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directly

[dih-rekt-lee, dahy-]

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adverb

in a direct line, way, or manner; straight: The path leads directly to the lake.

at once; without delay; immediately: Do that directly.

shortly; soon: They will be here directly.

exactly; precisely: directly opposite the store.

without intervening space; next in order: The truck was parked directly behind my car.

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openly or frankly; candidly: He didn't hesitate to speak directly about his debts.

Mathematics. in direct proportion.

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conjunction

as soon as: Directly he arrived, he mentioned the subject.

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a proportion containing terms of which an increase in one results in a decrease in another

a number or quantity placed before and multiplying another quantity, such as 3 in the expression 3x

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Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English directli. See direct, -ly

Synonyms
2. See immediately. 6. straightforwardly, freely, plainly, unreservedly.

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No matter whom you end up dealing with, it shouldn't preclude financial discussions directly with your doctor.

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They looked in samples taken directly from patients with lung cancer, and also in lung-cancer cells from laboratory cultures.

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No matter whom you end up dealing with, it shouldn't preclude financial discussions directly with your doctor.

As a valued subscriber, you can enjoy free downloads of our weekly issues directly to your iPad.

They looked in samples taken directly from patients with lung cancer, and also in lung-cancer cells from laboratory cultures.

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In fact, it is not inconceivable that automobiles would be fueled directly with hydrogen at pumping stations.

We learned not to eat with our fingers unless the situation directly called for it.

Using a metal spatula, gently pick up each loaf from the sheet pan and place directly on the cooking grate.

Over the last few years, astronomers have learned how to accomplish the difficult task of directly imaging extrasolar planets.

Three letters of recommendation should be submitted directly by recommenders.

And even for those who do not work directly on the genes themselves, similar technological changes are appearing.

Examine how these issues affect the students directly.

For the first time, telescopes have captured the light spectra emitted directly from planets outside of our solar system.

He did not have proof for his views, but there did not seem to be much evidence that directly refuted it.

Sow seed directly in garden beds in spring, after all danger of frost is past.

The ground crew triple-checks that the craft is pointed directly downwind.

Recognizing that the industry's growth is directly tied to the strength of the.

Dry steam, the oldest geothermal technology, takes steam out of fractures in the ground and uses it to directly drive a turbine.

For the first time, astronomers have directly detected light coming from planets outside our solar system.

Plants can take up polonium through their roots, or it can be deposited directly on broad-leafed plants.

Good in containers and planted directly in the garden.

And if you want to charge something directly from a mains adapter, you'd better be happy leaving it on the floor.

We learn much about education by asking those directly involved.

Almost all of these specks are too far away and/or too small to see directly.

The advantage, if it worked, would be that it could sail directly into the wind.

The best way to do that is to take it directly out of the atmosphere.

For instant effect, slip potted nursery plants directly into decorative containers.

And maybe a final step is attaching that limb directly to the skeleton," he said.

The history of life is often represented by a tree, with each existing species evolving directly from a single progenitor species.

Not all volcanoes spew ash and lava directly into the air or land.

Because of the rock landscaping, the soil directly beneath was nearly unplantable.

The first directly observed exoplanet is not quite a planet.

Probing the human brain directly presents great medical and ethical hurdles.

In my neighborhood, some of the street lamps aim their light directly down on the sidewalk and road.

If you live in a mild climate, sow tomatillo seeds directly in the ground once all danger of frost is past.

Some sites provide the censors with access so the authorities can alter content directly.

When a brane and antibrane meet, they do not annihilate directly to energy.

So even though it is still a negative comment about someone, it isn't directly hurtful to the parties involved in the exchange.

Seeds of many plants can be sown directly in the frame and grown there until it's time to transplant them to the garden.

Apple recently opened the door for authors to sell their work directly to readers through its iBooks store.

Causal affects cannot be directly inferred from statistical correlations.

The meat is seasoned only with salt and placed directly on the hot coals of an open fire or cooked on wooden sticks.

There was the flat stuff that grows directly on concrete.

Certain multifunctional models can print directly onto a disc, but their tray adapters can jam up and cause problems.

Most antibiotics directly attack the microbes that make us ill.

Borella says the sewage system leaks water directly into the fort's foundations.

Seeds are rather difficult to start, especially when sown directly in garden.

How effective the generator is directly affects how much wind can be converted into electric power.

Directly below the sidewalk, a volunteer scratches up dirt in a niche formed largely by the bones of dead mammoths.

Sawtooth-edged leaves are set directly on the stems.

Afterall, they can afford not to bath directly in it or drink directly from it.

Ohio's location, directly on the migratory path of many bird species, makes it an ideal location for bird watching.

To prevent wasteful runoff, make basins or terracing to channel water directly to plant roots, as shown below.

So one set of questions that her study is asking bears directly on whether such a move would work.

With both sides stymied by not being able to directly reach the other, the war went underground.

But before you pull the trigger, call the hotel directly and ask for a better deal.

The soy sauce here appears to be poured directly on the skin, and the skin should be acting as a barrier.

Proceeds from each sale go directly to the artists as well as their home communities.

For beans and carrots, plan to sow seeds directly in the soil-filled container.

Let gutters channel it into rain barrels or directly into landscape beds.

Sow this cool-season annual directly in the garden as soon as the soil is workable.

Some sports and entertainment areas will report directly to executives outside the newsroom who oversee advertising sales.

Light reflected directly back at the camera, and thus not much absorbed, may overwhelm its sensitive detectors.

