphone. |
Она направилась прямо к свободному столу и заняла место перед микрофоном. |
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You’ll report directly to Lieutenant Torres and obey any order she gives you. |
Вы явитесь непосредственно к лейтенанту Торрес и будете выполнять ее приказы. |
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In the dim light a dozen dark figures could just barely be seen moving among the five trucks; directly beneath Caine’s position another was looking upward. |
Среди остальных грузовиков двигалось около дюжины фигур, а непосредственно возле кабины стоял Мердок. |
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Directly below Reith a platform projected from the hill, with a two-story building to the sides and the rear. |
Прямо под Рейтом из холма выступала вперед широкая каменная площадка, окруженная двухэтажными зданиями. |
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The sleeping and sitting areas each opened directly onto a balcony that ran the entire length and width of the house. |
Комнаты, занимаемые спальней и гостиной, выходили прямо на балкон, который опоясывал весь дом. |
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At the end of it a door on to the balcony led to an outside staircase leading directly down to the rocks below the hotel. |
Прямо от балкона, находящегося в конце коридора, начиналась лестница, ведущая к скалам. |
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And it’s the gas giant’s gravity that can directly influence the orbits of asteroids and other wandering space debris. |
Оно настолько сильно, что искажает орбиты астероидов и меняет траектории движения космического мусора. |
1 by the shortest route, exactly, in a beeline, precisely, straight, unswervingly, without deviation
2 as soon as possible, at once, dead, due, forthwith, immediately, in a second, instantaneously, instantly, pdq (slang) posthaste, presently, promptly, pronto (informal) quickly, right away, soon, speedily, straightaway
3 candidly, face-to-face, honestly, in person, openly, overtly, personally, plainly, point-blank, straightforwardly, truthfully, unequivocally, without prevarication
English Collins Dictionary — English synonyms & Thesaurus
directly
1 adv If something is directly above, below, or in front of something, it is in exactly that position.
ADV prep/adv
(=right)
The naked bulb was directly over his head…
2 adv If you do one action directlyafter another, you do the second action as soon as the first one is finished.
ADV prep/adv
(=immediately)
Directly after the meeting, a senior cabinet minister spoke to the BBC…
3 adv If something happens directly, it happens without any delay.
(BRIT)
OLD-FASHIONED ADV after v
He will be there directly.
Translation English Cobuild Collins Dictionary
direct ( directs 3rd person present) ( directing present participle) ( directed past tense & past participle )
1 adj Direct means moving towards a place or object, without changing direction and without stopping, for example in a journey.
usu ADJ n (Antonym: indirect)
They’d come on a direct flight from Athens.
Direct is also an adverb., adv ADV after v
You can fly direct to Amsterdam from most British airports.
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directly adv ADV after v
The jumbo jet is due to fly the hostages directly back to London.
2 adj If something is in direct heat or light, it is strongly affected by the heat or light, because there is nothing between it and the source of heat or light to protect it.
ADJ n
Medicines should be stored away from direct sunlight…
3 adj You use direct to describe an experience, activity, or system which only involves the people, actions, or things that are necessary to make it happen.
usu ADJ n
He has direct experience of the process of privatisation…, He seemed to be in direct contact with the Boss…
Direct is also an adverb., adv ADV after v
I can deal direct with your Inspector Kimble…
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directly adv ADV with v
We cannot measure pain directly. It can only be estimated…
4 adj You use direct to emphasize the closeness of a connection between two things.
usu ADJ n (emphasis, Antonym: indirect)
They were unable to prove that she died as a direct result of his injection…
5 adj If you describe a person or their behaviour as direct, you mean that they are honest and open, and say exactly what they mean., (Antonym: indirect)
He avoided giving a direct answer…
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directly adv ADV after v
At your first meeting, explain simply and directly what you hope to achieve…
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directness n-uncount
Using `I’ adds directness to a piece of writing…
6 verb If you direct something at a particular thing, you aim or point it at that thing.
(=aim)
I directed the extinguisher at the fire without effect… V n at/towards/on n
7 verb If your attention, emotions, or actions are directedat a particular person or thing, you are focusing them on that person or thing.
(=focus)
The learner’s attention needs to be directed to the significant features… be V-ed to/towards n/-ing
Do not be surprised if, initially, she directs her anger at you… V n at n
8 verb If a remark or look is directedat you, someone says something to you or looks at you.
She could hardly believe the question was directed towards her… be V-ed towards n
The abuse was directed at the TV crews… be V-ed at n
Arnold directed a meaningful look at Irma. V n at n
9 verb If you direct someone somewhere, you tell them how to get there.
