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immediately - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'immediately' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Immediately [ adv.]
- In an immediate manner; without intervention of any other person or thing; proximately; directly; -- opposed to mediately; as, immediately contiguous.
- Without interval of time; without delay; promptly; instantly; at once.
- As soon as. Cf. Directly, 8, Note.

Meaning of 'immediately' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . immediately [ r]
Meaning (1):
- without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
Example in sentence:
  • an official accused of dishonesty should be suspended forthwith;
  • Come here now!;
  • found an answer straightaway;
  • he answered immediately
Meaning (2):
- near or close by
Example in sentence:
  • he passed immediately behind her
Meaning (3):
- bearing an immediate relation
Example in sentence:
  • this immediately concerns your future