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{
"antonyms": [
{
"word": "circuitously"
},
{
"word": "indirectly"
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{
"sense": "antonym(s) of “soon, next”",
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}
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}
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{
"ref": "1855, William Wells Brown, Sketches of Places and People Abroad, page 255:",
"text": "On arriving at the doors, and entering a long, capacious passage, our eyes became quite dazzled by the gleams of colored light which shone upon them, both directly and reflectedly.",
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},
{
"ref": "2023 March 8, Gareth Dennis, “The Reshaping of things to come...”, in RAIL, number 978, page 46:",
"text": "It is more difficult to directly compare train operations and maintenance, given how fragmented the non-infrastructure segments of the industry are today.",
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"word": "přímo"
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{
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},
{
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"word": "otse"
},
{
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"word": "suoraan"
},
{
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},
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},
{
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},
{
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"sense": "in a direct manner",
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},
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"sense": "in a direct manner",
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},
{
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"sense": "in a direct manner",
"word": "αὐτίκα"
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{
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"sense": "in a direct manner",
"word": "go díreach"
},
{
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"code": "ja",
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},
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"sense": "in a direct manner",
"word": "직접"
},
{
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"roman": "yekser",
"sense": "in a direct manner",
"word": "یەکسەر"
},
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"sense": "in a direct manner",
"word": "tieši"
},
{
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"sense": "in a direct manner",
"word": "kotahi atu"
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{
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"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "in a direct manner",
"word": "wprost"
},
{
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"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "in a direct manner",
"word": "diretamente"
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{
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"code": "ru",
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"sense": "in a direct manner",
"word": "пря́мо"
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"word": "напряму́ю"
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{
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"sense": "in a direct manner",
"word": "priamo"
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{
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"sense": "in a direct manner",
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{
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{
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{
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"sense": "in a direct manner",
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"sense": "in a direct manner",
"word": "doğrudan"
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{
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"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "prjámo",
"sense": "in a direct manner",
"word": "пря́мо"
},
{
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"code": "uk",
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"roman": "vprost",
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"word": "впрост"
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{
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{
"text": "I'm sick of asking you to fire him; I'll just do it directly.",
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}
],
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"code": "hy",
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"sense": "in a straightforward way",
"word": "ուղղակի"
},
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"sense": "in a straightforward way",
"word": "беспасярэ́дне"
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{
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"code": "et",
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"sense": "in a straightforward way",
"word": "otse"
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{
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"code": "fi",
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"sense": "in a straightforward way",
"word": "suoraan"
},
{
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "in a straightforward way",
"word": "unmittelbar"
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{
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"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "ámesa",
"sense": "in a straightforward way",
"word": "άμεσα"
},
{
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"code": "ga",
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"sense": "in a straightforward way",
"word": "go díreach"
},
{
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"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
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{
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{
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"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "in a straightforward way",
"word": "bezpośrednio"
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{
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{
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{
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"text": "I'm going to tell Natalie directly that I love her.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"text": "To put it more directly: he's not 'made redundant' but sacked.",
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},
{
"ref": "2012 April 19, Josh Halliday, “Free speech haven or lawless cesspool – can the internet be civilised?”, in the Guardian:",
"text": "\"Mujtahidd\" has attracted almost 300,000 followers since the end of last year, when he began posting scandalous claims about the Saudi elite. In one tweet, Mujtahidd directly challenged Prince Abdul Aziz Bin Fahd about his political history: \"Did you resign or were you forced to resign from your post as head of the diwan [office] of the council of ministers?\"",
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[
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"word": "ուղիղ"
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{
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"roman": "prjáko",
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{
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"word": "непосре́дствено"
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{
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"word": "directament"
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{
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{
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},
{
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"word": "rechtuit"
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"word": "suoraan"
},
{
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},
{
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"code": "ga",
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"word": "go díreach"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 9 84 1 2 2 2",
"code": "pt",
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"word": "diretamente"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 9 84 1 2 2 2",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
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"word": "пря́мо"
},
{
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"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "bez obinjakóv",
"sense": "plainly, without circumlocution or ambiguity",
"word": "без обиняко́в"
},
{
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"code": "sk",
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"word": "priamo"
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{
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"word": "na rovinu"
}
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{
"text": "It's directly across the street.",
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},
{
"ref": "2013 September-October, Henry Petroski, “The Evolution of Eyeglasses”, in American Scientist:",
"text": "The ability of a segment of a glass sphere to magnify whatever is placed before it was known around the year 1000, when the spherical segment was called a reading stone,[…]. Scribes, illuminators, and scholars held such stones directly over manuscript pages as an aid in seeing what was being written, drawn, or read.",
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"Exactly; just; at the shortest possible distance."