Could you direct them to Dr Lamont’s office, please?… V n to n
10 verb When someone directs a project or a group of people, they are responsible for organizing the people and activities that are involved.
Christopher will direct day-to-day operations. V n
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direction n-uncount
Organizations need clear direction…
11 verb When someone directs a film, play, or television programme, they are responsible for the way in which it is performed and for telling the actors and assistants what to do.
He directed various TV shows… V n
…Miss Birkin’s long-held ambition to direct as well as act. V
12 verb If you are directedto do something, someone in authority tells you to do it.
FORMAL They have been directed to give special attention to the problem of poverty… be V-ed to-inf
The Bishop directed the faithful to stay at home. V n to-inf
13 adj If you are a direct descendant of someone, you are related to them through your parents and your grandparents and so on.
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She is a direct descendant of Queen Victoria.
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directly
1 adv If something is directly above, below, or in front of something, it is in exactly that position.
ADV prep/adv
(=right)
The naked bulb was directly over his head…
2 adv If you do one action directly after another, you do the second action as soon as the first one is finished.
ADV prep/adv
(=immediately)
Directly after the meeting, a senior cabinet minister spoke to the BBC…
3 adv If something happens directly , it happens without any delay.
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OLD-FASHIONED ADV after v
He will be there directly.
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Synonyms of directly
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as in straight
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as in openly
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as in accurately
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as in immediately
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as in shortly
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- as in accurately
- as in immediately
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directly
adverb
Definition of directly
1
as in straight
in a direct line or course
we went directly to the site without stopping to pick up extra supplies
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
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straight
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right
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direct
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due
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as the crow flies
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dead
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straightway
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plumb
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plump
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indirectly
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circuitously
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deviously
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veeringly
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indirectly
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circuitously
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deviously
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veeringly
2
as in openly
in an honest and direct manner
the instructor deals with her art students very directly, always telling them the plain truth
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openly
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sincerely
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abruptly
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straightforwardly
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straight
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straightforward
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plain
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forthrightly
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honestly
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simply
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sharply
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straightforwards
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plainly
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frankly
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candidly
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baldly
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unreservedly
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bluntly
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foursquare
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rudely
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brusquely
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artlessly
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curtly
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unguardedly
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openheartedly
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truthfully
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tactlessly
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bluffly
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earnestly
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impolitely
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inconsiderately
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point—blank
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gruffly
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veraciously
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politely
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tactfully
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courteously
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diplomatically
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wordily
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verbosely
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indirectly
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civilly
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erroneously
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falsely
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deceitfully
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untruthfully
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mendaciously
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long—windedly
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hypocritically
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insincerely
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circuitously
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fallaciously
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ambiguously
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evasively
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equivocally
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politely
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tactfully
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courteously
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diplomatically
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wordily
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verbosely
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indirectly
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civilly
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erroneously
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falsely
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deceitfully
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untruthfully
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mendaciously
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long—windedly
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hypocritically
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insincerely
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circuitously
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fallaciously
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ambiguously
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evasively
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equivocally
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as in accurately
in the same words
quoted directly from the encyclopedia
Synonyms & Similar Words
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accurately
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exactly
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precisely
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verbatim
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word for word
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literally
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ad verbum
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identically
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essentially
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virtually
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basically
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freely
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inexactly
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loosely
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carelessly
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inaccurately
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imprecisely
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essentially
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virtually
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basically
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freely
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inexactly
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loosely
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carelessly
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inaccurately
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imprecisely
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as in immediately
without delay
in case of a medical emergency, do not try to contact your doctor but instead go directly to the hospital
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immediately
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instantly
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promptly
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now
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right
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away
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quickly
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shortly
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instantaneously
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soon
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right off
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right away
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off the bat
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suddenly
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straightaway
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straight off
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at once
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right now
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on the spot
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forthwith
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bang
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in no time
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incontinently
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presently
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headlong
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on the double
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straightway
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rapidly
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swiftly
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freely
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abruptly
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on a dime
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PDQ
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plumb
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momentarily
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readily
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instanter
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pronto
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speedily
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fast
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quick
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briskly
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unexpectedly
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hastily
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apace
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swift
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recklessly
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impulsively
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rashly
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fleetly
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impetuously
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opportunely
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presto
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punctually
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seasonably
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anon
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full tilt
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posthaste
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exactly
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snappily
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slowly
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late
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tardily
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slowly
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late
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tardily
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as in shortly
at or within a short time
dinner should be ready directly
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shortly
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soon
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immediately
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momentarily
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before long
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now
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presently
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promptly
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instantly
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instantaneously
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by and by
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right away
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right off
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straightaway
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forthwith
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right now
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anon
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incontinently
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straightway
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pronto
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directlyadverb
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indirectly -
directlyadverb
As soon as.
