Princeton's WordNet(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. immediate(adj)

   of the present time and place

   "the immediate revisions"

2. contiguous, immediate(adj)

   very close or connected in space or time

   "contiguous events"; "immediate contact"; "the immediate vicinity"; "the immediate past"

3. immediate(adj)

   having no intervening medium

   "an immediate influence"

4. immediate(adj)

   immediately before or after as in a chain of cause and effect

   "the immediate result"; "the immediate cause of the trouble"

5. immediate, prompt, quick, straightaway(adj)

   performed with little or no delay

   "an immediate reply to my letter"; "a prompt reply"; "was quick to respond"; "a straightaway denial"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. immediate(Adjective)

   happening right away, instantly, with no delay

   People these days expect immediate results when they click on a link.

2. immediate(Adjective)

   Very close; direct or adjacent.

Origin: From immediat, from immediatus, from in + mediatus, past participle of medio, from medius

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Immediate(adj)

   not separated in respect to place by anything intervening; proximate; close; as, immediate contact

2. Immediate(adj)

   not deferred by an interval of time; present; instant

3. Immediate(adj)

   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

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Immediate

   im-mē′di-āt, adj. with nothing between two objects: not acting by second causes: direct: present: without delay.—n. Immē′diacy (Shak.), immediate or independent power.—adv. Immē′diātely.—ns. Immē′diāteness; Immē′diatism.

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. immediate

   In the present moment.

   Some things in life require an immediate action or response.

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British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'immediate' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1655

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'immediate' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3388

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'immediate' in Adjectives Frequency: #214

Anagrams for immediate »

1. metiamide

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of immediate in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of immediate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Sample Sentences & Example Usage

1. President Charles Rice:

   We took immediate steps.

2. Harrison Ford:

   Engine failure; immediate return.

3. Wayne W Dyer:

   Infinite patience brings immediate results.

4. Ilene Gordon:

   It would have an immediate beneficial impact.

5. Jill Zuckman:

   The harm from these actions is real and immediate.

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