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im·me·di·ate·ly
(ĭ-mē′dē-ĭt-lē)adv.
1. Without delay.
2. Without an intermediary; directly: the parties immediately involved in the suit.
conj. Chiefly British
As soon as; directly: They phoned immediately they reached home.
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immediately
(ɪˈmiːdɪətlɪ)adv
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.
conj
(subordinating) chiefly Brit at the same time as; as soon as: immediately he opened the door, there was a gust of wind.
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im•me•di•ate•ly
(ɪˈmi di ɪt li)adv.
1. without lapse of time; at once.
2. with no object or space intervening.
3. closely: immediately in the vicinity.
4. without intervening medium or agent.
conj. 5. the moment that; as soon as.
[1375–1425]
syn: immediately, instantly, directly, presently were once close synonyms, all denoting complete absence of delay or any lapse of time. immediately and instantly still almost always have that sense and usu. mean at once: He got up immediately. She responded instantly to the request. directly is usu. equivalent to soon, in a little while rather than at once: You go ahead, we'll join you directly. presently changes sense according to the tense of the verb with which it is used. With a present tense verb it usu. means now, at the present time: The author presently lives in San Francisco. She is presently working on a new novel. In some contexts, esp. those involving a contrast between the present and the near future, presently can mean soon or in a little while: She is at the office now but will be home presently.
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immediately
If something happens immediately, it happens without delay.
We have to leave immediately. It's very urgent.
Rishi read the letter, and immediately started to cry.
If something happens immediately after something else, it happens as soon as the other thing is finished.
He had to go out immediately after lunch.
She left for the airport immediately after I spoke to her.
If something is immediately above something else, it is above it and very close to it. You can use immediately in a similar way with other prepositions such as under, opposite, and behind.
There is a window immediately above the door.
The man immediately behind me in the photograph is my father.
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| Adv. | 1. |  immediately - 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!" |
| 2. | immediately - near or close by; "he passed immediately behind her" | |
| 3. | immediately - bearing an immediate relation; "this immediately concerns your future" |
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immediately
adverb
1. at once, now, instantly, straight away, directly, promptly, right now, right away, there and then, speedily, without delay, without hesitation, instantaneously, forthwith, pronto (informal), unhesitatingly, this instant, on the nail, this very minute, posthaste, tout de suite (French), before you could say Jack Robinson (informal) She answered his letter immediately.
2. directly, closely, at first hand Who is immediately responsible for this misery?
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immediately
adverb1. Without delay:
2. Without intermediary:
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Translations
حالا، فَوْراحالَمافَوْراً
okamžitěhnedhned jakihned
med det sammeøjeblikkeligtomgåendestraks
hetivälittömästi
odmah
azonnal
straxum leiî og, strax og
早速
즉시
takoj
omedelbart
โดยทันที
ngay lập tức
immediately
[ɪˈmiːdɪətlɪ]A. ADV
1. (= at once) [reply, come, agree] → inmediatamente, de inmediato
do it immediately! → ¡hazlo inmediatamente!, ¡hazlo de inmediato!
the cause of the accident was not immediately apparent → la causa del accidente no se apreciaba a simple vista
there was no one immediately available → no había nadie disponible en ese momento
do it immediately! → ¡hazlo inmediatamente!, ¡hazlo de inmediato!
the cause of the accident was not immediately apparent → la causa del accidente no se apreciaba a simple vista
there was no one immediately available → no había nadie disponible en ese momento
2. (= directly) [affect, concern] → directamente
he is not immediately involved in the project → no está directamente involucrado en el proyecto
immediately above sth → justo or justamente encima de algo
immediately after/before sth → inmediatamente después de/antes de algo
immediately behind/below sth → justo or justamente detrás de/debajo de algo
he is immediately below the managing director (in rank) → trabaja a las órdenes directas del director general → el director general es su superior más inmediato
he is not immediately involved in the project → no está directamente involucrado en el proyecto
immediately above sth → justo or justamente encima de algo
immediately after/before sth → inmediatamente después de/antes de algo
immediately behind/below sth → justo or justamente detrás de/debajo de algo
he is immediately below the managing director (in rank) → trabaja a las órdenes directas del director general → el director general es su superior más inmediato
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
immediately
[ɪˈmiːdiətli] adv (= at once) → immédiatement
I'll do it immediately → Je vais le faire immédiatement.
She finished her cigarette, then lit another one immediately → Elle termina sa cigarette et immédiatement en alluma une autre.
The reasons for this may not be immediately obvious → Les raisons à cela peuvent ne pas être immédiatement apparentes.
immediately after (= straight after) → immédiatement après
immediately before (= just before) → immédiatement avant
Immediately before serving the dish, add the fresh coriander → Immédiatement avant de servir, ajoutez la coriandre fraîche.
I'll do it immediately → Je vais le faire immédiatement.
She finished her cigarette, then lit another one immediately → Elle termina sa cigarette et immédiatement en alluma une autre.
The reasons for this may not be immediately obvious → Les raisons à cela peuvent ne pas être immédiatement apparentes.
immediately after (= straight after) → immédiatement après
immediately before (= just before) → immédiatement avant
Immediately before serving the dish, add the fresh coriander → Immédiatement avant de servir, ajoutez la coriandre fraîche.
(= as soon as)
Immediately he had said it, he regretted it → Immédiatement après l'avoir dit, il le regretta .
Immediately he had said it, he regretted it → Immédiatement après l'avoir dit, il le regretta .
(= directly) immediately behind → immédiatement derrière
immediately next to → juste à côté de
immediately to our right → tout de suite sur notre droite
immediately next to → juste à côté de
immediately to our right → tout de suite sur notre droite
[threatened, affected] → immédiatement
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
immediately
adv
(= at once) → sofort, gleich; reply, return, depart → umgehend, sofort; immediately after/before that → unmittelbar danach/davor; that’s not immediately obvious → das ist nicht sofort or unmittelbar klar
conj (Brit) → sobald, sofort als …
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
immediately
[ɪˈmiːdɪətlɪ]1. adv
a. (at once, reply, come, agree) → immediatamente
b. (directly, affect, concern) → direttamente
immediately in front of sb/sth → proprio davanti a qn/qc
immediately in front of sb/sth → proprio davanti a qn/qc
2. conj → (non) appena
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
immediate
(iˈmiːdiət) adjective1. happening at once and without delay. an immediate response.
2. without anyone etc coming between. His immediate successor was Bill Jones.
3. close. our immediate surroundings.
imˈmediately adverb at once. He answered immediately.
conjunction as soon as. You may leave immediately you finish your work.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
immediately
→ فَوْراً okamžitě øjeblikkeligt unmittelbar αμέσως inmediatamente heti immédiatement odmah immediatamente 早速 즉시 onmiddellijk omgående natychmiast imediatamente немедленно omedelbart โดยทันที anında ngay lập tức 立即Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
immediately
adv inmediatamenteEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.