immediately

adverb, conjunction

UK /ɪˈmiːdiətli/

Immediately can be used in the following ways:

as an adverb (with a verb): I immediately recognized his voice. (followed by a preposition or another adverb): She’s the woman who was standing immediately next to me.Our team scored another goal almost immediately afterwards. (followed by an adjective): It was immediately obvious that there was some kind of problem.

as a conjunction (connecting two clauses) in British English: I’ll phone you immediately I hear any news.

1
without delay
1. 1a
  very quickly and without delay
  She decided to leave immediately.
  I did not immediately realize how serious the situation was.
  It was immediately apparent that something unpleasant had happened.
  Synonyms and related words
  Happening or done quickly, suddenly or immediately
  suddenly
  immediately
  at once
2. 1b
  Britishused for showing that something happens just after something else, with no pause or delay
  Immediately he saw her, he fell in love with her.
  The press will be informed immediately the election result is known.
  Synonyms and related words
  After another event or time
  after
  following
  since
2
just before or just after an event
She was with Roosevelt immediately before his death.
immediately upon (=just after):
He joined the army immediately upon leaving school.
3
with no one or nothing between
We could hear noises coming from the room immediately below us.
Jenny’s parents were sitting immediately in front of us.
4
most directly
those officers who had been immediately involved in the investigation
the areas immediately affected by the storms

View the pronunciation for immediately.

单词	immediately
释义	immediately adverb, conjunction UK /ɪˈmiːdiətli/ DEFINITIONS4 Immediately can be used in the following ways: as an adverb (with a verb): I immediately recognized his voice. (followed by a preposition or another adverb): She’s the woman who was standing immediately next to me.Our team scored another goal almost immediately afterwards. (followed by an adjective): It was immediately obvious that there was some kind of problem. as a conjunction (connecting two clauses) in British English: I’ll phone you immediately I hear any news. 1 without delay 1a very quickly and without delay She decided to leave immediately. I did not immediately realize how serious the situation was. It was immediately apparent that something unpleasant had happened. Synonyms and related words Happening or done quickly, suddenly or immediately suddenly immediately at once 1b Britishused for showing that something happens just after something else, with no pause or delay Immediately he saw her, he fell in love with her. The press will be informed immediately the election result is known. Synonyms and related words After another event or time after following since 2 just before or just after an event She was with Roosevelt immediately before his death. immediately upon (=just after): He joined the army immediately upon leaving school. 3 with no one or nothing between We could hear noises coming from the room immediately below us. Jenny’s parents were sitting immediately in front of us. 4 most directly those officers who had been immediately involved in the investigation the areas immediately affected by the storms View the pronunciation for immediately. immediately adverb US /ɪˈmidiətli/ DEFINITIONS4 1 very quickly and without delay When she saw him come in, she decided to leave immediately. I did not immediately realize how serious the situation was. It was immediately apparent that something bad had happened. Synonyms and related words Happening or done quickly, suddenly or immediately suddenly at once straight away 2 most directly those officers who had been immediately involved in the investigation the areas immediately affected by the storms Synonyms and related words Ways of describing involvement and directness directly first-hand vicarious 3 with no one or nothing between We could hear noises coming from the room immediately below us. Jenny’s parents were sitting immediately in front of us. Synonyms and related words Next to, near to and not far away next to near close 4 just before or just after an event She was with Roosevelt immediately before his death. immediately upon (=just after): He joined the army immediately upon leaving school. Synonyms and related words After another event or time after following since Synonyms and related words Before a time or event before first early View the pronunciation for immediately.
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