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(ɪmiːdiətli)

1. adverb [ADVERB with verb]

If something happens immediately, it happens without any delay.

He immediately flung himself to the floor.

Ingrid answered Peter's letter immediately.

2. adverb [ADVERB adjective]

If something is immediately obvious, it can be seen or understood without any delay.

The cause of the accident was not immediately apparent.

3. adverb [ADVERB adjective/-ed]

Immediately is used to indicate that someone or something is closely and directly involved in a situation.

The man immediately responsible for this misery is the province's governor.

We had the people immediately concerned in the plot.

Synonyms: directly, closely, at first hand More Synonyms of immediately

4. adverb

Immediately is used to emphasize that something comes next, or is next to something else.

They wish to begin immediately after dinner.

She always sits immediately behind the driver.

Immediately to our right the old German summer resort was awakening.

Synonyms: exactly, just, right, closely More Synonyms of immediately

5. conjunction

If one thing happens immediately something else happens, it happens after that event, without any delay.

[mainly British]

Immediately I've done it I feel completely disgusted with myself.

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immediately in British English

(ɪˈmiːdɪətlɪ)

adverb

without delay or intervention; at once; instantly

it happened immediately

very closely or directly

this immediately concerns you

near or close by

he's somewhere immediately in this area

conjunction

4. (subordinating) mainly British

at the same time as; as soon as

immediately he opened the door, there was a gust of wind

immediately in American English

(ɪˈmidiɪtli)

adverb

in an immediate manner

; specif.,

without intervening agency or cause; directly

without delay; at once; instantly

conjunction

2. Chiefly British

at the very moment that; as soon as

return immediately you are done

Examples of 'immediately' in a sentence
immediately

Almost immediately I heard the crunch of a car running over it.I looked away immediately, through the window high up in the corner.It went on immediately, in a different, harsher tone, no longer singing.A look of relief briefly lit his sallow features, like the flickering of a faulty fluorescent bulb, then immediately went out.

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British English: immediately /ɪˈmiːdɪətlɪ/ ADVERB

If something happens immediately, it happens without any delay.

He immediately ran for help.

American English: immediately
Arabic: فَوْراً
Brazilian Portuguese: imediatamente
Chinese: 立即
Croatian: odmah
Czech: okamžitě
Danish: øjeblikkeligt
Dutch: onmiddellijk
European Spanish: inmediatamente
Finnish: heti
French: immédiatement
German: unmittelbar
Greek: αμέσως
Italian: immediatamente
Japanese: 早速
Korean: 즉시
Norwegian: omgående
Polish: natychmiast
European Portuguese: imediatamente
Romanian: imediat
Russian: немедленно
Latin American Spanish: inmediatamente
Swedish: omedelbart
Thai: โดยทันที
Turkish: anında
Ukrainian: негайно
Vietnamese: ngay lập tức

Definition of 'immediately'

Chinese translation of 'immediately'

immediately

(ɪˈmiːdɪətlɪ)

adv

(= at once) 立即地 (lìjí de)
[apparent, obvious] 直接地 (zhíjiē de)
(= directly) 紧(緊)接地 (jǐnjiē de)

conj

immediately he had said it, he regretted it 他刚(剛)一说(說)完马(馬)上就后(後)悔了 (tā gāng yī shuōwán mǎshàng jiù hòuhuǐ le)

immediately next to 紧(緊)靠着(著) (jǐnkàozhe)

immediately before/after 紧(緊)接着(著) ... 之前/后(後) (jǐnjiēzhe ... zhīqián/hòu)

1 (adverb) in the sense of at once

She answered his message immediately.

Synonyms

at once

I must go at once.

now

Please tell him I need to talk to him now.

instantly

Allergic reactions can be treated instantly with antihistamines.

straight away

directly

He'll be there directly.

promptly

She lay down and promptly fell asleep.

right now

right away

I want to see you right away.

there and then

speedily

without delay

without hesitation

instantaneously

Airbags inflate instantaneously on impact.

forthwith

I could have you arrested forthwith!

pronto (informal)

unhesitatingly

this instant

on the nail

She insisted her lodgers pay her every Friday, on the nail.

this very minute

posthaste

The pilot decided to return to Farnborough post haste.

tout de suite (French)

before you could say Jack Robinson (informal)

2 (adverb) in the sense of directly

Who is immediately responsible for this misery?

Synonyms

directly

Directly after the meeting, an official appealed on television.

closely

at first hand

I heard all about it first-hand.

3 (adverb) in the sense of exactly

I was sitting immediately behind the driver.

Synonyms

exactly

He arrived at exactly five o'clock.

just

Kiwi fruit are just the thing for a healthy snack.

right

She'll be right down.

closely

nearly

directly

squarely

I aimed the camera squarely at his face.

Additional synonyms

in the sense of at first hand

Definition

directly

I heard all about it first-hand.

Synonyms

directly,

personally,

immediately,

face-to-face,

straight from the horse's mouth

in the sense of forthwith

Definition

at once

I could have you arrested forthwith!

Synonyms

immediately,

directly,

instantly,

at once,

right away,

straightaway,

without delay,

tout de suite,

quickly

in the sense of instantaneously

Airbags inflate instantaneously on impact.

