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Pronunciation / Transliteration: jeugsi
"그녀는 소식을 듣고 즉시 떠났다."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Immediately; without delay.
"She left straightaway after receiving the news." - 2
In a direct manner; directly.
"He went straightaway to the point of the discussion."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'straightaway' is derived from the combination of 'straight', meaning direct or without deviation, and 'away', indicating distance or direction. It emerged in the early 19th century, evolving from the phrase 'straight away', which was used to describe immediate action or direction.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Straightaway" is said worldwide
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immédiatement
Transliteration: imédiatement
"Elle est partie immédiatement après avoir reçu la nouvelle."
sofort
Transliteration: zofort
"Sie ging sofort nach dem Erhalt der Nachricht."
immediatamente
Transliteration: immediatamente
"È partita immediatamente dopo aver ricevuto la notizia."
inmediatamente
Transliteration: inmediatamente
"Ella se fue inmediatamente después de recibir la noticia."
imediatamente
Transliteration: imediatamente
"Ela saiu imediatamente após receber a notícia."
तुरंत
Transliteration: turant
"वह तुरंत समाचार सुनकर चली गई।"
立刻
Transliteration: lìkè
"她在收到消息后立刻离开。"
즉시
Transliteration: jeugsi
"그녀는 소식을 듣고 즉시 떠났다."
すぐに
Transliteration: sugu ni
"彼女はニュースを聞いてすぐに出発した。"
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