Directly

adverb

/daɪˈɹɛk(t)li/

Word Frequency: 79.7

Definitions

1.adverbIn a direct manner; in a straight line or course.

"He drove directly to the office, and didn't stop off at the petrol station."

2.adverbIn 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."

3.adverbPlainly, without circumlocution or ambiguity; absolutely; in express terms.

"I'm going to tell Natalie directly that I love her."

4.adverbExactly; just.

"It's directly across the street."

5.adverbStraightforwardly; honestly.

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

6.adverbImmediately.

7.adverbSoon; next; when it becomes convenient.

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

8.conjunctionAs soon as; immediately.