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Meaning of 'immediately'
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. [ adv.]- 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]
[ r]Meaning (1):
- without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
- 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
- near or close by
Example in sentence:
- he passed immediately behind her
Meaning (3):
- bearing an immediate relation
- bearing an immediate relation
Example in sentence:
- this immediately concerns your future
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