immediately
gb/ɪmˈidiɪtli/ us/ɪmˈidiɪtli/
A2
Kiingereza
~ 1100
azonnal, közvetlenül
A2
1
azonnal
A2
Muundo wa matumizi:
to do [something] immediately
She answered the phone immediately.
Azonnal felvette a telefont.
The police arrived immediately after the call.
A rendőrség a hívás után azonnal megérkezett.
Please reply to my email immediately.
He left the room immediately when he heard the news.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
I will call you immediately.
Azonnal felhívlak.
Please come here immediately.
Kérlek, gyere ide azonnal.
He left immediately after lunch.
She answered immediately.
Kosa la kawaida:
Learners sometimes confuse 'immediately' with 'soon', but 'immediately' means no delay, while 'soon' means after a short time.
Maana
Without any delay
Miunganiko ya maneno
respond immediately
|leave immediately
|call immediately
|take action immediately
Visawe
instantly (Often interchangeable, but 'instantly' can emphasize speed more strongly.)
|
promptly (Slightly more formal, often used in business or official contexts.)
Vinyume
later (Indicates doing something after a delay instead of right away.)
|
eventually (Implies that something will happen after some time, not immediately.)
Mada
daily life
|time
|work
|core_vocabulary
Ufafanuzi
Right away; without waiting.
At once; without any lapse of time between actions or events.
B1
2
közvetlenül
B1
Muundo wa matumizi:
[something] is immediately [next to/after/before] [something]
The hotel is immediately next to the beach.
A szálloda közvetlenül a strand mellett van.
Her office is immediately above mine.
Az irodája közvetlenül az enyém fölött van.
The event happened immediately before the ceremony.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
My house is immediately next to the park.
A házam közvetlenül a park mellett van.
The shop is immediately behind the bus stop.
Az üzlet közvetlenül a buszmegálló mögött van.
He sat immediately beside her.
Kosa la kawaida:
Learners sometimes replace 'immediately' with 'near', but 'immediately' means directly next to without anything in between.
Maana
Very close in space or relation
Miunganiko ya maneno
immediately next to
|immediately behind
|immediately before
Visawe
directly (Often interchangeable when referring to closeness in space or sequence.)
Vinyume
distantly (Indicates being far away in space or connection.)
Mada
space
|time
|core_vocabulary
Ufafanuzi
Right next to or directly connected to something.
Very near in position, time, or direct connection.
Sarufi
Umbo la kamusi
immediately
IPA
GB/ɪmˈidiɪtli/
US/ɪmˈidiɪtli/
Silabi na mkazo
im - me - di - ately (silabi 4)
Stress on 2nd syllable (me)
Maumbo ya neno
Noun
- Base: immediately
- Plural: immediatelies
Familia ya neno
Semi
immediately after
1/ɪmˈidiɪtli ˈæftɚ/
fixed phrase
Directly following something
Happening right after another event with no delay.
Mifano
- We went for dinner immediately after the movie.
- She called me immediately after she arrived.
immediately before
1/ɪmˈidiɪtli bɪfˈɔɹ/
fixed phrase
Directly preceding something
Happening right before another event with no delay.
Mifano
- He left immediately before the meeting started.
- I saw her immediately before she got on the train.