What does immediately mean?
Definitions for immediately
ɪˈmi di ɪt liim·me·di·ate·ly
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word immediately.
Princeton's WordNet
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!"
immediatelyadverb
near or close by
"he passed immediately behind her"
immediatelyadverb
bearing an immediate relation
"this immediately concerns your future"
Wiktionary
immediatelyadverb
In an immediate manner; instantly or without delay.
I hope we can begin immediately.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Immediatelyadverb
Etymology: from immediate.
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.
Her father hath commanded her to slip
Away with Slender, and with him at Eaton
Immediately to marry. William Shakespeare, Merry Wives of Windsor.
Wikipedia
immediately
In legal usage, "immediately" forms several compounds based on its conventional definitions.
ChatGPT
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 Dictionary
Immediatelyadverb
in an immediate manner; without intervention of any other person or thing; proximately; directly; -- opposed to mediately; as, immediately contiguous
Immediatelyadverb
without interval of time; without delay; promptly; instantly; at once
Immediatelyadverb
as soon as. Cf. Directly, 8, Note
British National Corpus
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
We are mindful there is much more to be done to uplift the standard of our employee welfare and promise to rectify shortcomings immediately.
For the summer maize crop we need the rain immediately as it is now in the pollination stages. April is too late for the summer crops, and for the winter crop, the forecast is not clear.
Eight days after a federal judge ordered the Trump Administration to immediately begin the process of reuniting the children they put in cages back with their families, there's scant evidence that a comprehensive plan to do just that has been developed, congressional oversight of this matter has already been proven to be critical in ensuring that the Administration's constant abuses are held in check, that the law is being obeyed, and that taxpayers' resources are not being squandered.
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.
After the agreements are made, China will share intelligence with the U.S. and Australia, which will also offer information to their enforcement agencies to conduct further investigations, once law enforcement officers in the U.S. and Australia identify illegal funds, they will immediately initiate judicial procedures to freeze and confiscate those criminal proceeds in their countries.
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Translations for immediately
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- فورا, مباشرةً, فورًا, حالاًArabic
- immediatamentCatalan, Valencian
- hned, ihned, okamžitěCzech
- øjeblikkeligt, med det sammeDanish
- sofortGerman
- αμέσωςGreek
- tujEsperanto
- inmediatamente, sin demora, de inmediato, yaSpanish
- فوراPersian
- välittömästi, hetiFinnish
- immédiatement, tout de suite, aussitôtFrench
- anns a' bhad, sa bhadScottish Gaelic
- फ़ौरन, तत्काल, तुरंतHindi
- azonnal, sürgősen, rögtönHungarian
- langsungIndonesian
- quikIdo
- immediatamente, subitoItalian
- מידHebrew
- + に +ni, 直ちに, すぐにJapanese
- gaangs, eenzockLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- tūlītLatvian
- പെട്ടെന്ന്, ഉടനെMalayalam
- serta-mertaMalay
- ရုတ်ခြည်း, ဒက်ခနဲ, ဆောတလျင်, ရက်ရက်, ချက်ချင်း, ဆောလျင်စွာ, ချက်ခနဲBurmese
- onmiddellijk, direct, meteenDutch
- øyeblikkeligNorwegian
- hahNavajo, Navaho
- zaraz, natychmiastPolish
- imediatamentePortuguese
- imediat, fără întârziereRomanian
- немедленно, тотчас же, сию минуту, тотчасRussian
- सपदि, झटुतिSanskrit
- odmah, smjestaSerbo-Croatian
- takójSlovene
- på direkten, omgående, genast, ögonblickligen, omedelbartSwedish
- anında, derhal, hemenTurkish
- зараз, негайноUkrainian
- فوراUrdu
- sunädoVolapük
- תּיכּףYiddish
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