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Webster 1913 Edition

Immediately

Im-me′di-ate-ly

,
adv.
1.
In an immediate manner; without intervention of any other person or thing; proximately; directly; – opposed to
mediately
;
as,
immediately
contiguous
.
God’s acceptance of it either
immediately
by himself, or mediately by the hands of the bishop.
South.
2.
Without interval of time; without delay; promptly; instantly; at once.
And Jesus . . . touched him, saying, I will; be thou clean. And
immediately
his leprosy was cleansed.
Matt. viii. 3.
Syn. – Directly; instantly; quickly; forthwith; straightway; presently. See
Directly
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Immediately

IMME'DIATELY

,
adv.
Without the intervention of any other cause or event; opposed to mediately.
The transfer, whether accepted immediately by himself, or mediately by his agent, vests in him the property.
1.
Instantly; at the present time; without delay, or the intervention of time.
And Jesus put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will, be thou clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed. Matt.8.

Definition 2024

immediately

immediately

English

Adverb

immediately ‎(not comparable)

  1. In an immediate manner; instantly or without delay.
    I hope we can begin immediately.
    • 2011 November 12, “International friendly: England 1-0 Spain”, in BBC Sport:
      Spain failed to move through the gears despite exerting control for lengthy spells and a measure of perspective must be applied immediately to the outcome.

Synonyms

  • See also Wikisaurus:quickly

Translations

Conjunction

immediately

  1. Indicates that the dependent clause describes something that occurs immediately after the independent clause's referent does.

Synonyms

Etymology

From immediate +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɪˈmiːdi.ətli/
  • Hyphenation: im‧me‧di‧ate‧ly

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