],
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"code": "hy",
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"word": "ուղիղ"
},
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"English terms with quotations",
"English terms with usage examples",
"Quotation templates to be cleaned"
],
"examples": [
{
"text": "He drove directly to the office, and didn't stop off at the petrol station.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"ref": "1855, William Wells Brown, Sketches of Places and People Abroad, page 255:",
"text": "On arriving at the doors, and entering a long, capacious passage, our eyes became quite dazzled by the gleams of colored light which shone upon them, both directly and reflectedly.",
"type": "quote"
},
{
"ref": "2023 March 8, Gareth Dennis, “The Reshaping of things to come...”, in RAIL, number 978, page 46:",
"text": "It is more difficult to directly compare train operations and maintenance, given how fragmented the non-infrastructure segments of the industry are today.",
"type": "quote"
}
],
"glosses": [
"In a direct manner; in a straight line or course."
],
"links": [
[
"direct",
"direct"
],
[
"straight",
"straight"
]
]
},
{
"categories": [
"English terms with usage examples"
],
"examples": [
{
"text": "I'm sick of asking you to fire him; I'll just do it directly.",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"In a straightforward way; without anything intervening; not by secondary but by direct means."
],
"links": [
[
"straightforward",
"straightforward"
],
[
"intervening",
"intervene"
],
[
"secondary",
"secondary"
]
]
},
{
"categories": [
"English terms with quotations",
"English terms with usage examples"
],
"examples": [
{
"text": "I'm going to tell Natalie directly that I love her.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"text": "To put it more directly: he's not 'made redundant' but sacked.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"ref": "2012 April 19, Josh Halliday, “Free speech haven or lawless cesspool – can the internet be civilised?”, in the Guardian:",
"text": "\"Mujtahidd\" has attracted almost 300,000 followers since the end of last year, when he began posting scandalous claims about the Saudi elite. In one tweet, Mujtahidd directly challenged Prince Abdul Aziz Bin Fahd about his political history: \"Did you resign or were you forced to resign from your post as head of the diwan [office] of the council of ministers?\"",
"type": "quote"
}
],
"glosses": [
"Plainly, without circumlocution or ambiguity; absolutely; in express terms."
],
"links": [
[
"Plainly",
"plainly"
],
[
"circumlocution",
"circumlocution"
],
[
"ambiguity",
"ambiguity"
],
[
"absolutely",
"absolutely"
],
[
"express",
"express"
]
]
},
{
"categories": [
"English terms with quotations",
"English terms with usage examples"
],
"examples": [
{
"text": "It's directly across the street.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"ref": "2013 September-October, Henry Petroski, “The Evolution of Eyeglasses”, in American Scientist:",
"text": "The ability of a segment of a glass sphere to magnify whatever is placed before it was known around the year 1000, when the spherical segment was called a reading stone,[…]. Scribes, illuminators, and scholars held such stones directly over manuscript pages as an aid in seeing what was being written, drawn, or read.",
"type": "quote"
}
],
"glosses": [
"Exactly; just; at the shortest possible distance."
],
"links": [
[
"Exactly",
"exactly"
],
[
"just",
"just"
]
]
},
{
"categories": [
"English terms with usage examples"
],
"examples": [
{
"text": "He told me directly that he'd cheated on me, and how sorry he was for it.",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"Straightforwardly; honestly."
