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directly  

EN[dɪˈrɛktli] [daɪˈrɛktli]
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Fdirectement

    Definition of directly in English Dictionary

  • AdverbeCOMmore directlySUPmost directlySUF-ly
    1. In a direct manner; in a straight line or course.
      1. He drove directly to the office, and didn't stop off at the petrol station. ‎
    2. In a straightforward way; without anything intervening; not by secondary, but by direct means.
      1. I'm sick of asking you to fire him, I'll just do it directly. ‎
    3. Plainly, without circumlocution or ambiguity; absolutely; in express terms.
      1. I'm going to tell Natalie directly that I love her. ‎
      2. To put it more directly: he's not 'made redundant' but sacked. ‎
    4. Exactly; just.
      1. It's directly across the street. ‎
    5. Straightforwardly; honestly.
      1. He told me directly that he'd cheated on me, and how sorry he was for it.' ‎
    6. (dated) Immediately.
      1. (Midland South) Soon; next; when it becomes convenient.
        1. We'll go to the store directly, but first I need to finish sweeping. ‎
    7. Conjonction
      1. As soon as.
      2. Plus d'exemples
        1. Utilisé au milieu de la phrase
          • More to the point: In Hollywood techspeak, a “gobo” (one b) is a small disc placed directly between a key light and the actor being illuminated, so as to diffuse the glare.
          • Asexual reproduction occurs by myceliogenic germination of sclerotia directly resulting in new sclerotia or mycelium that eventually produces sclerotia.
          • Often, previously-known results will be streamlined, reworded, or reproven to make them directly relevant to the results of this paper.
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        1. Adverbes
          • Conjonctions
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              • Suffixes
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                  • Words suffixed with -ly
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            1. en directly proportional
            Source: Wiktionnaire

            Meaning of directly for the defined word.

            Grammaticalement, ce mot "directly" est un adverbe. C'est aussi un conjonction. C'est aussi un morphème, plus spécifiquement, un suffixe.
            Difficulté: Niveau 1
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            Définition: Niveau 8
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