Directly can be categorized as an adverb and a conjunction.
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| directly - without deviation; "the path leads directly to the lake"; "went direct to the office" | ||
| directly - in a forthright manner; candidly or frankly; "he didn't answer directly"; "told me straight out"; "came out flat for less work and more pay" | ||
| directly - without anyone or anything intervening; "these two factors are directly related"; "he was directly responsible"; "measured the physical properties directly" | ||
| directly - without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening; "he answered immediately"; "found an answer straightaway"; "an official accused of dishonesty should be suspended forthwith"; "Come here now!" |
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| 1. | adv. | The path leads directly to the lake. | |
| 2. | adv. | He didn't answer directly. | |
| 3. | adv. | These two factors are directly related. | |
| 4. | adv. | He was directly responsible. | |
| 5. | adv. | Measured the physical properties directly. | |
| 6. | adv. | The Briggs Declaration states that with one exception in 1972, Wilson did not work "directly or indirectly" for the CIA since retiring. | |
| 7. | adv. | Should I send the resume to Dawn or you directly? | |
| 8. | adv. | It is imperative that all of the information on the attached file is accurate, including titles, as this information is being given directly to John Lavorato and Louise Kitchen. | |
| 9. | adv. | Unfortunately, I can't forward your message to him directly (there seems to be a problem with the attachment). | |
| 10. | adv. | I will be in touch directly re the items needing approval. | |
| 11. | adv. | Also, remind me of Patterson's email, so I can harass him directly. | |
| 12. | adv. | If you paste this in your browser, it will take you directly to our GW website. | |
| 13. | adv. | Let me put it this way - If you have watched TV recently, crossed a modern bridge, flown in an airplane, recieved any form of modern medicine, did any mathematics, drove a car, used a cellular phone, etc. then you have somehow directly reaped the rewards which NASA has returned to us. | |
| 14. | adv. | This is my first time posting to the list, so I feel somewhat embarrassed by "promoting" a song I wrote, but I think it is fitting because it is directly tied to extreme animal suffering as a result of human lack of empathy, but an abundance of human greed. | |
| 15. | adv. | The question must be put as directly as possible: what manner of maniac would undertake a path so fraught with peril and potential economic catastrophe? |
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| The path leads directly to the lake. |
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| He didn't answer directly. |
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| These two factors are directly related. |
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| He was directly responsible. |
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| Measured the physical properties directly. |
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| The Briggs Declaration states that with one exception in 1972, Wilson did not work "directly or indirectly" for the CIA since retiring. |
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| Should I send the resume to Dawn or you directly? |
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| It is imperative that all of the information on the attached file is accurate, including titles, as this information is being given directly to John Lavorato and Louise Kitchen. |
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| Unfortunately, I can't forward your message to him directly (there seems to be a problem with the attachment). |
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| I will be in touch directly re the items needing approval. |
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| Also, remind me of Patterson's email, so I can harass him directly. |
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| If you paste this in your browser, it will take you directly to our GW website. |
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| Let me put it this way - If you have watched TV recently, crossed a modern bridge, flown in an airplane, recieved any form of modern medicine, did any mathematics, drove a car, used a cellular phone, etc. then you have somehow directly reaped the rewards which NASA has returned to us. |
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| This is my first time posting to the list, so I feel somewhat embarrassed by "promoting" a song I wrote, but I think it is fitting because it is directly tied to extreme animal suffering as a result of human lack of empathy, but an abundance of human greed. |
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| The question must be put as directly as possible: what manner of maniac would undertake a path so fraught with peril and potential economic catastrophe? |
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