What does immediate mean?

Definitions for immediate
ɪˈmi di ɪtim·me·di·ate

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. immediateadjective

    of the present time and place

    "the immediate revisions"

  2. contiguous, immediateadjective

    very close or connected in space or time

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

  3. immediateadjective

    having no intervening medium

    "an immediate influence"

  4. immediateadjective

    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, straightawayadjective

    performed with little or no delay

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

Wiktionary

  1. immediateadjective

    happening right away, instantly, with no delay

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

  2. immediateadjective

    Very close; direct or adjacent.

  3. Etymology: From immediat, from immediatus, from in + mediatus, past participle of medio, from medius

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Immediateadjective

    Etymology: immediat, French; in and medius, Latin.

    Moses mentions the immediate causes, the rains and the waters; and St. Peter mentions the more remote and fundamental causes, that constitution of the heavens. Burnet.

    It is much to be ascribed to the immediate will of God, who giveth and taketh away beauty at his pleasure. George Abbot.

    Immediate are my needs, and my relief
    Must not be tost and turn'd to me in words,
    But find supply immediate. William Shakespeare, Timon.

    Death denounc'd that day,
    Which he presumes already vain, and void,
    Because not yet inflicted, as he fear'd,
    By some immediate stroke. John Milton, Paradise Lost.

    But she, howe'er of vict'ry sure,
    Contemns the wreath too long delay'd;
    And arm'd with more immediate pow'r,
    Calls cruel silence to her aid. Matthew Prior.

ChatGPT

  1. immediate

    Immediate generally refers to something happening or done without any delay, instantaneously, or in the present time. It can also refer to something being of close relevance or importance to the matter at hand.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Immediateadjective

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

  2. Immediateadjective

    not deferred by an interval of time; present; instant

  3. Immediateadjective

    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

  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.

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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

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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

Examples of immediate in a Sentence

  1. Robert Leahy:

    I believe there will be increasing non-compliance that is simply due to human nature, even when there's not a pandemic we, as a species, tend to make decisions that negatively affect our public health based on our immediate need, whether it's smoking, alcohol abuse, drug abuse, overeating, overspending... we are wired to look for immediate gratification. Remember, we were once scavengers. That's why this is very hard.

  2. Marcus Aurelius Antoninus:

    As surgeons keep their instruments and knives always at hand for cases requiring immediate treatment, so shouldst thou have thy thoughts ready to understand things divine and human, remembering in thy every act, even the smallest, how close is the bond that unites the two.

  3. Robert Leahy:

    Even when there's not a pandemic we, as a species, tend to make decisions that negatively affect our public health based on our immediate need, whether it's smoking, alcohol abuse, drug abuse, overeating, overspending... we are wired to look for immediate gratification. Remember, we were once scavengers. That's why this is very hard.

  4. Jeff Da Costa:

    Schuld Mayor Helmut Lussi views on the predictability of floods, both on the long-term scale and the immediate scale of being able to provide immediate warnings, are completely wrong, and may go to show one of the difficulties in communicating risk to people or municipal officials who fundamentally don't understand environmental risk, people should also bear in mind that while flood warnings can't stop a flood, they can help people move themselves, and their possessions, to safety.

  5. William Shakespeare:

    Good name in man and woman, dear my lord, Is the immediate jewel of their souls Who steals my purse steals trash 'tis something, nothing 'Twas mine, 'tis his, and has been slave to thousands But he that filches from me my good name Robs me of that which not enriches him And makes me poor indeed.

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