Smithson's formative years unfolded in the midst of unprecedented discovery, much of it directly connected to chemical advances.

Cooking directly over a live flame is primal and sometimes unpredictable, and every master of the grill.

Some brands are reaching out directly to consumers, cutting luxury publications out of the process.

The new offering from uSocial competes directly with this revenue source.

The scientific first opens a new era in which scientists can directly observe the.

In fact, being directly testable, it may be better than string theory.

The best places to buy them are directly at the factories that continue to produce them using traditional methods.

Elzo did not have to wait till her doctor could put a receiver directly on her chest.

The president is directly elected for a period of five years and a maximum of two consecutive terms.

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People who have directly experienced flooding are more likely to be worried about climate change, according to a new study.

Scientists say for the first time they've directly linked nerve cells and photovoltaic nanoparticle films.

Bush made a point of directly confronting the loss at a time when the subject was largely taboo.

She also happens to work directly with the program established for first-year students.

The president, who is directly elected for a five-year term, may not be re-elected to a second.

For the first time, scientists have directly measured how an earthquake moves land underwater.

Sometimes pitch black is not what's directly outside a subway car's window.

What follows is a list of some of the biggest provisions in the bill that will hit you directly in the wallet.

Well, since investors do not teach, having richer investors does not directly help students in value.

The federal parliament comprises a directly elected lower house.

Now cyberspace lets you talk with one another directly.

If the beam is centered directly between the cells, equal amounts of light will shine on each of them.

Lichens also absorb polonium directly from the atmosphere.

The large leaves arise directly from stout rhizomes.

The current surge stems directly from the recession:.

Work email is solely for stuff directly related to my activities within my current college.

Her refusal to change course led directly to her removal from office and the reversal of the hated policy by her successor.

Chimps were never directly observed using the food sources.

Giving the antibody directly should not activate an immune.

Two hatches on the back of the cabin exit directly into spacesuits dangling outside.

The fuel cell uses microbes to extract electricity directly from food.

Essentially, they deliver radioactive particles directly to cancerous cells to kill them.

Generally speaking, the grant isn't given directly to you, but to your college/university.

Now, however, politicians have brought the accounting regime directly into their line of fire.

The jewel wasp is the only parasite known to inject its venom directly into its host's brain.

Aphids are the only animals that produce their own carotenoids--and they stole the genes to do it directly from a fungus in the.

The best work transcends its cultural matrix and speaks directly to our common humanity.

Google also says it will send readers hungry for more directly to booksellers and libraries.

And there was a gentlemen's agreement with department stores not to siphon sales by reaching out directly to wealthy customers.

President, directly elected for a maximum of two six-year terms, with no executive powers in peacetime.

Using viral gene insertion and regulatory proteins, researchers turned adult human skin cells directly into adult.

Again, true, but trakz doesn't verify that you're linking directly to a music file.

After all, consumers have shown that they will order directly from producers and specialty retail shops if given the chance.

The president, who is directly elected for a five-year term, may not be re-elected to a second consecutive term.

Wind speeds within tornadoes are so difficult to measure directly that scientists must rate tornadoes by the damage they cause.

Each viewed special images pointed directly at each individual eye.

Now, they want to make the devices longer-lasting, more reliable and better able to integrate directly with the human brain.

She broke it off in a voice mail message, using new technology that allowed her to jump directly to the suitor's voice mail.

He found a group of cells within it that connect directly to the limbic system, the brain's emotion-generating area.

Virtually all life in the world's oceans is directly or indirectly dependent on one-celled plants called phytoplankton.

Place a coin on top of the index card so that it is directly over the opening.

The rocks that were hit directly were instantly vaporized, and the underlying rock was rapidly melted or pulverized.

He's previously shown that a non-spinning singularity might have this effect, allowing them to be studied more directly.

Alternatively, you can listen to selected articles directly from your computer.

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The chip is implanted directly under the retina to generate artificial vision by stimulating inner retina nerve cells.

For instance, some suggested that coloration was directly caused by external factors such as climate, light or diet.

Minimal plumbing fixtures and simple sconces mounted directly onto an unframed mirror keep the focus on natural materials.

At the same time, the server can deliver metadata about each file directly to the client's database.

In opinion polls, a majority did not hold him directly responsible.

Rather than directly testing the elderly, the team looked at both male and female offspring who had an average age of.

From her there were directly descended one thousand two hundred persons.

Most important, to no one else did he so directly communicate his artistic opinions.

There are some writers who you would swear must be able to see directly into the future.

Such information interests more than patients and those directly involved in their treatment.

But it's hard to directly prove that octopuses are intelligent.

They haven't been directly detected yet, only indirectly.

It starts with our dedicated keepers that spend their days working directly with these animals.

The government still does not admit it has been made and refuses to comment directly.

These species thus face the same salt removal problem they would have if they drank seawater directly.

It may make you look possessed, but it's so images and video can be directly projected on to your eyeballs.

The iPad can do many things, but supporting printers directly is not one of them.

She replies directly to him, and a whirlwind e-romance begins.

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World English Dictionary

directly (dɪˈrɛktlɪ, daɪ-)

—*adv* (foll by before or after)
1.	in a direct manner
2.	at once; without delay
3.	immediately; just

—*conj*
4.	(subordinating) as soon as: we left directly the money arrived

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Word Origin & History

directly

1510s, "in a straight line," from direct. Figurative use is slightly earlier (c.1500). Meaning "at once, immediately in time" (c.1600) is from earlier sense of "without intermediate steps" (1520s).

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