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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

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. Matthew 8.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adv
1: 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!" [syn: immediately, instantly, straightaway, straight off, directly, now, right away, at once, forthwith, like a shot]
2: near or close by; "he passed immediately behind her"
3: bearing an immediate relation; "this immediately concerns your future"

Merriam Webster's

I. adverb Date: 15th century 1. in direct connection or relation ; directly <the parties immediately involved in the case> <the house immediately beyond this one> 2. without interval of time ; straightway <I'll make that call immediately> II. conjunction Date: 1839 chiefly British as soon as

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. & conj. --adv. 1 without pause or delay. 2 without intermediary. --conj. as soon as.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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. 3. As soon as. Cf. Directly, 8, Note. Syn: Directly; instantly; quickly; forthwith; straightway; presently. See Directly.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. If something happens immediately, it happens without any delay. He immediately flung himself to the floor... Ingrid answered Peter's letter immediately. ADV: ADV with v 2. If something is immediately obvious, it can be seen or understood without any delay. The cause of the accident was not immediately apparent. = instantly ADV: ADV adj 3. Immediately is used to indicate that someone or something is closely and directly involved in a situation. The man immediately responsible for this misery is the province's governor... ADV: ADV adj/-ed 4. Immediately is used to emphasize that something comes next, or is next to something else. She always sits immediately behind the driver... = directly ADV: ADV prep/adj 5. If one thing happens immediately something else happens, it happens after that event, without any delay. (mainly BRIT) Immediately I've done it I feel completely disgusted with myself. CONJ

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

ad. 1. Closely, proximately. 2. Directly, without any intervention. 3. Instantly, forthwith, just now, without delay, this moment, directly, instanter.

Moby Thesaurus

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