immediately
/ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli/ih-MEE-dee-uht-lee
/ˌɪˈmiˌdiətli/ih-MEE-dee-uht-lee
Meaningwith nothing in between
Common meaning: at once, without delay
- imin, into
- medimiddleLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1122 · scan
- ateverb or adjective ending: to make, having
- lyadverb ending: in a way
‘in, into’ + ‘middle’ → immediately
Journey through time
- Latinmedius‘middle’
- Frenchimmediat
- Englishimmediate‘at once’
- Englishformed in English from immediateimmediately‘at once, without delay’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Formed in English from immediate + -ly.
Dictionary: Skeat (1898), IMMEDIATE, p.282 · scan
Roots
- medius Latin “middle”
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