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straightaway

  (strāt'ə-wā') pronunciation
adj.
  1. Extending in a straight line or course without a curve or turn.
  2. Unhesitating; immediate: a straightaway denial.
n.

A straight course, stretch, or track.

adv. (strāt'ə-wā')

At once; immediately.


 
 
Thesaurus: straightaway

adverb

  1. In a direct line: dead, direct, directly, due, right, straight. See straight/bent.
  2. Without delay: directly, forthwith, immediately, instant, instantly, now, right away, right off, straight off. Idioms: at once, first off. See time.

 
WordNet: straightaway
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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: Translations for: 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

Nederlands (Dutch)
meteen

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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Dictionary. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2007, 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2007. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.  Read more
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