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# directly

«directly» in Mova's school dictionary: **going straight to a place or person, without stopping or…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adverb (directly)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Directly means going straight to a place or person, without stopping or turning off. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/directly/#m1)

2) Directly means with nothing or nobody in between, like talking directly to someone. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/directly/#m2)

3) Directly means exactly, like directly opposite or directly above. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/directly/#m3)

4) Directly (mainly British, a bit old-fashioned) means immediately or very soon. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/directly/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In maths and maps, «directly» tells exact position: directly above, directly below, directly opposite. In science: never look directly at the Sun; it can damage your eyes. In safety: «Come directly home after school» means without stopping anywhere else. In maths relationships, «directly proportional» means as one amount goes up, the other goes up at the same rate. Phrases: «directly opposite», «directly above», «speak directly to», «go directly to».

### examples

- Never look directly at the Sun. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/directly/#x1)
- The library is directly opposite the school. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/directly/#x2)
- Come directly home after the club. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/directly/#x3)
- You can ask the teacher directly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/directly/#x4)
- The light is directly above the table. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/directly/#x5)
- Rain fell directly into the bucket. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/directly/#x6)
- The bus goes directly to the station. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/directly/#x7)
- I'll be there directly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/directly/#x8)
- A large yellow sun hung directly overhead. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/directly/#x9)

### note

Adjective: «direct». Opposite: «indirectly». «Directly» means «straight», not «at once» in most of the world; in Ireland and the UK older speakers may say «I'll do it directly» to mean «soon».

### In the corpora

- [Acid does not come from sweets directly.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/352-teeth-enamel-sugar-holes-brushing-and-the-dentist/1/)
- [Inference means working out something the text suggests but does not say directly.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/english/18-inference-reading-between-the-lines/13/)
- [A horse cannot see directly behind itself or right in front of its nose.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/28-farm-animals-and-horses/8/)
- [Hiding a signed paper or test does not stop the school, which can email parents directly.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/429-the-forged-signature-and-how-it-always-ends/29/)
- [If someone tells you a hurtful thing another person «said», check with that person directly.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/452-being-lied-to-and-how-it-feels/38/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «directly» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/directly/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.