- Extending in a straight line or course without a curve or turn.
- Unhesitating; immediate: a straightaway denial.
A straight course, stretch, or track.
adv. (strāt'ə-wā')
At once; immediately.
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| Thesaurus: straightaway |
adverb
| WordNet: straightaway |
The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
a straight segment of a roadway or racecourse
Synonym: straight
The adjective straightaway has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
performed with little or no delay
Synonyms: immediate, prompt, quick
The adverb straightaway has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
without delay; with no time intervening
Synonyms: immediately, instantly, straight off, directly, now, right away, at once, forthwith, in real time
| Translations: Straightaway |
Dansk (Danish)
adv. - lige med det samme, straks, på stående fod
adj. - ligetil, simpel, enkel
n. - den lige side (fx på racerbane), en lige strækning
Français (French)
adv. - tout de suite
adj. - tout de suite
n. - ligne droite
Deutsch (German)
adj. - gerade
n. - gerade Strecke
adv. - sofort
Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ευθύς, ίσιος, ντόμπρος, απερίφραστος
n. - ευθεία
adv. - αμέσως, παρευθύς
Italiano (Italian)
subito, immediatamente
Português (Portuguese)
adj. - imediato
adv. - imediatamente
Русский (Russian)
прямая беговая дорожка, финишная прямая, прямой понятный, быстрый
Español (Spanish)
adv. - inmediatamente, en seguida
adj. - derecho, directo, en línea recta
n. - derechera, camino recto, recta, parte recta (de un camino)
Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - omedelbar
n. - raka delen en av hästkapplöpningsbana
adv. - omedelbart, genast
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
尽快地, 立刻, 马上, 直线行进的, 立刻的, 通俗易懂的, 直线跑道, 陆路上的直段
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adv. - 儘快地, 立刻, 馬上
adj. - 直線行進的, 立刻的, 通俗易懂的
n. - 直線跑道, 陸路上的直段
한국어 (Korean)
adv. - 즉시, 곧
adj. - 일직선의, 솔직한
n. - 직선코스, 직선 도로
日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 直線の
n. - 直線走路
adv. - 直ちに
العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) فورا (الاسم) على الفور, أمر مستعجل (ظرف) مباشرة
עברית (Hebrew)
adv. - מיד, ישירות
adj. - ישיר
n. - מסלול ישר
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