English Dictionary
Definition immediately in British English
immediately
adverb, conjunction
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adverb, conjunction
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
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.
It was immediately apparent that something unpleasant had happened.
She was with Roosevelt immediately before his death.
with no one or nothing between
