All 5 Uses of
direct
in
All Quiet on the Western Front
- If for one hour in a year something eatable were to be had in some one place only, within that hour, as if moved by a vision, he would put on his cap, go out and walk directly there, as though following a compass, and find it.
Chpt 3 (definition 1)directly = in a straight line
- On my return nothing more was to be seen of the first one, it had been blown to pieces by a direct hit.
Chpt 6 (definition 1) *direct = exact
- Suddenly it howls and flashes terrifically, the dug-out cracks in all its joints under a direct hit, fortunately only a light one that the concrete blocks are able to withstand.
Chpt 6 (definition 1)
- they will have a job with Hans Kramer's body at the Judgment Day, piecing it together after a direct hit;
Chpt 7 (definition 1)
- "If only I knew how much the operation costs," says he.
"Have you not asked?"
"Not directly, I cannot do that—the surgeon might take it amiss and that would not do; he must operate on mother."
Chpt 8 (definition 2) *directly = in a straightforward manner
Definitions:
-
(1) (direct as in: directly above; or buy direct from) straight (exactly where stated); or without involvement of anything in betweenThe exact meaning of this sense of direct is subject to its context. For example:
- "The road runs directly to Las Vegas." -- straight (without varying from a straight line)
- "It was a direct hit." -- exact
- "The plant is in direct sunlight." -- unobstructed (without anything in between)
- "She wants a direct meeting with him." -- personal (without other people in between)
- "She paid direct attention to what he was reading." -- close
- "a direct gaze" -- straight, steady, or focused--not a brief glance taken while generally looking at other things; not a sideways look
-
(2) (direct as in: was direct in my instructions) straightforward (uncomplicated or simple -- perhaps also indicating openness and honesty, or little concern for others' feelings)