Definitions for IMMEDIATELY
ɪˈmi di ɪt liim·me·di·ate·ly

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.5 / 2 votes

1. immediately, instantly, straightaway, straight off, directly, now, right away, at once, forthwith, like a shotadverb

   without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening

   "he answered immediately"; "found an answer straightaway"; "an official accused of dishonesty should be suspended forthwith"; "Come here now!"

2. immediatelyadverb

   near or close by

   "he passed immediately behind her"

3. immediatelyadverb

   bearing an immediate relation

   "this immediately concerns your future"

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. immediatelyadverb

   In an immediate manner; instantly or without delay.

   I hope we can begin immediately.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Immediatelyadverb

   Etymology: from immediate.

   1. Without the intervention of any other cause or event.

   God's acceptance of it, either immediately by himself, or mediately by the hands of the bishop, is that which vests the whole property of a thing in God. Robert South, Sermons.

   2. Instantly; at the time present; without delay.

   Her father hath commanded her to slip
   Away with Slender, and with him at Eaton
   Immediately to marry. William Shakespeare, Merry Wives of Windsor.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. immediately

   In legal usage, "immediately" forms several compounds based on its conventional definitions.

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1. immediately

   Immediately is an adverb which means right away or without any delay. It refers to an action taking place as soon as another event is completed or occurring at once.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Immediatelyadverb

   in an immediate manner; without intervention of any other person or thing; proximately; directly; -- opposed to mediately; as, immediately contiguous

2. Immediatelyadverb

   without interval of time; without delay; promptly; instantly; at once

3. Immediatelyadverb

   as soon as. Cf. Directly, 8, Note

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'IMMEDIATELY' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #961

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'IMMEDIATELY' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1565

3. Adverbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'IMMEDIATELY' in Adverbs Frequency: #100

How to pronounce IMMEDIATELY?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say IMMEDIATELY in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of IMMEDIATELY in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of IMMEDIATELY in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of IMMEDIATELY in a Sentence

1. Kim Cochran:

   They said Covid just went in like a bomb and destroyed his lungs, two weeks later, every time they tried to remove him from ECMO he would crash immediately.

2. Vojin Muncin:

   We have dozens of people every week interested in taking our Yugo tour around city landmarks built from the 1950s to 1980s, genex Tower is among the most interesting sight. People see it on their way from the airport and it immediately draws their attention.

3. Polk County:

   We’re way out in the country area, so it’s not unusual to see people in camo, but he was garbed up and it appears that he had bulletproof vests on, and he immediately ran back into this house, we didn’t know who he was, we didn’t see a gun.

4. Melinda McLaughlin:

   Upon learning the recruitment should have required citizenship within 18 months of hire, as opposed to at the time of hire, (Eugene Police Department) immediately changed its materials and requirement, after several months, (the Justice Department) concluded that while EPD had repeatedly advertised an erroneous citizenship requirement, they did not identify anyone who had been harmed.

5. Bernie Sanders:

   When people have mental health issues, when they're a threat to others or themselves, they should be able to get counseling immediately. That is not the case right now.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=IMMEDIATELY
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Immediately
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=IMMEDIATELY
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immediately
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/IMMEDIATELY