transcription, транскрипция: [ ɪmi:diətli ]
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