French word

aussitôt

Pronunciation

IPA/osito/

Meaning

  • adverbright away

Example

Je reviendrai aussitôt.

I will come back right away.

Illustration for aussitôt (right away)

More examples

Aussitôt après son arrivée, il a téléphoné.

Immediately after his arrival, he telephoned.

Core concept

One event ends, and the next movement follows without a pause.

Common phrases

  • aussitôt après

    immediately after

  • aussitôt dit, aussitôt fait

    no sooner said than done

  • partir aussitôt

    leave immediately

Similar words

tout de suite: The action is carried out at once, without waiting.
immédiatement: The action is taken immediately, leaving no time for delay.
sur-le-champ: The action is carried out right there and then.

Definition in French

Indique qu'une action a lieu immédiatement après un événement, souvent employé dans la tournure « aussitôt que + proposition ».

Word origin

The adverb aussitôt comes from the one-word form of aussi tost, with Old French tost meaning "soon" or "promptly".

Usage tips

  • The sequence form is aussitôt que + a clause, as in aussitôt qu'il arrive, not a direct English-style infinitive.

Opposites

  • tardlateadverb
  • plus tardlateradverb

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