directly

Definition:
1. Without deviation.
2. Without anyone or anything intervening.
3. Without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening.
4. In a forthright manner; candidly or frankly.

Use 'directly' in a sentence:

• 1. The two parties encode confidential data in a form that is not directly readable by the other party.
• 2. Directly after lunch we were packed and ready to go.
• 3. The situation in the US is not directly comparable to that in the UK.
• 4. He had to liaise directly with the police while writing the report.
• 5. He will be there directly.
• 6. Catherine saw to it that the information went directly to Walter.
• 7. Published rates are not always directly comparable.
• 8. I will go directly to the princess!
• 9. No one directly involved with the case doubted him.
• 10. A: I told them directly – I don't want to go to the meeting because I think it's a waste of time! B: Wow!
• 11. There, directly below me, was a guy holding the ball.
• 12. The two foreign ministers did not address each other directly when they last met.
• 13. He drove her directly to her hotel.
• 14. I will try it directly.
• 15. The second rainbow will be bigger than the first, and directly above it.
• 16. On arriving in New York, Dylan went directly to Greenwich Village.
• 17. We will continue to work hard to improve the value of Chinese passports, so that our compatriots can more directly feel the dignity of being a Chinese and will find it easier to travel abroad.
• 18. This was a straight conflict of directly opposed aims.
• 19. They can trace their lineage directly back to the 18th century.
• 20. Subscribers dial directly from their computers into the BBS host computer.
• 21. He's directly responsible to the boss.
• 22. Probably best to talk to the tutor directly.
• 23. For safety's sake, never stand directly behind a horse.
• 24. The dispute is not directly connected to the negotiations.
• 25. There was a column directly in my line of sight, so I could only see half the stage.
• 26. He had placed himself directly in my line of sight.
• 27. These comments are not directly relevant to this enquiry.
• 28. The newcomers directly threaten the livelihood of the established workers.
• 29. Users can download MP3 music files and record them directly onto a CD audio disc using a PC CD burner.
• 30. The two factors are directly linked.
• 31. Most guests left directly after the wake.
• 32. We cannot measure pain directly. It can only be estimated.
• 33. I went home directly I had finished work.
• 34. These are the cells that directly attack and kill microorganisms.
• 35. Tell them I'll be there directly.
• 36. They remain directly opposed to these new plans.
• 37. Most blinds can be fixed directly to the top of the window-frame.
• 38. She looked directly at us.
• 39. I could see smoke coming from the windows of the house directly opposite.
• 40. My salary is paid directly into my bank.
• 41. They injected the drug directly into her bloodstream.
• 42. You can of course help by giving them a donation directly.
• 43. Unemployment benefits are directly related to previous earnings.
• 44. The new law will affect us all, directly or indirectly.
• 45. We have not been directly affected by the cuts.
• 46. She left directly after the show.