directly

Definition

  • adverb: in a direct way
  • adverb: in a 'direct' manner

Examples

  • His earnings are 'directly proportional' to the number of units he sells.

  • The second game followed 'directly' [='immediately'] after the first.

  • Their house is 'directly' ahead. = It's 'directly' in front of us.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) A series of cut-outs and dead drops, or if he has a direct connection to bin Laden. I mean, does bin Laden invite him into the living room, and hand him a letter directly, or is Abu just the last guy... in a long line of couriers, and that's why everybody knows him. That's not all you don't know. (..)
    2012 Zero Dark Thirty