English-Thai Dictionary

directly

ADV ทันทีทันใด  how at once instantly tan-ti-tan-dai

 

directly

ADV อย่างตรงไปตรงมา  อย่างเปิดเผย  frankly honestly openly indirectly yang-trong-pai-trong-ma

 

directly

ADV โดยตรง  indirectly doi-trong

 

directly

ADV ในไม่ช้า  soon in a while nai-mai-char

 

directly

CONJ เมื่อ  ใน ทันทีที่  as soon as when muea

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DIRECTLY

adv. 1. In a straight lin or course; rectilineally; not in a winding course. Aim directly to the object. Gravity tends directly to the center of the earth.
2. Immediately; soon; without delay; as, he will be with us directly.
3. Openly; expressly, without circumlocution or ambiguity, or without a train or inferences.
No man hath been so impious, as directly to condemn prayer.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

DIRECTLY

DIRECTLY Di *rect "ly, adv.

 

1. In a direct manner; in a straight line or course. "To run directly on. " Shak. Indirectly and directly too Thou hast contrived against the very life Of the defendant. Shak.

 

2. In a straightforward way; without anything intervening; not by secondary, but by direct, means.

 

3. Without circumlocution or ambiguity; absolutely; in express terms. No man hath hitherto been so impious as plainly and directly to condemn prayer. Hooker.

 

4. Exactly; just. Stand you directly in Antonius' way. Shak.

 

5. Straightforwardly; honestly. I have dealt most directly in thy affair. Shak.

 

6. Manifestly; openly. [Obs. ] Desdemona is directly in love with him. Shak.

 

7. Straightway; next in order; without delay; immediately. "Will she go now to bed' Directly. '" Shak.

 

8. Immediately after; as soon as. Directly he stopped, the coffin was removed. Dickens.

 

Note: This use of the word is common in England, especially in colloquial speech, but it can hardly be regarded as a well-sanctioned or desirable use. Directly proportional (Math. ), proportional in the order of the terms; increasing or decreasing together, and with a constant ratio; -- opposed to inversely proportional.

 

Syn. -- Immediately; forthwith; straightway; instantly; instantaneously; soon; promptly; openly; expressly. -- Directly, Immediately, Instantly, Instantaneously. Directly denotes, without any delay or diversion of attention; immediately implies, without any interposition of other occupation; instantly implies, without any intervention of time. Hence, "I will do it directly, " means, "I will go straightway about it. " "I will do it immediately, " means, "I will do it as the very next thing. " "I will do it instantly, " allows not a particle of delay. Instantaneously, like instantly, marks an interval too small to be appreciable, but commonly relates to physical causes; as, the powder touched by fire instantaneously exploded.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

directly

di rect ly |diˈrektlē dəˈrɛktli daɪˈrɛktli | ▶adverb 1 without changing direction or stopping: they went directly to the restaurant. • at once; immediately: I went directly after breakfast. • dated in a little while; soon: I'll be back directly. 2 with nothing or no one in between: the decisions directly affect people's health | the security forces were directly responsible for the massacre. • exactly in a specified position: the ceiling directly above the door | the houses directly opposite. 3 in a frank way: she spoke simply and directly. ▶conjunction Brit. as soon as: she fell asleep directly she got into bed.

 

Oxford Dictionary

directly

dir |ect ¦ly |dɪˈrɛktli, dʌɪ -| ▶adverb 1 without changing direction or stopping: they went directly to the restaurant. • at once; immediately: I went directly after breakfast. • dated in a little while; soon: I'll be back directly. 2 with nothing or no one in between: the decisions directly affect people's health | the security forces were directly responsible for the massacre. • exactly in a specified position: the ceiling directly above the door | the houses directly opposite. 3 in a frank way: she spoke simply and directly. ▶conjunction Brit. as soon as: she fell asleep directly she got into bed.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

directly

directly adverb 1 they flew directly to New York: straight, right, as the crow flies, by a direct route. 2 I went directly after breakfast: immediately, at once, instantly, right away, straightaway, posthaste, without delay, without hesitation, forthwith; quickly, speedily, promptly; informal pronto. 3 the houses directly opposite: exactly, right, immediately; diametrically; informal bang. 4 she spoke simply and directly: frankly, candidly, openly, bluntly, forthrightly, without beating around the bush.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

directly

directly adverb 1 the hijacker ordered the crew to fly directly to New York: straight, right, in a straight line, as the crow flies, by a direct route, without deviation, in a beeline, by the shortest route. 2 she'll be down here directly: immediately, at once, instantly, right away, straight away, now, instantaneously, post-haste, without delay, without hesitation, forthwith; quickly, speedily, promptly; soon, as soon as possible, shortly, in a little while, in a second, in a moment, in a trice, in a flash, in (less than ) no time, in no time at all, before you know it; informal pronto, double quick, p.d.q. (pretty damn quick ), before you can say Jack Robinson, in a bit, in a jiffy, in two shakes (of a lamb's tail ); Brit. informal in a tick, in two ticks, in a mo; archaic or informal anon. 3 he'd never spoken directly to his lordship: face to face, personally, in person, without an intermediary, at first hand, head on, direct, man to man; French tête -à-tête. 4 they sat down directly opposite him: exactly, immediately, precisely, right, squarely, just, dead; diametrically; informal bang. 5 we didn't talk directly about sex: frankly, bluntly, straightforwardly, openly, candidly, outspokenly, forthrightly, without beating around the bush, point-blank, matter-of-factly, without prevarication; explicitly, clearly, plainly, unequivocally, unambiguously, categorically; sincerely, truthfully. ANTONYMS equivocally, euphemistically. ▶conjunction Brit. directly he had finished praying he looked up: as soon as, the moment, the instant, the second, once, when, immediately after.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

directly

di rect ly /dəréktli |daɪ -/→direct 副詞 more ～; most ～/2 , 3 , 5 は比較なし 1 (間に何もなく )直接に , まっすぐに (↔indirectly ; →direct 副詞 )▸ After the meeting he went directly back to his hotel .会議後, 彼はまっすぐにホテルに戻った 2 (視線や対立関係が )直接に, まともに ▸ look directly at A Aをまともに見つめる 3 はっきりと, 率直に, 包み隠さずに 〈言うなど 〉▸ She didn't say directly what she knew .彼女は知っていることをはっきりとは言わなかった 4 ちょうど, まさに (exactly )▸ The museum is directly opposite the post office .博物館は郵便局の真向かいにあります .5 ｟英 やや古 ｠すぐに, 直ちに ; まもなく .接続詞 ｟英 やや古 ｠…するとすぐ (as soon as )▸ I'll give you the money directly I get to the station .駅に着いたらすぐその金を渡しましょう