],
"links": [
[
"Straightforwardly",
"straightforwardly"
],
[
"honestly",
"honestly"
]
]
},
{
"categories": [
"English dated terms"
],
"glosses": [
"Immediately."
],
"links": [
[
"Immediately",
"immediately"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(dated) Immediately."
],
"tags": [
"dated"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"Cornish English",
"English dated terms",
"English dialectal terms",
"English terms with usage examples",
"Midlands English",
"Southern US English"
],
"examples": [
{
"text": "We'll go to the store directly, but first I need to finish sweeping.",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"Soon; next; in due time; as soon as it becomes convenient."
],
"links": [
[
"Soon",
"soon"
],
[
"next",
"next#Adverb"
],
[
"in due time",
"in due time"
],
[
"convenient",
"convenient"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(chiefly dated or dialect, including Midlands, Cornwall, Southern US) Soon; next; in due time; as soon as it becomes convenient."
],
"tags": [
"Cornwall",
"Midlands",
"Southern-US",
"dated",
"dialectal",
"including"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"enpr": "dĭ-rĕk(t)ˈ -lē"
},
{
"enpr": "dī-rĕk(t)ˈ -lē"
},
{
"ipa": "/dɪˈɹɛk(t)li/"
},
{
"ipa": "/daɪˈɹɛk(t)li/"
},
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],
"synonyms": [
{
"sense": "in a straight line or course",
"word": "straightwise"
},
{
"sense": "in a straight line or course",
"word": "undeviatingly"
},
{
"sense": "without circumlocution or ambiguity",
"word": "bluntly"
},
{
"word": "clearly"
},
{
"word": "downrightly"
},
{
"word": "unambiguously"
},
{
"word": "explicitly"
},
{
"sense": "exactly, just",
"word": "accurately"
},
{
"word": "dead"
},
{
"word": "precisely"
},
{
"word": "slap bang"
},
{
"word": "exactly"
},
{
"sense": "straightforwardly, honestly",
"word": "frankly"
},
{
"sense": "straightforwardly, honestly",
"word": "truthfully"
},
{
"sense": "immediately",
"word": "forthwith"
},
{
"word": "now"
},
{
"word": "tout de suite"
},
{
"word": "immediately"
},
{
"sense": "soon",
"tags": [
"next"
],
"word": "betimes"
},
{
"word": "in due course"
},
{
"word": "presently"
},
{
"word": "shortly"
},
{
"word": "soon"
}
],
"translations": [
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "mubāšaratan",
"sense": "in a direct manner",
"word": "مُبَاشَرَةً"
},
{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "uġiġ",
"sense": "in a direct manner",
"word": "ուղիղ"
},
{
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "in a direct manner",
"word": "birbaşa"
},
{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "práma",
"sense": "in a direct manner",
"word": "пра́ма"
},
{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "prósta",
"sense": "in a direct manner",
"word": "про́ста"
},
{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "naŭpróst",
"sense": "in a direct manner",
"word": "наўпро́ст"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "diréktno",
"sense": "in a direct manner",
"word": "дире́ктно"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "naprávo",
"sense": "in a direct manner",
"word": "напра́во"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "in a direct manner",
"word": "directament"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "zhí",
"sense": "in a direct manner",
"word": "直"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "in a direct manner",
"word": "徑直"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "jìngzhí",
"sense": "in a direct manner",
"word": "径直"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "zhíjiē",
"sense": "in a direct manner",
"word": "直接"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "in a direct manner",
"word": "přímo"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "in a direct manner",
"word": "direct"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "in a direct manner",
"word": "rechtstreeks"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "in a direct manner",
"word": "rekte"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "in a direct manner",
"word": "direkte"
},
{
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "in a direct manner",
"word": "otse"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "in a direct manner",
"word": "suoraan"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "in a direct manner",
"word": "suorasti"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "in a direct manner",
"word": "directement"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "in a direct manner",
"word": "ao dereito"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "in a direct manner",
"word": "directamente"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "in a direct manner",
"word": "direkt"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "in a direct manner",
"word": "gerade"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "kateftheían",
"sense": "in a direct manner",
"word": "κατευθείαν"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "autíka",
"sense": "in a direct manner",
"word": "αὐτίκα"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "in a direct manner",
"word": "go díreach"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "in a direct manner",
"word": "direttamente"
},
{
"alt": "ちょくせつに",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "chokusetsu ni",
"sense": "in a direct manner",
"word": "直接に"
},
{
"alt": "直接",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "jikjeop",
"sense": "in a direct manner",
"word": "직접"
},
{
"code": "ckb",
"lang": "Central Kurdish",
"roman": "yekser",
"sense": "in a direct manner",
"word": "یەکسەر"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "in a direct manner",
"word": "rēctā"
},
{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "in a direct manner",
