Definitions for IMMEDIATELY
ɪˈmi di ɪt liim·me·di·ate·ly

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.5 / 2 votes

1. 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!"

2. immediatelyadverb

   near or close by

   "he passed immediately behind her"

3. immediatelyadverb

   bearing an immediate relation

   "this immediately concerns your future"

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. immediatelyadverb

   In an immediate manner; instantly or without delay.

   I hope we can begin immediately.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Immediatelyadverb

   Etymology: from immediate.

   1. Without the intervention of any other cause or event.

   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.

   2. Instantly; at the time present; without delay.

   Her father hath commanded her to slip
   Away with Slender, and with him at Eaton
   Immediately to marry. William Shakespeare, Merry Wives of Windsor.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. immediately

   In legal usage, "immediately" forms several compounds based on its conventional definitions.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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 DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Immediatelyadverb

   in an immediate manner; without intervention of any other person or thing; proximately; directly; -- opposed to mediately; as, immediately contiguous

2. Immediatelyadverb

   without interval of time; without delay; promptly; instantly; at once

3. Immediatelyadverb

   as soon as. Cf. Directly, 8, Note

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'IMMEDIATELY' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #961

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'IMMEDIATELY' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1565

3. Adverbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'IMMEDIATELY' in Adverbs Frequency: #100

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How to pronounce IMMEDIATELY?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

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   Mia

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   Karen

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How to say IMMEDIATELY in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of IMMEDIATELY in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of IMMEDIATELY in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of IMMEDIATELY in a Sentence

1. Robert Delgado:

   We immediately ran downstairs, went to the backyard, pulled out the hoses, there were flames and embers flying over those bushes at the back of our house and over our house.

2. New York:

   If you are in a building and you hear creaks, or you hear groans, please contact the authorities immediately and get out of the building.

3. Roger Marshall:

   Tracy Stone-Manning lied to the committee about her involvement with ecoterrorists. She also appears to have violated Senate ethics rules and possibly broke federal law by accepting a questionable $100,000 loan, president Biden should immediately withdraw her nomination and put forth a nominee without a history of financial conflicts and ecoterrorism allegations.

4. Homeland Security Committee:

   While the Colonial Pipeline attack shows there is much more work to be done to protect the nation's pipelines and other critical infrastructure from cyber attacks, this TSA security directive is a major step in the right direction towards ensuring that pipeline operators are taking cybersecurity seriously and reporting any incidents immediately.

5. Illinois State Police:

   These changes will immediately allow ISP to see a fuller picture of an applicant’s history and keep the people of Illinois safe from those who should not be in possession of firearms.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=IMMEDIATELY
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Immediately
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=IMMEDIATELY
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immediately
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/IMMEDIATELY
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=IMMEDIATELY