Immediately vs Suddenly

Quando usare ciascuno in inglese, con significato, registro ed esempi.

Immediately

Top 1000 (molto comune) A2 adverb

Suddenly

Top 1000 (molto comune) A2 adverb

	Immediately	Suddenly
Pronuncia	🇬🇧 /["/ɪˈmiːdiətli/"]/ 🇺🇸 /["/ɪˈmiːdiətli/"]/	🇬🇧 /["/ˈsʌdənli/"]/ 🇺🇸 /["/ˈsʌdənli/"]/
Significato	subito, senza aspettare right away, without waiting	Happening quickly and without warning
Esempio	He answered the question immediately after it was asked.	I **suddenly realized** what I had to do.
Registro	Neutro	Neutro
Quanto è comune	Top 1000 (molto comune)	Top 1000 (molto comune)
Livello CEFR	A2	A2
Categoria grammaticale	adverb	adverb
Collocazioni	respond immediately, act immediately, notify immediately	suddenly appear, suddenly realize, suddenly stop, suddenly change
Contrari	eventually, later	gradually, slowly
Errori comuni	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.
Note d'uso	Usa 'subito' per sottolineare l'urgenza o la prontezza. È appropriato sia nella lingua parlata che scritta, ma evitalo in contesti molto informali. 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.

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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

Domande frequenti: Immediately vs Suddenly

Qual è la differenza tra Immediately e Suddenly?

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

Immediately e Suddenly sono allo stesso livello CEFR?

Immediately: A2, Suddenly: A2 sulla scala CEFR.

Che categoria grammaticale sono Immediately e Suddenly?

Immediately: adverb, Suddenly: adverb.

Puoi mostrare un esempio di ciascuna?

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

Posso usare Immediately e Suddenly in modo intercambiabile?

Non sempre. Immediately e Suddenly sono affini e a volte si sovrappongono, ma differiscono per registro, frequenza e uso, quindi scambiarle può cambiare il significato o il tono. Controlla le differenze qui sopra prima di sostituire.