āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
directly
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01
āĻ¸āĻ°āĻžāĻ¸āĻ°āĻŋ, āĻ¸āĻ°āĻ˛ āĻ°ā§āĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ
in a straight line from one point to another without turning or pausing
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She looked directly into his eyes as she spoke, conveying sincerity.
āĻ¸ā§ āĻāĻĨāĻž āĻŦāĻ˛āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¸āĻ°āĻžāĻ¸āĻ°āĻŋ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻā§āĻ° āĻĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛, āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻ°āĻŋāĻāĻ¤āĻž āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻāĻžāĻļ āĻāĻ°āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
02
āĻ¸āĻ°āĻžāĻ¸āĻ°āĻŋ, āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻˇā§āĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§
in a straightforward and honest manner
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The manager spoke directly about the need for improved efficiency.
āĻŽā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨āĻ¤ āĻĻāĻā§āĻˇāĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻ¨ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§ āĻ¸āĻ°āĻžāĻ¸āĻ°āĻŋ āĻāĻĨāĻž āĻŦāĻ˛ā§āĻā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
03
āĻ¸āĻ°āĻžāĻ¸āĻ°āĻŋ, āĻŽāĻ§ā§āĻ¯āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻ¤āĻž āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻž
without anyone or anything getting in the way
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The information was sent directly to the customer's inbox.
āĻ¤āĻĨā§āĻ¯āĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ°āĻžāĻšāĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨āĻŦāĻā§āĻ¸ā§ āĻ¸āĻ°āĻžāĻ¸āĻ°āĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāĻ āĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
04
āĻ¸āĻ°āĻžāĻ¸āĻ°āĻŋ, āĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ˛āĻŽā§āĻŦā§
without any delay; immediately or at once
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The nurse will attend to you directly, as soon as she's finished with the current patient.
āĻ¨āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ¸ āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ āĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻļā§āĻˇ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻā§ āĻ¸āĻ°āĻžāĻ¸āĻ°āĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻāĻžāĻļā§āĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻŦā§āĨ¤
Directly
01
āĻ¸āĻ°āĻžāĻ¸āĻ°āĻŋ, āĻŽāĻ§ā§āĻ¯āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻ¤āĻž āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻž
a form of chess played on a board of 81 squares; each player has 20 pieces
directly
01
āĻ¯āĻ¤ āĻ¤āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¤āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ, āĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ˛āĻŽā§āĻŦā§ āĻĒāĻ°ā§
as soon as, immediately after
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She took her umbrella directly rain started to fall.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻ¤āĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨ āĻ¸āĻ°āĻžāĻ¸āĻ°āĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻŋ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻļā§āĻ°ā§ āĻšāĻ˛āĨ¤
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
indirectly
directly
direct
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
