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directly

[ dih-rekt-lee, dahy- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

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.
openly or frankly; candidly:
He didn't hesitate to speak directly about his debts.
Synonyms: freely
Mathematics. in direct proportion.

directly

/ dɪˈrɛktlɪ; daɪ- /

First recorded in 1350–1400, directly is from the Middle English word directli. See direct, -ly

Several times, either because they forgot or they had a technical problem, they connected directly, and we could see them.

Instead of going for the hole, I hit the ball directly into the water.

The television networks interrupt their broadcasts to take the nation directly to Selma.

Adnan is far more likeable than Jay because we hear directly from him.

In this way, inspiration becomes appropriation, which leads directly to theft and erasure.

This, however, did not apply to the waters lying directly around the Poloe and Flatland groups.

He decided not to return home directly; he wanted to go somewhere, but did not care to stay in Chicago.

The good which came to him, directly and indirectly, from these opportunities can hardly be overstated.

She now understood nearly all that was said directly to her, though she could not follow general and confused conversation.

In brief, by the close of the year, the phenomenal conditions growing directly out of the European war had been met and overcome.

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