Synonyms

immediately,

instantly,

at once,

straight away,

promptly,

on the spot,

forthwith,

in the same breath,

then and there,

pronto (informal),

in the twinkling of an eye (informal),

on the instant,

in a fraction of a second,

posthaste,

quick as lightning,

in the bat of an eye (informal)

Synonyms of 'immediately'

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单词	immediately
释义	Trends of immediately View usage for: immediately (ɪmiːdiətli) 1. adverb [ADVERB with verb] If something happens immediately, it happens without any delay. He immediately flung himself to the floor. Ingrid answered Peter's letter immediately. 2. adverb [ADVERB adjective] If something is immediately obvious, it can be seen or understood without any delay. The cause of the accident was not immediately apparent. 3. adverb [ADVERB adjective/-ed] Immediately is used to indicate that someone or something is closely and directly involved in a situation. The man immediately responsible for this misery is the province's governor. We had the people immediately concerned in the plot. Synonyms: directly, closely, at first hand More Synonyms of immediately 4. adverb Immediately is used to emphasize that something comes next, or is next to something else. They wish to begin immediately after dinner. She always sits immediately behind the driver. Immediately to our right the old German summer resort was awakening. Synonyms: exactly, just, right, closely More Synonyms of immediately 5. conjunction If one thing happens immediately something else happens, it happens after that event, without any delay. [mainly British] Immediately I've done it I feel completely disgusted with myself. More Synonyms of immediately immediately in British English (ɪˈmiːdɪətlɪ) adverb 1. without delay or intervention; at once; instantly it happened immediately 2. very closely or directly this immediately concerns you 3. near or close by he's somewhere immediately in this area conjunction 4. (subordinating) mainly British at the same time as; as soon as immediately he opened the door, there was a gust of wind immediately in American English (ɪˈmidiɪtli) adverb 1. in an immediate manner ; specif., a. without intervening agency or cause; directly b. without delay; at once; instantly conjunction 2. Chiefly British at the very moment that; as soon as return immediately you are done Examples of 'immediately' in a sentence immediately Almost immediately I heard the crunch of a car running over it. Hugo Wilcken THE EXECUTION (2002) I looked away immediately, through the window high up in the corner. Hugo Wilcken THE EXECUTION (2002) It went on immediately, in a different, harsher tone, no longer singing. Garth Nix LIRAEL: DAUGHTER OF THE CLAYR (2002) A look of relief briefly lit his sallow features, like the flickering of a faulty fluorescent bulb, then immediately went out. John Colapinto ABOUT THE AUTHOR (2002) In other languages immediately British English: immediately /ɪˈmiːdɪətlɪ/ ADVERB If something happens immediately, it happens without any delay. He immediately ran for help. American English: immediately Arabic: فَوْراً Brazilian Portuguese: imediatamente Chinese: 立即 Croatian: odmah Czech: okamžitě Danish: øjeblikkeligt Dutch: onmiddellijk European Spanish: inmediatamente Finnish: heti French: immédiatement German: unmittelbar Greek: αμέσως Italian: immediatamente Japanese: 早速 Korean: 즉시 Norwegian: omgående Polish: natychmiast European Portuguese: imediatamente Romanian: imediat Russian: немедленно Latin American Spanish: inmediatamente Swedish: omedelbart Thai: โดยทันที Turkish: anında Ukrainian: негайно Vietnamese: ngay lập tức Definition of 'immediately' Chinese translation of 'immediately' immediately (ɪˈmiːdɪətlɪ) adv (= at once) 立即地 (lìjí de) [apparent, obvious] 直接地 (zhíjiē de) (= directly) 紧(緊)接地 (jǐnjiē de) conj immediately he had said it, he regretted it 他刚(剛)一说(說)完马(馬)上就后(後)悔了 (tā gāng yī shuōwán mǎshàng jiù hòuhuǐ le) immediately next to 紧(緊)靠着(著) (jǐnkàozhe) immediately before/after 紧(緊)接着(著) ... 之前/后(後) (jǐnjiēzhe ... zhīqián/hòu) 1 (adverb) in the sense of at once She answered his message immediately. Synonyms at once I must go at once. now Please tell him I need to talk to him now. instantly Allergic reactions can be treated instantly with antihistamines. straight away directly He'll be there directly. promptly She lay down and promptly fell asleep. right now right away I want to see you right away. there and then speedily without delay without hesitation instantaneously Airbags inflate instantaneously on impact. forthwith I could have you arrested forthwith! pronto (informal) unhesitatingly this instant on the nail She insisted her lodgers pay her every Friday, on the nail. this very minute posthaste The pilot decided to return to Farnborough post haste. tout de suite (French) before you could say Jack Robinson (informal) 2 (adverb) in the sense of directly Who is immediately responsible for this misery? Synonyms directly Directly after the meeting, an official appealed on television. closely at first hand I heard all about it first-hand. 3 (adverb) in the sense of exactly I was sitting immediately behind the driver. Synonyms exactly He arrived at exactly five o'clock. just Kiwi fruit are just the thing for a healthy snack. right She'll be right down. closely nearly directly squarely I aimed the camera squarely at his face. Additional synonyms in the sense of at first hand Definition directly I heard all about it first-hand. Synonyms directly, personally, immediately, face-to-face, straight from the horse's mouth in the sense of forthwith Definition at once I could have you arrested forthwith! Synonyms immediately, directly, instantly, at once, right away, straightaway, without delay, tout de suite, quickly in the sense of instantaneously Airbags inflate instantaneously on impact. Synonyms immediately, instantly, at once, straight away, promptly, on the spot, forthwith, in the same breath, then and there, pronto (informal), in the twinkling of an eye (informal), on the instant, in a fraction of a second, posthaste, quick as lightning, in the bat of an eye (informal) Synonyms of 'immediately' immediately Explore 'immediately' in the dictionary
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