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promptly adverb 1. immediately, instantly, swiftly, directly, quickly, at once, speedily, by return, pronto (informal), unhesitatingly, hotfoot, pdq (slang), posthaste She lay down and promptly fell asleep. 2. punctually, on time, spot on (informal), bang on (informal), on the dot, on the button (U.S.), on the nail We left the hotel promptly at seven. Translations promptly [ˈprɒmptlɪ] ADV (= immediately) → inmediatamente; (= fast) [pay, deliver, reply] → rápidamente, con prontitud; (= punctually) [start, arrive] → en punto, puntualmente they left promptly at six → partieron a las seis en punto he flopped onto the sofa and promptly fell asleep → se dejó caer en el sofá y se durmió inmediatamente promptly [ˈprɒmptli] adv (= quickly) [treat, act, answer] → rapidement (= immediately) → promptement promptly adv → prompt; of course he promptly forgot it all → er hat natürlich prompt alles vergessen; they left promptly at 6 → sie gingen pünktlich um 6 Uhr or Punkt 6 Uhr; when you receive orders you must obey them promptly → wenn Sie Anweisungen erhalten, müssen Sie sie auf der Stelle befolgen; she sat down and promptly fell asleep → sie setzte sich hin und schlief auf der Stelle or prompt ein (= without further ado) she promptly gave him a left hook → sie versetzte ihm unverzüglich einen linken Haken promptly [ˈprɒmptlɪ] adv (speedily) → prontamente; (punctually) → puntualmente promptly [ˈprɒmptlɪ] adv (speedily) → prontamente; (punctually) → puntualmente How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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And the professor had promptly appeared to argue the matter out. He promptly sent for the Adversary of Souls and demanded his freedom, explaining that he was entirely orthodox, and had always led a pious and holy life. The professors assist them in the saving of their time by being promptly in their little boxed-up pulpits when the hours strike, and as promptly out again when the hour finishes. |
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