1 in a direct line or manner:
He drove her directly to her hotel. * She looked directly at us. * He's directly responsible to the boss. * We have not been directly affected by the latest cuts. * The President was not directly involved. * The issues raised in the report relate directly to the ongoing work of the charity. * The two incidents are not directly linked.
OPPINDIRECTLY
2 exactly in a particular position:
directly opposite / below / ahead * They remain directly opposed to these new plans.
3 immediately:
She left directly after the show.
4 (old-fashioned, BrE) soon:
Tell them I'll be there directly.
conjunction (BrE) as soon as:
I went home directly I had finished work.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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This entry for directly is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Is directly a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, directly is tagged as adverb.
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