directly
14
1.0
- adverb
- /dɪˈrɛktli/
- So geoengineering is a way to directly combat global warming.
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- And that was directly after I got cancelled.
- They were reading his tweets directly as they stormed the capital.
Examples
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So as I said, this will be paid directly into your account.
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No, they send it directly to the other person.
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I want him to hear it from me directly before the show comes out.
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You and your little pal will report directly to me and take orders only from me.
Fiction book (1994) -
You can put the massage on your hotel bill, but we ask that the tip be paid directly to him in cash.
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The website allows people to contact me directly about my editing and mentoring services.
Academic text (2011) -
You know, the SEC was warned directly about Bernie Madoff.
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By law, these nonprofit charities are forbidden to directly intervene in elections in any way or to help a particular party or candidate.
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You need to submit the application directly to the office for processing.
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The instructions said to call the technician directly if there are any issues.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
At this exact moment or right away
∞
1.0
At once without waiting
310
1.0
Right away without any delay
237
1.0
Immediately without delay
141
4.2
Completely, with nothing left to pay
93
2.1
Without delay or at the planned time
49
3.2
Right away without any hesitation
25
5.6
Happen at once without delay
22
3.2
Without delay after something happens
21
3.7
Very quickly and without delay
16
7.3
Without any delay, right away
14
3.0
Immediately without delay
4
5.5
To act immediately and confidently without pausing
3
6.0
Very quickly and without hesitation
2
6.6
Immediately without any delay
Antonyms
How Immediate
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Directly comes from direct, from the Latin directus meaning 'straight'. A helpful way to remember this sense is to think of going 'straight' to the action, so to do something directly is to do it 'at once' or immediately.