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US
/daɪˈɹɛkɫi, dɝˈɛktɫi, diˈɹɛkɫi, dɪˈɹɛkɫi/
]
[ UK /daɪɹˈɛktli/ ]
[ UK /daɪɹˈɛktli/ ]
ADVERB
-
without deviation
went direct to the office
the path leads directly to the lake -
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 -
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
an official accused of dishonesty should be suspended forthwith
Come here now!
he answered immediately
found an answer straightaway -
without anyone or anything intervening
measured the physical properties directly
he was directly responsible
these two factors are directly related
How To Use directly In A Sentence
- ‘Break, break, break,’ for instance, is a bitter poem on unrecompensed, pointless loss, but it achieves its power and makes its point very indirectly, largely through structural implications.
- Rub a bit of peppermint oil directly onto your forehead; it acts as an antispasmodic.
- Alcohol abuse can be inherited but researchers had found few genes directly linked to it. The Sun
- We will be frequently using these orders to combat vice and the directly-associated crime.
- Related, but not directly, I have spent much time getting to know fractals, 4d geometry, and other ‘strange’ mathematical phenomena.
- The gunner virtually always sees the target directly through the gunsight or other sighting devices.
- There is no accurate method of calculating the city's true population, and tourists also contribute directly to the excess garbage problems, he said.
- The old rates were at least indirectly related to income; the new tax takes no account of a person's ability to pay.
- We believe that this directly relates to reality programming that has been instilled in our race since its conception.
- If you manage your overhead costs properly, you will impact directly on your bottom line cost base.
