directly
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- adverb
- /dɪˈrɛktli/
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directamente
- And it's always key to look directly in the mirror.
- look directly at
- directly in front
- directly facing
And most importantly, you're looking directly at the lens.
- And most importantly, you're looking directly at the lens.
- You're just going directly over my eyes, Zach.
- Now, keep in mind I'm standing directly in front of Tower two.
- And then it's still coming directly towards the bottom of my street.
- We can move directly to the battles here.
- I'm not going to dip my wand directly onto my lips.
Examples
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All right, I'm looking directly into the sun.
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It will take us directly to our ship.
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Now look directly at the person on your right.
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And then it's still coming directly towards the bottom of my street.
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Now, keep in mind I'm standing directly in front of Tower two.
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All personnel proceed directly to safety areas.
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When Albert returns from work, he goes directly into the yard to work on the hole.
Fiction book (1990) -
Mr. Wilkinson will lead you directly to the fort.
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We'll be going directly to our lab to diagnose our symptoms.
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She walked directly to the front of the line without stopping.
Synonyms
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In a direct line without turning
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In a straight way so that one thing changes at a steady rate
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In a straight way without stopping at other places
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In a straight, direct way without turning or avoiding
Straight toward a direction like south
How Direct
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Directly comes from direct, the same root as direction and director, and from Latin directus meaning 'straight'. That is why to go directly is to go in a 'straight line' without turning or stopping.