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We want to connect all these musical worlds together. We just improvise; we know straight away if its going to work or not. They're not covers - I hate the word cover. We do a transcription: mix it up, put our own spin on it. I think people will be surprised how powerful our show is.
Luka Sulic

Meaning of "straight away" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF STRAIGHT AWAY

straight away  [streɪt əˈweɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF STRAIGHT AWAY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Straight away is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES STRAIGHT AWAY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of straight away in the English dictionary

The definition of straight away in the dictionary is at once.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH STRAIGHT AWAY


Anhui
ˈænˈweɪ
Anhwei
ˈænˈweɪ
away
əˈweɪ
aweigh
əˈweɪ
counterweigh
ˌkaʊntəˈweɪ
foreweigh
fɔːˈweɪ
hadaway
ˌhædəˈweɪ
halfway
ˌhɑːfˈweɪ
lwei
ləˈweɪ
outweigh
ˌaʊtˈweɪ
overweigh
ˌəʊvəˈweɪ
preweigh
priːˈweɪ
reweigh
riːˈweɪ
straightaway
ˌstreɪtəˈweɪ
wellaway
ˈwɛləˈweɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE STRAIGHT AWAY

straight
straight and narrow
straight angle
straight arm lift
straight arrow
straight bat
straight chain
straight chair
straight face
straight fight
straight flush
straight joint
straight man
straight men
straight off
straight razor
straight shooter
straight ticket
straight up
straight-acting

WORDS THAT END LIKE STRAIGHT AWAY

blow away
castaway
come away
far and away
from away
get away
give away
give the game away
go away
have it away
keep away
once and away
out and away
put away
right away
run away
take away
tuck away
turn away
walk away
while away

Synonyms and antonyms of straight away in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «straight away» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF STRAIGHT AWAY

Find out the translation of straight away to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of straight away from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «straight away» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

立即
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

inmediatamente
570 millions of speakers

English

straight away
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

तुरंत
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

على الفور
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

сразу
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

de uma vez
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সোজাসুজি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

immédiatement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

terus
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

umgehend
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

直ちに
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

곧바로
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Langsung
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ngay lập tức
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நேராக
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सरळ दूर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

hemen
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

immediatamente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

od razu
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

відразу
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

imediat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αμέσως
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

dadelik
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

genast
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

med en gang
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of straight away

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «STRAIGHT AWAY»

The term «straight away» is quite widely used and occupies the 28.106 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «STRAIGHT AWAY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about straight away

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8 QUOTES WITH «STRAIGHT AWAY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word straight away.
1
Yann Arthus-Bertrand
For nearly two years, I was flying above the planet with my camera. I knew straight away that this was something important to do, just at this moment, a portrait of the planet for the millennium year. I worked in 80 countries, fighting for money all the time.
2
Tom DeLonge
I would lose straight away if I went on 'American Idol.'
3
Josh Hartnett
Hope is the most exciting thing in life, and if you honestly believe that love is out there, it will come. And even if it doesn't come straight away, there is still that chance all through your life that it will.
4
Sophie Monk
All my success seems to come straight away, and it's not until later that I get to appreciate it. Like with 'Popstars,' I won the competition, and now I look back and go, 'God, I was lucky to have number-one singles and albums.'
5
Indra Nooyi
But the good news was that my elder sister refused to get married straight away and I couldn't get married until she did so I had the licence to go off and dream.
6
Amelie Nothomb
I've noticed it a lot. I'm not someone who revises. It's always the first movement, it's that. It's an instinct. Either it works straight away, or it won't ever work.
7
Alan Sugar
Not everybody needs to go to university; they can get out and start working straight away.
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Luka Sulic
We want to connect all these musical worlds together. We just improvise; we know straight away if its going to work or not. They're not covers - I hate the word cover. We do a transcription: mix it up, put our own spin on it. I think people will be surprised how powerful our show is.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STRAIGHT AWAY»

