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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

immediately
    adv 1: without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening;
           "he answered immediately"; "found an answer
           straightaway"; "an official accused of dishonesty should
           be suspended forthwith"; "Come here now!" [syn:
           immediately, instantly, straightaway, straight
           off, directly, now, right away, at once,
           forthwith, like a shot]
    2: near or close by; "he passed immediately behind her"
    3: bearing an immediate relation; "this immediately concerns
       your future"

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Immediately \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.
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            God's acceptance of it either immediately by
            himself, or mediately by the hands of the bishop.
                                                  --South.
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   2. Without interval of time; without delay; promptly;
      instantly; at once.
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            And Jesus . . . touched him, saying, I will; be thou
            clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.
                                                  --Matt. viii.
                                                  3.
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   3. As soon as. Cf. Directly, 8, Note.

   Syn: Directly; instantly; quickly; forthwith; straightway;
        presently. See Directly.
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Thesaurus Results for immediately:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

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