Immediately vs Suddenly

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Immediately

Top 1000 (très courant) A2 adverb

Suddenly

Top 1000 (très courant) A2 adverb

	Immediately	Suddenly
Prononciation	🇬🇧 /["/ɪˈmiːdiətli/"]/ 🇺🇸 /["/ɪˈmiːdiətli/"]/	🇬🇧 /["/ˈsʌdənli/"]/ 🇺🇸 /["/ˈsʌdənli/"]/
Sens	tout de suite, sans attendre right away, without waiting	Happening quickly and without warning
Exemple	He answered the question immediately after it was asked.	I **suddenly realized** what I had to do.
Registre	Neutre	Neutre
Fréquence	Top 1000 (très courant)	Top 1000 (très courant)
Niveau CEFR	A2	A2
Nature grammaticale	adverb	adverb
Collocations	respond immediately, act immediately, notify immediately	suddenly appear, suddenly realize, suddenly stop, suddenly change
Antonymes	eventually, later	gradually, slowly
Erreurs fréquentes	Using 'immediate' instead of 'immediately'., Confusing with 'eventually', which means later., Incorrectly placing 'immediately' at the end of a sentence.	Using 'suddenly' with the wrong tense (e.g., 'sudden' for past actions)., Confusing 'suddenly' with 'sudden', forgetting it needs to modify verbs., Using 'suddenly' too often, making writing sound repetitive.
Notes d'usage	Utilise 'immédiatement' pour souligner l'urgence ou la promptitude. C'est approprié dans les contextes parlés et écrits, mais évite-le dans des contextes très informels. Use 'immediately' to emphasize urgency or promptness. It's appropriate in both spoken and written English, but avoid in very casual contexts.	Use 'suddenly' to describe an unexpected change or event. Commonly used in storytelling or descriptions of surprising moments. Avoid in very formal contexts.

Vois-le dans de vrais extraits

Band Of Brothers › S1 E1

...and repeat all 12 miles of the march immediately.

Now, if the killer began running immediately...

Breaking Bad › S1 E7

I need to talk to you immediately.

Band Of Brothers › S1 E1

...and repeat all 12 miles of the march immediately.

Now, if the killer began running immediately...

Immediately

Suddenly we knew that harnessing gravity was real.

Suddenly

Questions fréquentes : Immediately vs Suddenly

Quelle est la différence entre Immediately et Suddenly ?

Immediately: right away, without waiting Suddenly: Happening quickly and without warning

Immediately et Suddenly sont-ils au même niveau CEFR ?

Immediately: A2, Suddenly: A2 sur l'échelle CEFR.

Quelle est la nature grammaticale de Immediately et Suddenly ?

Immediately: adverb, Suddenly: adverb.

Peux-tu montrer un exemple de chacun ?

Immediately: He answered the question immediately after it was asked. Suddenly: I **suddenly realized** what I had to do.

Puis-je utiliser Immediately et Suddenly de façon interchangeable ?

Pas toujours. Immediately et Suddenly sont proches et se recoupent parfois, mais elles diffèrent par le registre, la fréquence et l'usage, donc remplacer l'une par l'autre peut changer le sens ou le ton. Regarde les différences ci-dessus avant de substituer.