He drove directly to the office, and didn’t stop off at the petrol station.
Antonyms:
indirectly -
directlyadverb
I’m sick of asking you to fire him, I’ll just do it directly.
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indirectly -
directlyadverb
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indirectly -
directlyadverb
It’s directly across the street
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indirectly -
directlyadverb
He told me directly that he’d cheated on me, and how sorry he was for it.
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indirectly -
directlyadverb
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indirectly -
directlyadverb
We’ll go to the store directly, but first I need to finish sweeping.
Antonyms:
indirectly
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directly
The strong and general human tendency to procrastination is shown in the progressive weakening of the various words in this group. Immediately primarily signifies without the intervention of anything as a medium, hence without the intervention of any, even the briefest, interval or lapse of time. By and by, which was once a synonym, has become an antonym of immediately, meaning at some (perhaps remote) future time. Directly, which once meant with no intervening time, now means after some little while; presently no longer means in this very present, but before very long. Even immediately is sliding from its instantaneousness, so that we are fain to substitute at once, instantly, etc., when we would make promptness emphatic. Right away and right off are vigorous conversational expressions in the United States.
Synonyms:
at once, forthwith, immediately, instanter, instantly, now, presently, right away, right off, straightway, this instant, without delayAntonyms:
after a while, by and by, hereafter, in the future, some time
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directly, straight, directadverb
without deviation
«the path leads directly to the lake»; «went direct to the office»
Synonyms:
directly, at once, straightaway, now, like a shot, straight off, direct, flat, straight, right away, instantly, immediately, forthwithAntonyms:
indirectly -
directlyadverb
without anyone or anything intervening
«these two factors are directly related»; «he was directly responsible»; «measured the physical properties directly»
Synonyms:
at once, straightaway, now, like a shot, straight off, direct, flat, straight, right away, instantly, immediately, forthwithAntonyms:
indirectly -
immediately, instantly, straightaway, straight off, directly, now, right away, at once, forthwith, like a shotadverb
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!»
Synonyms:
now, at one time, straight, at present, like a shot, instantly, instantaneously, in a flash, at once, outright, nowadays, at a time, today, direct, directly, forthwith, promptly, straight off, straightaway, right away, flat, immediatelyAntonyms:
indirectly -
directly, flat, straightadverb
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»
Synonyms:
directly, at once, straightaway, now, like a shot, straight off, direct, flat, straight, right away, instantly, immediately, forthwithAntonyms:
indirectly
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directlyadjective
Synonyms:
in a straight line, in a straight course -
directlyadjective
Synonyms:
expressly, absolutely, unambiguously, openly, without circumlocution -
directlyadjective
Synonyms:
immediately, quickly, promptly, speedily, soon, presently, forthwith, instantly, INSTANTER, in a short time, without delay
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How to use DIRECTLY in a sentence?
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Paul Chambers:
The Thai king’s image is ubiquitous, that is also true of leaders in Brunei and North Korea. Perhaps Thailand differs from those cases because the cult of personality leader in those countries rules directly.
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Chicago Police Superintendent David Brown:
This decision sets a dangerous precedent that straw purchasers like Jamel Danzy are not a danger to society, despite the fact that Jamel Danzy alleged actions directly led to the murder of a Chicago Police Officer and left another in critical condition.
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Claire Papoulias:
The teacher was presenting a lesson and all of sudden I heard gunshots directly behind me. That’s when the shooter opened the back classroom door and started firing at my classmates in the back, wounding them. I smelled and saw the gunpowder, i thought I was going to die.
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Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin:
Social Security recipients who are not typically required to file a tax return need to take no action, and will receive Social Security recipients payment directly to Social Security recipients bank account.
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The IRS:
The payment should never be made directly to an individual or return preparer, most people don’t owe the (fine) at all because they have health coverage or qualify for a coverage exemption.
Translations for DIRECTLY
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- непосредствено, веднага, директно, точно, прякоBulgarian
- directamentCatalan, Valencian
- přímoCzech
- unmittelbar, gerade, direktGerman
- rekte, direkteEsperanto
- directamenteSpanish
- به طور مستقیمPersian
- directementFrench
- [[go]] [[díreach]]Irish
- ուղիղ, ուղղակիArmenian
- 直接Japanese
- یهکسهرKurdish
- eerlijk, dadelijk, zo, rechtuit, meteen, zodadelijk, direct, rechtstreeks, onomwonden, zondermeerDutch
- diretamentePortuguese
- непосре́дственно, ско́ро, без обиняко́в, напряму́ю, то́чно, че́стно, вско́ре, пря́мо, открове́нноRussian
- direktSwedish
- براہ راستUrdu
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