No. 772 in French
immédiatement
Immediately.
In a sentence
Il a répondu immédiatement à la question.
He answered the question immediately.
In this sentence, 'immédiatement' is used as an adverb to describe the promptness of the action of answering.
Après l'alerte, nous avons évacué immédiatement le bâtiment.
After the alert, we immediately evacuated the building.
Here, 'immédiatement' emphasizes the urgency and immediacy of the evacuation action.
Immédiatement après son départ, il a commencé à pleuvoir.
Immediately after he left, it started raining.
In this example, 'immédiatement' is used to indicate the closeness in time between two events.
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