/enseˈɣiða/
Translation
right away, straight away
Word origin
A fusion of the phrase en seguida ('in what follows'), from seguir ('to follow'), from Latin sequi ('to follow'). The same root gives English sequence and consecutive.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- sequi
- English cognates
- sequence, consecutive, sequel
Examples
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I am coming right away, wait a moment.
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I will bring you the bill right away.
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I noticed the mistake straight away.
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The parcel will arrive shortly, according to the driver.
Llámame .
Call me and I will come straight down to the front door.
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