Discover the use of straight away in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to straight away and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
10 Things You Can Do to Feel Happier Straight Away
These amazing little books are potential life-savers.
Chris Williams, 2012
2
Trap Shooting Secrets
Then again, we are all inconsistent due to human error and mood change. Some days are better than others. Another test you can employ to imprint into your mind there are very few real straight-away targets is to watch when they are setting a ...
James Russell, 1997
3
Cross-Cultural Approaches to Literacy
... didn't give the book back when you started work M: yeah I'm give him straight I: straight away M: yeah T: yes I: it says you can ( ) M: no I'm give him straight the book T: straight on when she ( ) she give him straight on M: ( ) give him straight ...
Brian V. Street, 1993
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The Corrugated Road: A Single Girl's Guide to Life, Love, ...
I got in to see my doctor straight away. He looked at my face and was really unsure of what was going on. He told me that I had to go to Armadale Hospital straight away. By the time that I had left the surgery my left eye was really blurry.
Merinda J. Smith, 2009
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Racing and Collecting Slot Cars
I liked the looks of the up and over ess-bends, so I simply rearranged the straight tracks to create a 51 -inch straight-away without the figure-8 shape. This track is really the most fun on which to race. Still, it was annoying to have my vision ...
Robert H. Schleicher
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BEGGAR'S FEAST
You send a letter telling me to come straight away—' 'This is straight away? Had you come yesterday or even this morning instead of this—' she pointed past his shoulder at the spray of stars and quarter moon hanging above the massed black  ...
Randy Boyagoda, 2013
7
The Abbey Theatre: Interviews and Recollections
Do the characters come alive for you straight away? I mean, do you very quickly have a conception of how you will play them? A. When a play is read, some characters come to life straight away, even to the clothes they are wearing.
E. H. Mikhail, 1988
8
Language Development for Maths: Activities for Home
(Name of your child) came along to the shop one day, ' bought a currant bun and ate it straight away. Four currant buns in the baker's shop, round and fat with a currant on the top. (Name of your child) came along to the shop one day, bought a ...
Marion Nash, Jackie Lowe, 2013
9
Nikki's Journals
... averom the averom the averom the averom the average man and straight age man and straight age man and straight age man and straight age man and straight away you take away his happiness away you take away his happiness away ...
Morris Heldt, 2001
10
Love Is Your Very Life: Discourse on Bhagavad Gita, Chapter - 12
Information is being forced on you straight away. Please be very clear. It is like this: you have security, a watchman outside your house. A thief turns up, pushes the watchman aside and kills him, after which he can straight away walk in to your ...
Paramahamsa Nithyananda, Swami Nithyananda, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «STRAIGHT AWAY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term straight away is used in the context of the following news items.
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Firework blaster scares geese straight away
Terry Leochko said his patent-pending "Goose-Blaster" sets off a firework-like ball of light after its fuse is lit. He said the display scares geese right out of the ... «Winnipeg Sun, Jul 15»
2
#CityCycling: 'I saw straight away what I'd done to my arm. It was …
It was severed below my elbow and it landed about 20 feet away' ... I went to lift both my arms to prop myself up and I saw straight away what I'd done to my arm. «Irish Independent, Jul 15»
3
Peter Andre knew "straight away" that he wanted to marry Emily …
During his wedding speech at Mamhead House in Exeter, Devon, he said: "I knew straight away, from the minute I asked your father if I could have permission to ... «NZCity, Jul 15»
4
Douglas Costa must deliver straight away
Douglas Costa's move to Bayern Munich for 30 million euros is the club's fourth most expensive transfer. Jonathan Harding believes it is a question of quality not ... «Deutsche Welle, Jul 15»
5
I knew straight away: Sloane
“I knew straight away. I put my hand to my face … and as soon as I felt it, it had the same dent as last time,” Sloane told the Triple M Rush Hour. “It frustrated me ... «Adelaide Crows, Jun 15»
6
Memphis Depay: I do not want to join Man Utd straight away
However, the former PSV star has revealed he doesn't want to join Louis van Gaal's side straight away as he wants a summer holiday. “Am I dreaming of United ... «Daily Star, Jun 15»
7
The song is gone. Straight away.
And then on Friday morning the car was packed and me and my wee buddy Oscar were heading back to Wellington after a couple of days away visiting family. «Stuff.co.nz, Jun 15»
8
Carol Wright knew Michelle Keegan was the one for Mark straight
Mark Wright's mum Carol reveals she knew Michelle Keegan was the one for her son straight away. After two and a half years together Mark and Michelle tied ... «Mirror.co.uk, May 15»
9
Jamie Vardy scores straight away for Leicester City after England …
The Foxes confirmed their Premier League survival with a draw away at Sunderland last week and their joy was doubled when Vardy was given a call by Three ... «The Independent, May 15»
10
Prostate cancer patients given chemotherapy straight away 'live two …
Men with incurable prostate cancer live two years longer if given chemotherapy at the same time as the standard hormone treatment, according to a major trial. «Daily Mail, May 15»

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