straight
Of a direction relative to the subject, preciselyOf a direction relative to the subject, precisely; as if following a direct line.
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» Keep going straight.
Geh weiter geradeaus. — Hans_Adler
Gehen Sie weiter geradeaus. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Идите вперёд. — marafon
Продолжайте идти вперёд. — marafon
Едьте вперёд. — Ooneykcall
Идите прямо. — Maksimo
Двигайтесь прямо. — Maksimo
Продолжай идти прямо. — marafon
Продовжуйте рухатись прямо. — Anjy
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Examples
1143 sentencesKeep going straight.
Продовжуйте рухатись прямо. — Anjy
ruИдите вперёд. — marafon
deGeh weiter geradeaus. — Hans_Adler
Tom is clearly not thinking straight.
We need set the record straight.
Meaning
4 sensesOf a direction relative to the subject, precisely; as if following a direct line.
The door will be straight ahead of you.
Go straight back.
geradeaus
пря́моprjámo
пря́моprjámo, про́стоprósto
in a straight line; in a direct course
Directly; without pause, delay or detour.
On arriving at work, he went straight to his office.
stracks
безпосере́дньоbezposerédnʹo
Continuously; without interruption or pause.
He claims he can hold his breath for three minutes straight.
Of speech or information, without prevarication or holding back; directly; straightforwardly; plainly.
Origin
From Middle English streight, streght, streiȝt, the past participle of strecchen (“to streFrom Middle English streight, streght, streiȝt, the past participle of strecchen (“to stretch”), from Old English streċċan (past participle ġestreaht, ġestreht), from Proto-West Germanic *strakkjan (“to stretch”). Cognate with Scots straicht (“straight”), Dutch gestrekt (“stretched”), German gestreckt (“stretched”), Danish strakt (“stretched”), Faroese and Norn strekti (“stretched”), Icelandic strekkti (“stretched”), Norwegian strekte (“stretched”), Swedish sträckte (“stretched”). Doublet of straught. Equivalent to stretch + -ed.
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Forms
more straight, most straight| Comparative | more straight Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most straight |
regular
Synonyms
3 synonymsWord family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
Collocations
12 patterns- straight A student
- go straight
- went straight home
- straight home
- straight home after
- went straight to
- the record straight
- a straight face
- got straight a's
- come straight home
- record straight
- keep a straight
See also
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