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1. (adj.) immediate
occurring or accomplished without delay; instant:
an immediate reply.
2. immediate
following or preceding without a lapse of time.
3. immediate
having no object or space intervening:
in the immediate vicinity.
4. immediate
of or pertaining to the present time:
our immediate plans.
5. immediate
without intervening medium or agent; direct:
an immediate cause.
6. immediate
having a direct bearing:
immediate considerations.
7. immediate
very close in relationship:
my immediate family.
Etymology: (1525–35; < ML immediātus. See im -2, mediate (adj.))
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| Definition of 'immediate' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) immediate
of the present time and place
"the immediate revisions"
2. (adj) contiguous, immediate
very close or connected in space or time
"contiguous events"; "immediate contact"; "the immediate vicinity"; "the immediate past"
3. (adj) immediate
having no intervening medium
"an immediate influence"
4. (adj) immediate
immediately before or after as in a chain of cause and effect
"the immediate result"; "the immediate cause of the trouble"
5. (adj) immediate, prompt, quick, straightaway
performed with little or no delay
"an immediate reply to my letter"; "a prompt reply"; "was quick to respond"; "a straightaway denial"
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1. (adjective) immediate
without delay
an immediate response
2. immediate
happening or existing now, or very near in time
the immediate future; There is no immediate danger of flooding.
3. immediate
very near to where you are
There are two ponds in the immediate area.
4. immediate
having a very close relationship to you
your immediate family
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) immediate
not separated in respect to place by anything intervening; proximate; close; as, immediate contact
2. (adj) immediate
not deferred by an interval of time; present; instant
3. (adj) immediate
acting with nothing interposed or between, or without the intervention of another object as a cause, means, or agency; acting, perceived, or produced, directly; as, an immediate cause
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Sense: happening at once and without delay
an immediate response.
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 Afrikaans: onmiddellik |
 Arabic: فَوْري |
 Bulgarian: непосредствен |
 Brazilian: imediato |
 Czech: okamžitý |
 German: unverzüglich |
 Danish: øjeblikkelig; omgående |
 Greek: άμεσος, γρήγορος |
 Spanish: inmediato |
 Estonian: kohene |
 Farsi: بلافاصله |
 Finnish: välitön |
 French: immédiat |
 Hebrew: מִייָדִי |
 Hindi: तत्काल |
 Croatian: neodgođen |
 Hungarian: azonnali |
 Indonesian: seketika |
 Icelandic: tafarlaus |
 Italian: immediato |
 Japanese: 即時の |
 Korean: 즉시 |
 Lithuanian: nedelsiamas, skubus |
 Latvian: tūlītējs; neatliekams |
 Malay: segera |
 Dutch: onmiddellijk |
 Norwegian: øyeblikkelig, omgående |
 Polish: natychmiastowy |
 Persian: بلافاصله |
 Pashto: ژر، به پيړه، نژدې، مستقيم |
 Portuguese: imediato |
 Romanian: imediat |
 Russian: немедленный |
 Slovak: okamžitý |
 Slovenian: takojšen |
 Serbian: hitan |
 Swedish: omedelbar |
 Thai: ทันทีทันใด |
 Turkish: ivedi, acil |
 Taiwanese: 立即的 |
 Ukrainian: негайний, невідкладний |
 Urdu: فورا، بلا تاخیر |
 Vietnamese: ngay lập tức |
 Chinese: 立即的 |
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