All 10 Uses of
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For Whom the Bell Tolls
- Come into the cave and thy people will be in directly.†
Chpt 14 *
- The car passed in the snow directly below him.
Chpt 15 *directly = straight (in a straight line)
- The leader turned his horse directly toward the opening in the rocks where the gun was placed and Robert Jordan saw his young, sunand wind-darkened face, his close-set eyes, hawk nose and the overlong wedge-shaped chin.†
Chpt 23
- Then he waited while he counted sixty and then fired a final shot directly into the body of the dead horse.†
Chpt 27
- "Listen, Ingles," Pablo spoke directly to the wine bowl.
Chpt 29directly = personally
- Gomez knew this man's high political place in the International Brigades and he knew this man would know where Golz's headquarters were and be able to direct him there.†
Chpt 42
- Can you direct us to his headquarters?†
Chpt 42 *
- He did not like Karkov, but Karkov, coming from Pravda and in direct communication with Stalin, was at this moment one of the three most important men in Spain.
Chpt 42direct = personal (without anyone in between)
- Take these to the two comrades in the guard room and direct them to General Golz's headquarters," Karkov said.†
Chpt 42
- He would call the airfield directly and get the bombardment cancelled.†
Chpt 42
Definitions:
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(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
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(direct as in: directed her question to) to indicate direction; or to cause movement or focus in a direction or towards an objectThe exact meaning of this sense of direct is subject to its context. For example:
- "intentionally directed fire at unarmed civilians" -- aimed a gun
- "directed the question to her" -- aimed a question
- "directed her north" -- pointed in a particular direction
- "directed attention to the 3rd paragraph" -- focused attention on a particular object
- "The sound of her voice directed him to the kitchen." -- guided or gave directions to someone to help them move to a particular place
- "She directed him to the airport." -- gave directions to send someone to a particular place
- "She directed the boat north." -- steered it
- "directed the letter to" -- send a letter to a particular person by putting a name and address on it
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(direct as in: directed the jury to...) give instructions or commands