sogleich

/zoˈɡlaɪ̯ç/

adverb C1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adv Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Meaning

  1. at once, immediately

    Built from so + gleich; more formal/literary than plain gleich or sofort.

Similar words

schleunigst

schleunigst and sogleich are close synonyms for "immediately"; schleunigst is more urgent or emphatic.

Similar in other languages

French

aussitôt

aussitôt is the French word for the same thing — both mean "at once, immediately."

Practice

1 What does sogleich mean?

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Synonyms

  • sofort
  • gleich
adverb

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