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title: immediately — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «immediately» in the school dictionary: Immediately means at once, right now, without waiting. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# immediately

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**Who acts:** you, Wash, shop, He, lunch, Eagle · **What happens:** mean, wait, leave, come, tell, hurt · **To what, where:** building, adult, someone, Kite · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«immediately» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 8 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [immediately in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/immediately.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Immediately means at once, right now, without waiting.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:immediately:m1:1
# text = Immediately means at once, right now, without waiting.
1	Immediately	immediately	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	at	at	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	right	right	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	without	without	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
10	waiting	wait	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  | now | immediately *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **wait** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Immediately means directly next to, with nothing in between: «immediately behind the school».

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:immediately:m2:1
# text = Immediately means directly next to, with nothing in between: «immediately behind the school».
1	Immediately	immediately	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	directly	directly	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	next	next	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	4	fixed	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	2	parataxis	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	ExtPos=ADP	16	case	_	_
10	between	between	ADP	IN	_	9	fixed	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
12	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	immediately	immediately	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
14	behind	behind	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  | immediately, next *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Leave the building immediately when the fire alarm rings.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:immediately:x1:1
# text = Leave the building immediately when the fire alarm rings.
1	Leave	leave	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	building	building	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	immediately	immediately	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
5	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	9	advmod	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
7	fire	fire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	alarm	alarm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	rings	ring	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **leave** | imperative | you *not said here* | the building |  |  |  | the alarm rings *obl*; immediately *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent building=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Come here immediately!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:immediately:x2:1
# text = Come here immediately!
1	Come	come	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	here	here	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	1	advmod	_	_
3	immediately	immediately	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  | here |  | immediately *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Tell an adult immediately if someone is hurt.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:immediately:x3:1
# text = Tell an adult immediately if someone is hurt.
1	Tell	tell	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	adult	adult	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	immediately	immediately	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
5	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
6	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	hurt	hurt	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* |  | a adult |  |  | immediately *property* | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent adult=Recipient |
| 2 | **hurt** *a condition, not said to happen* | present · passive |  | someone |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-2 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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Wash cuts immediately with clean water.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:immediately:x4:1
# text = Wash cuts immediately with clean water.
1	Wash	wash	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	cuts	cut	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	immediately	immediately	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	clean	clean	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cut** | present | Wash |  |  |  |  | with clean water; immediately *property* | vn cut-21.1-1 «NP V PP PP»: agent=Agent with water=Instrument |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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The shop is immediately next to the bank.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:immediately:x5:1
# text = The shop is immediately next to the bank.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	shop	shop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
4	immediately	immediately	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	next	next	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	bank	bank	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the shop |  |  |  |  | to the bank; next *property* | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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He fell asleep immediately.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:immediately:x6:1
# text = He fell asleep immediately.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	fell	fall	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	asleep	asleep	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
4	immediately	immediately	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fall** | past | He |  |  |  |  | asleep, immediately *property* | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

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Immediately after lunch we went outside.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:immediately:x7:1
# text = Immediately after lunch we went outside.
1	Immediately	immediately	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
2	after	after	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	lunch	lunch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	outside	outside	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | past | lunch |  |  |  |  | outside *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 8 {#x8}

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The Eagle accepted the Kite immediately.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:immediately:x8:1
# text = The Eagle accepted the Kite immediately.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Eagle	Eagle	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	accepted	accept	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	Kite	kite	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	immediately	immediately	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **accept** | past | the Eagle | the Kite |  |  |  | immediately *property* | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent kite=Theme |

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