forthwith

English

Etymology

Early 14th century, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle English forthwith, short for forthwithal, forthwithall (“immediately, at once, forthwith”). More at forthwithal.

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ɪð
• Rhymes: -ɪθ
• IPA^(key): /fɔɹθˈwɪθ/

Adverb

forthwith (not comparable)

1. immediately; without delay
   • 1885 — Gilbert & Sullivan, The Mikado

     So he decreed, in words succinct,
     That all who flirted, leered or winked
     (Unless connubially linked),
     Should forthwith be beheaded.

Synonyms

• (without delay): immediately, straightaway

Translations

immediately

• Bulgarian: веднага (bg) (vednaga), незабавно (bg) (nezabavno)
• French: aussitôt (fr), séance tenante (fr)
• German: sofort (de), unverzüglich (de)
• Greek:

  Ancient: παραχρῆμα (parakhrêma)

• Hungarian: azonnal (hu), nyomban (hu), azon nyomban (hu), haladéktalanul (hu), rögtön (hu)
• Italian: immediatamente (it), tempestivamente (it), su due piedi (it), all'istante
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Maori: tangetange
• Portuguese: imediatamente (pt)
• Russian: неме́дленно (ru) (nemédlenno)
• Spanish: inmediatamente (es)
• Swedish: omedelbart (sv), genast (sv), med en gång (sv)