Meaning

7 senses
  1. 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.

    direkt, gerade

    пря́моprjámo, напряму́юnaprjamúju

    пря́моprjámo, впростvprost

  2. 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.

    unmittelbar

    непосре́дственноneposrédstvenno, пря́моprjámo, напряму́юnaprjamúju

    безпосере́дньоbezposerédnʹo

    without anyone or anything intervening

  3. 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.

    пря́моprjámo, без обиняко́вbez obinjakóv

  4. Exactly; just; at the shortest possible distance.

    It's directly across the street.

    то́чноtóčno, пря́моprjámo

  5. Straightforwardly; honestly.

    He told me directly that he'd cheated on me, and how sorry he was for it.

    пря́моprjámo, открове́нноotkrovénno, че́стноčéstno

  6. (dated)Immediately.

  7. (Cornwall, Midlands, Southern US, dated, dialectal, including)Soon; next; in due time; as soon as it becomes convenient.

    We'll go to the store directly, but first I need to finish sweeping.

    ско́роskóro, вско́реvskóre

Examples

372 sentences
  1. She will report directly to me.

    Вона доповість мені безпосередньо.

    ruОна доложит непосредственно мне.

    deSie wird mir direkt Bericht erstatten.

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  2. I didn't speak with Tom directly.

    ruЯ не говорил с Томом напрямую.

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  3. Why don't you ask Tom directly?

    ruПочему ты не спросишь Тома напрямую?

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  4. Can we talk to Tom directly?

    ruМожем мы поговорить с Томом без посредников?

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  5. You should talk directly to Tom.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
in a direct manner:
in a straightforward way:
Русский
By meaning 6
in a direct manner:
in a straightforward way:
plainly, without circumlocution or ambiguity:
exactly; just:
straightforwardly; honestly:
soon; next; when it becomes convenient:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
in a direct manner:
in a straightforward way:

Forms

more directly, most directly
Comparativemore directly Lesson
Superlativemost directly

regular

Synonyms

29 synonyms
exactly, just:accuratelyB1
straightforwardly, honestly:franklyB2truthfully
in a straight line or course:straightwiseundeviatingly
without circumlocution or ambiguity:bluntly
immediately:forthwith
soon:betimes
Close in meaning

Antonyms

3 antonyms

Word family

2 related words

Collocations

3 patterns
  • directly behind
  • talk directly to
  • talk directly

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
directly — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto