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At that very moment.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
Examples
- He liked the house, so he made an offer on the spot.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: right away, then and there
Antonyms: none provided
Having to answer or decide without warning or preparation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
Examples
- All the sudden questions put him on the spot and he had to think quickly.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: on the stand
Antonyms: none provided
In a particular place.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
Examples
- This report comes from our man on the spot in Gaza.
- We exercised by jumping up and down on the spot.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: in place, on location, on site, on the premises, in the room
Antonyms: none provided
without delay or immediately
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- we hired her on the spot
- thought they were going to shoot us down on the spot
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
at the place in question; there
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- they were on the spot when it happened
- it had to be decided by the man on the spot
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
in a difficult situation
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- that question really put him on the spot
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
46 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Bashkir:
шунда уҡ
(şunda uq)
— at the very moment
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Chinese Mandarin:
當場 /当场
(dāngchǎng)
— at the very moment
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Dutch:
ter plekke
— at the very moment
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Finnish:
siinä paikassa
— at the very moment
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Finnish:
saman tien
— at the very moment
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French:
sur-le-champ
— at the very moment
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French:
séance tenante
— at the very moment
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Georgian:
ეგრევე
(egreve)
— at the very moment
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Georgian:
მაშინვე
(mašinve)
— at the very moment
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German:
auf der Stelle
— at the very moment
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Greek:
αυτή τη στιγμή
(aftí ti stigmí)
— at the very moment
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Ancient Greek:
παραχρῆμα
(parakhrêma)
— at the very moment
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Indonesian:
seketika
— at the very moment
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Irish:
ar an ásc sin
— at the very moment
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Irish:
ar an spota
— at the very moment
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Irish:
láithreach bonn
— at the very moment
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Italian:
subito
— at the very moment
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Italian:
immediatamente
— at the very moment
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Latin:
ilico
— at the very moment
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Latin:
illico
— at the very moment
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Latin:
praesto
— at the very moment
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Macedonian:
на лице место
(na lice mesto)
— at the very moment
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Norwegian Bokmål:
på flekken
— at the very moment
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Norwegian Nynorsk:
på flekken
— at the very moment
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Polish:
z miejsca
— at the very moment
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Portuguese:
na hora
— at the very moment
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Portuguese:
no momento
— at the very moment
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Portuguese:
ali mesmo
— at the very moment
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Russian:
неме́дленно
(nemédlenno)
— at the very moment
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Russian:
сра́зу
— at the very moment
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Russian:
ту́т же
(tút že)
— at the very moment
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Scottish Gaelic:
anns a' bhad
— at the very moment
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Scottish Gaelic:
sa bhad
— at the very moment
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Scottish Gaelic:
anns an spot
— at the very moment
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Swedish:
på fläcken
— at the very moment
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Finnish:
tiukille
— having to answer or decide without warning
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Irish:
láithreach bonn
— having to answer or decide without warning
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Irish:
ar an toirt
— having to answer or decide without warning
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Dutch:
ter plekke
— in a particular place
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Finnish:
paikalla
— in a particular place
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Finnish:
paikan päällä
— in a particular place
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French:
sur place
— in a particular place
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Greek:
επί τόπου
(epí tópou)
— in a particular place
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Italian:
sul posto
— in a particular place
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Russian:
на ме́сте
(na méste)
— in a particular place
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Serbo-Croatian:
na mjestu
— in a particular place