What does immediately mean?
Definitions for immediately
ɪˈmi di ɪt liim·me·di·ate·ly
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word immediately.
Princeton's WordNet
immediately, instantly, straightaway, straight off, directly, now, right away, at once, forthwith, like a shot(adverb)
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!"
immediately(adverb)
near or close by
"he passed immediately behind her"
immediately(adverb)
bearing an immediate relation
"this immediately concerns your future"
Wiktionary
immediately(Adverb)
In an immediate manner; instantly or without delay.
I hope we can begin immediately.
Webster Dictionary
Immediately(adverb)
in an immediate manner; without intervention of any other person or thing; proximately; directly; -- opposed to mediately; as, immediately contiguous
Immediately(adverb)
without interval of time; without delay; promptly; instantly; at once
Immediately(adverb)
as soon as. Cf. Directly, 8, Note
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'immediately' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #961
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'immediately' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1565
Adverbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'immediately' in Adverbs Frequency: #100
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of immediately in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of immediately in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of immediately in a Sentence
The biggest advantage of CT scans is 'fast' – we can see the results immediately, as we're facing the shortage of virus test-kits in Wuhan and other virus-stricken areas near it (or the shortage of professional testing staff), current case-confirming procedures cannot meet the requirement of diagnosis and treatment.
We're then able to immediately try to address them and to prevent them from reoccurring and thus to prevent any escalation that leads to the breakdown of the cessation of hostilities.
The Rapid Intervention Battalion of our army immediately launched an attack, seized 84 children between seven and 15 who were undergoing training in the camp, arrested 45 of the trainers and killed many more.
By immediately lowering the corporate tax rate to 20 percent, this bill will stimulate investment, job creation and economic growth in the United States.
Given the uncertainty of the situation, the Company also identified headcount reductions and made the decision to furlough a portion of its workforce effective immediately.
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Translations for immediately
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- مباشرةً, حالاً, فورًا, فوراArabic
- immediatamentCatalan, Valencian
- hned, ihned, okamžitěCzech
- med det samme, øjeblikkeligtDanish
- sofortGerman
- αμέσωςGreek
- tujEsperanto
- ya, sin demora, de inmediato, inmediatamenteSpanish
- فوراPersian
- välittömästi, hetiFinnish
- aussitôt, tout de suite, immédiatementFrench
- anns a' bhad, sa bhadScottish Gaelic
- फ़ौरन, तुरंत, तत्कालHindi
- rögtön, azonnal, sürgősenHungarian
- quikIdo
- immediatamente, subitoItalian
- מידHebrew
- + に +ni, 直ちに, すぐにJapanese
- eenzock, gaangsLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- tūlītLatvian
- ഉടനെ, പെട്ടെന്ന്Malayalam
- serta-mertaMalay
- ရုတ်ခြည်း, ရက်ရက်, ဆောတလျင်, ချက်ခနဲ, ချက်ချင်း, ဆောလျင်စွာ, ဒက်ခနဲBurmese
- direct, meteen, onmiddellijkDutch
- øyeblikkeligNorwegian
- hahNavajo, Navaho
- natychmiast, zarazPolish
- imediatamentePortuguese
- fără întârziere, imediatRomanian
- сию минуту, тотчас же, тотчас, немедленноRussian
- सपदि, झटुतिSanskrit
- smjesta, odmahSerbo-Croatian
- takójSlovene
- omgående, genast, omedelbart, på direkten, ögonblickligenSwedish
- anında, hemen, derhalTurkish
- негайно, заразUkrainian
- فوراUrdu
- sunädoVolapük
- תּיכּףYiddish
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