[
US
/ˌɪˈmiˌdiətɫi/
]
[ UK /ɪmˈiːdɪətli/ ]
[ UK /ɪmˈiːdɪətli/ ]
ADVERB
-
near or close by
he passed immediately behind her -
bearing an immediate relation
this immediately concerns your future -
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
an official accused of dishonesty should be suspended forthwith
Come here now!
he answered immediately
found an answer straightaway
How To Use immediately In A Sentence
- Some spring from immediately below the earth, and may more properly be termed suckers; the others grow on the visible part of the stem or caudex, often close to the oldest leaves; these should be cut off with a sharp knife, in early summer, and if they have a little of the parent bark attached to them all the better. Hardy Perennials and Old Fashioned Flowers Describing the Most Desirable Plants, for Borders, Rockeries, and Shrubberies.
- He comes from nowhere to win this contest and immediately is able to grasp a lot of the intricacies of the moviemaking process.
- I still see Mr. Berman's portable shtender in the shul and I have to smile because I immediately see his warm gentle smile and think about how fortunate I was to have met your father.
- Immediately above the anterior perforated substance, the pear-shaped head of the caudate nucleus is confluent with the putamen of the lentiform nucleus.
- Upon warily entering a cafe you're immediately barked at for your order.
- The present crisis is analogous with the situation immediately before the war.
- York were immediately on the back foot but repelled a series of short corners and managed to engineer a breakaway attack.
- Promotion will mean that I'm immediately above him in rank.
- I immediately fell into a dead sleep.
- You can then pay bills immediately, using a separate chequebook, even if it means that you slip into the red.