"word": "tieši"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "in a direct manner",
"word": "kotahi atu"
},
{
"code": "nrf",
"lang": "Norman",
"sense": "in a direct manner",
"word": "directément"
},
{
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "in a direct manner",
"word": "directament"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "in a direct manner",
"word": "wprost"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "in a direct manner",
"word": "diretamente"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "in a direct manner",
"word": "direct"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "prjámo",
"sense": "in a direct manner",
"word": "пря́мо"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "naprjamúju",
"sense": "in a direct manner",
"word": "напряму́ю"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "in a direct manner",
"word": "priamo"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "in a direct manner",
"word": "rovno"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "in a direct manner",
"word": "directamente"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "in a direct manner",
"word": "en derechura"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "in a direct manner",
"word": "directe"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "in a direct manner",
"word": "direkt"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "in a direct manner",
"word": "direkt"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "in a direct manner",
"word": "direktman"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "in a direct manner",
"word": "doğrudan"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "prjámo",
"sense": "in a direct manner",
"word": "пря́мо"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "vprost",
"sense": "in a direct manner",
"word": "впрост"
},
{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "uġġaki",
"sense": "in a straightforward way",
"word": "ուղղակի"
},
{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "bjespasjarédnje",
"sense": "in a straightforward way",
"word": "беспасярэ́дне"
},
{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "bjespasrédna",
"sense": "in a straightforward way",
"word": "беспасрэ́дна"
},
{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "njepasrédna",
"sense": "in a straightforward way",
"word": "непасрэ́дна"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "neposrédstveno",
"sense": "in a straightforward way",
"word": "непосре́дствено"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "in a straightforward way",
"word": "directament"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "in a straightforward way",
"word": "direct"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "in a straightforward way",
"word": "rechtuit"
},
{
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "in a straightforward way",
"word": "otse"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "in a straightforward way",
"word": "suoraan"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "in a straightforward way",
"word": "unmittelbar"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "ámesa",
"sense": "in a straightforward way",
"word": "άμεσα"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "in a straightforward way",
"word": "go díreach"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "in a straightforward way",
"word": "direttamente"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "in a straightforward way",
"word": "rēctā"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "in a straightforward way",
"word": "bezpośrednio"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "in a straightforward way",
"word": "diretamente"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "neposrédstvenno",
"sense": "in a straightforward way",
"word": "непосре́дственно"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "prjámo",
"sense": "in a straightforward way",
"word": "пря́мо"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "naprjamúju",
"sense": "in a straightforward way",
"word": "напряму́ю"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "in a straightforward way",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "sám"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "in a straightforward way",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "sama"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "in a straightforward way",
"word": "direkt"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "in a straightforward way",
"word": "doğrudan"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "in a straightforward way",
"word": "direktman"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "bezposerédnʹo",
"sense": "in a straightforward way",
"word": "безпосере́дньо"
},
{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "uġiġ",
"sense": "plainly, without circumlocution or ambiguity",
"word": "ուղիղ"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "prjáko",
"sense": "plainly, without circumlocution or ambiguity",
"word": "пря́ко"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "neposrédstveno",
"sense": "plainly, without circumlocution or ambiguity",
"word": "непосре́дствено"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "plainly, without circumlocution or ambiguity",
"word": "directament"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "plainly, without circumlocution or ambiguity",
"word": "direct"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "plainly, without circumlocution or ambiguity",
"word": "onomwonden"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "plainly, without circumlocution or ambiguity",
"word": "rechtuit"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "plainly, without circumlocution or ambiguity",
"word": "suoraan"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "efthéos",
