All 16 Uses of
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Light in August
- He was walking directly toward them, walking fast.†
Chpt 5directly = straight (exactly where stated; used for emphasis)
- Once in the room, he went directly on his bare and silent feet to the washstand and found the tube.†
Chpt 6directly = straight (without delay or interruption)
- On that first day when he discovered the toothpaste in her room he had gone directly there, who had never heard of toothpaste either; as if he already knew that she would possess something of that nature and he would find it.†
Chpt 6
- Though he was looking directly at her face he did not seem to see her at all, his eyes did not.†
Chpt 6directly = straight (exactly where stated; used for emphasis)
- The rope hung directly before the window.†
Chpt 8directly = close
- He went directly to the table where she set out his food.†
Chpt 11directly = straight (without delay or interruption)
- He was sitting back now, completely unaware that he was riding directly behind desperate terror.†
Chpt 12directly = close, or in a straight line
- He had come direct from a negro church twenty miles away, where a revival meeting was in nightly progress.†
Chpt 14direct = straight (without anything in between)
- Thus he hears no sound at all until Byron speaks directly behind him: "Get up onto your feet."†
Chpt 18directly = close, or in a straight line
- His idea, his words, were quite simple and direct.†
Chpt 19 *direct = straightforward (clear and uncomplicated)
- They had married directly after his graduation.†
Chpt 20 *directly = immediately
- Both their faces are just without the direct downward pool of light from the shaded lamp.†
Chpt 4
- Even when she addressed Joe directly it was as if she still spoke to Max.†
Chpt 8
- It had taken her some time, because when she looked toward where the loose plank was, he was already approaching toward the bed, where the moonlight fell directly, and she watched him empty the tin can onto the bed and sweep the small mass of coins and bills into his hand and ram the hand into his pocket.†
Chpt 9
- It was brief; it was an order almost, directing him to come to the house that night.†
Chpt 12 *
- Their relations were peaceable enough, being on the son's part a cold, humorless, automatically respectful reserve, and on the father's a bluff, direct, coarsely vivid humor which lacked less of purport than wit.†
Chpt 20
Definitions:
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(direct as in: directly above; or buy direct) without anything in between -- whether in time, space, or involvement
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(direct as in: gave a direct answer) straightforward -- often clear, open, or blunt in speech or behavior
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(direct as in: direct a question; or direct a film) to guide, aim, or manage -- such as actions, attention, speech, a project or company
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(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Direct can take on many specialized meanings not included in this dictionary.As an adjective or adverb, direct usually means there is a clear or straight connection with nothing in the way. It can also mean easy to understand, without confusion. For example:- Direct action – taking quick and clear steps to make something happen
- Direct descendant – someone who comes straight from an ancestor, like a grandchild
- Direct line (in genealogy) – a family connection that goes straight from one generation to the next
- Direct deposit – money that is sent straight into a bank account
- Direct object – in a sentence, the person or thing that receives the action of the verb
- Direct kick – in sports, a kick where the ball can go straight into the goal without touching another player
- Direct cost – a cost that comes straight from making a product or providing a service
- Direct investment – putting money directly into a company or project
- Direct elections – when people vote for leaders without going through an extra step
- Direct current (DC) – a type of electric flow that moves in only one direction
As a verb, most all of the senses of direct involve giving orders or aiming.