Pronunciation
- IPA: /dɪˈɹɛk(t)li/, /daɪˈɹɛk(t)li/
directly
- 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.
- 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.
- Plainly, without circumlocution or ambiguity; absolutely; in express terms.
- I'm going to tell Natalie directly that I love her.
- To put it more directly: he's not 'made redundant' but sacked.
- Exactly; just.
- It's directly across the street.
- Straightforwardly; honestly.
- He told me directly that he'd cheated on me, and how sorry he was for it.
- (dated) Immediately.
- (South Midlands) Soon; next; when it becomes convenient.
- We'll go to the store directly, but first I need to finish sweeping.
- (in a straight line or course) straightwise, undeviatingly
- (without circumlocution or ambiguity) bluntly, clearly, downrightly, unambiguously; see also Thesaurus:explicitly
- (exactly) accurately, precisely, slap bang; see also Thesaurus:exactly
- (straightforwardly) frankly, truthfully
- (immediately) forthwith, now, tout de suite; see also Thesaurus:immediately
- (soon) betimes, presently, shortly; see also Thesaurus:soon
- French: directement
- German: direkt, gerade
- Portuguese: diretamente
- Russian: пря́мо
- Spanish: directamente, en derechura
- German: unmittelbar
- Portuguese: diretamente
- Russian: непосре́дственно
- Portuguese: diretamente
- Russian: пря́мо
- Russian: то́чно
- Russian: пря́мо
- Russian: ско́ро
- As soon as; immediately.
- 1982, Lawrence Durrell, Constance, Faber & Faber 2004 (Avignon Quintet), p. 725:
- Tenderly, reluctantly, he took his leave of her, promising that he would contact her directly he got back, perhaps in ten days or so.
- 2009, Hilary Mantel, Wolf Hall, Fourth Estate 2010, p. 463:
- He is to go to Calais, directly this is over, to replace Lord Berners as governor [...].
- 1982, Lawrence Durrell, Constance, Faber & Faber 2004 (Avignon Quintet), p. 725:
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