"sense": "plainly, without circumlocution or ambiguity",
"word": "ευθέως"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "plainly, without circumlocution or ambiguity",
"word": "go díreach"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "plainly, without circumlocution or ambiguity",
"word": "diretamente"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "prjámo",
"sense": "plainly, without circumlocution or ambiguity",
"word": "пря́мо"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "bez obinjakóv",
"sense": "plainly, without circumlocution or ambiguity",
"word": "без обиняко́в"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "plainly, without circumlocution or ambiguity",
"word": "priamo"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "plainly, without circumlocution or ambiguity",
"word": "na rovinu"
},
{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "uġiġ",
"sense": "exactly; just",
"word": "ուղիղ"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "tóčno",
"sense": "exactly; just",
"word": "то́чно"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "exactly; just",
"word": "aivan"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "exactly; just",
"word": "suoraan"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "akrivós",
"sense": "exactly; just",
"word": "ακριβώς"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "exactly; just",
"word": "go díreach"
},
{
"code": "ckb",
"lang": "Central Kurdish",
"roman": "yekser",
"sense": "exactly; just",
"word": "یەکسەر"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "tóčno",
"sense": "exactly; just",
"word": "то́чно"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "prjámo",
"sense": "exactly; just",
"word": "пря́мо"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "exactly; just",
"word": "priamo"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "exactly; just",
"word": "rovno"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "straightforwardly; honestly",
"word": "zondermeer"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "straightforwardly; honestly",
"word": "eerlijk"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "straightforwardly; honestly",
"word": "rechtuit"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "straightforwardly; honestly",
"word": "suoraan"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "efthéos",
"sense": "straightforwardly; honestly",
"word": "ευθέως"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "prjámo",
"sense": "straightforwardly; honestly",
"word": "пря́мо"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "otkrovénno",
"sense": "straightforwardly; honestly",
"word": "открове́нно"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "čéstno",
"sense": "straightforwardly; honestly",
"word": "че́стно"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "straightforwardly; honestly",
"word": "priamo"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "straightforwardly; honestly",
"word": "na rovinu"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "vednága",
"sense": "soon; next; when it becomes convenient",
"word": "ведна́га"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "soon; next; when it becomes convenient",
"word": "direct"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "soon; next; when it becomes convenient",
"word": "dadelijk"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "soon; next; when it becomes convenient",
"word": "zodadelijk"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "soon; next; when it becomes convenient",
"word": "meteen"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "soon; next; when it becomes convenient",
"word": "zo"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "soon; next; when it becomes convenient",
"word": "suoraan"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "ámesa",
"sense": "soon; next; when it becomes convenient",
"word": "άμεσα"
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{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "apeftheías",
"sense": "soon; next; when it becomes convenient",
"word": "απευθείας"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "skóro",
"sense": "soon; next; when it becomes convenient",
"word": "ско́ро"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "vskóre",
"sense": "soon; next; when it becomes convenient",
"word": "вско́ре"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "soon; next; when it becomes convenient",
"word": "hneď"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "soon; next; when it becomes convenient",
"word": "dentro de poco"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "soon; next; when it becomes convenient",
"word": "en breve"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "soon; next; when it becomes convenient",
"word": "próximamente"
}
],
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}
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"ref": "1982, Lawrence Durrell, Constance (Avignon Quintet), Faber & Faber, published 2004, page 725:",
"text": "Tenderly, reluctantly, he took his leave of her, promising that he would contact her directly he got back, perhaps in ten days or so.",
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"ref": "2009, Hilary Mantel, Wolf Hall, Fourth Estate, published 2010, page 463:",
"text": "He is to go to Calais, directly this is over, to replace Lord Berners as governor [...].",
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"As soon as; immediately (elliptical for directly that/as/when)"
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"(chiefly British) As soon as; immediately (elliptical for directly that/as/when)"
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"ipa": "/dɪˈɹɛk(t)li/"
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