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  • 1Immediately — 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. [1913 Webster] God s acceptance of it either immediately by himself, or …

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  • 2immediately — has been used informally since the early 19c, especially in BrE, as a conjunction equivalent to immediately after: • I starting writing ‘Jill’ immediately I left Oxford Philip Larkin, 1983 • Immediately I heard the front door I switched off his… …

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  • 3Immediately Dangerous to Life and Health — (IDLH or NIOSH IDLH) is a limit for personal exposure to a substance defined by the United States National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), normally expressed in parts per million (ppm). This concentration is considered to be …

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  • 4immediately — index forthwith, instantly Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 immediately …

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  • 5immediately — [i mē′dē itlē] adv. in an immediate manner; specif., a) without intervening agency or cause; directly b) without delay; at once; instantly conj. Chiefly Brit. at the very moment that; as soon as [return immediately you are done] …

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  • 6immediately — (adv.) without intervening time or space, early 15c., from IMMEDIATE (Cf. immediate) + LY (Cf. ly) (2) …

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  • 7immediately — [adv] at once, right away anon, at short notice, away, directly, double time*, forthwith, hereupon, in a flash*, in a jiffy*, in a New York minute*, in nothing flat*, instantaneously, instanter, instantly, like now*, now, now or never*, on the… …

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  • 8immediately due at the option of the holder — Immediately due upon or after the holder s election to exercise the option. Damet v Aetna Life Ins. Co. 71 Okla 122, 179 P 760, 5 ALR 434 …

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  • 9immediately — ► ADVERB 1) at once. 2) very close in time, space, or relationship. ► CONJUNCTION chiefly Brit. ▪ as soon as …

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  • 10immediately */*/*/ — UK [ɪˈmiːdɪətlɪ] / US [ɪˈmɪdɪətlɪ] adverb, conjunction Summary: 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… …

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