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{
"term": "immediately",
"partOfSpeech": "adverb",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "a2",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "without delay",
"cefr": "a2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "She answered almost immediately."
},
{
"text": "They **immediately began** arguing."
},
{
"text": "The point of my question may not be **immediately apparent**."
},
{
"text": "It is **immediately clear** that he is out of his depth."
},
{
"text": "Details were not **immediately available**."
},
{
"text": "Jake immediately recognized her."
},
{
"text": "The company says it will immediately start the hunt for a new CEO."
},
{
"text": "He got into bed and immediately went to sleep."
},
{
"text": "I immediately thought of him when I saw this on the news."
}
],
"synonyms": "at once",
"topics": ["Time"]
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "next to or very close to a particular place or time",
"cefr": "b2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "Turn right immediately after the church."
},
{
"text": "the land immediately adjacent to the river"
},
{
"text": "the years immediately before the war"
},
{
"text": "in the two weeks immediately prior to the exam"
},
{
"text": "Who is immediately above a colonel in rank?"
},
{
"text": "the period **immediately following** her birth"
},
{
"text": "The film takes place in the days immediately preceding the invasion."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "closely and directly",
"cefr": "b2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "Counselling is being given to those most immediately affected by the tragedy."
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ɪˈmiːdiətli/",
"audio": "im/immediately/immediately__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ɪˈmiːdiətli/",
"audio": "im/immediately/immediately__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": null
}