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immediate

[ ih-mee-dee-it ]

adjective

  1. occurring or accomplished without delay; instant:

    an immediate reply.

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  2. following or preceding without a lapse of time:

    the immediate future.

  3. having no object or space intervening; nearest or next:

    in the immediate vicinity.

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  4. of or relating to the present time or moment:

    our immediate plans.

  5. without intervening medium or agent; direct:

    an immediate cause.

  6. having a direct bearing:

    immediate consideration.

  7. being family members who are very closely related to oneself, usually including one’s parents, siblings, spouse, and children:

    my immediate family;

    her immediate kin;

    his immediate relatives.

  8. Philosophy. directly intuited.


immediate

/ ɪˈːɪə /

adjective

  1. taking place or accomplished without delay

    an immediate reaction

  2. closest or most direct in effect or relationship

    the immediate cause of his downfall

  3. having no intervening medium; direct in effect

    an immediate influence

  4. contiguous in space, time, or relationship

    our immediate neighbour

  5. present; current

    the immediate problem is food

  6. philosophy of or relating to an object or concept that is directly known or intuited
  7. logic (of an inference) deriving its conclusion from a single premise, esp by conversion or obversion of a categorial statement
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ徱, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ··徱·ٱ·Ա noun
  • ··徱·ٱ· adverb
  • ܲ·-··徱·ٱ adjective
  • ܲ···徱·ٱ adjective
  • un···徱·ٱ·Ա noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of immediate1

First recorded in 1525–35; from Medieval Latin 徱ٳܲ; im- 2, mediate (adjective)
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of immediate1

C16: from Medieval Latin 徱ٳܲ, from Latin im- (not) + to be in the middle; see mediate
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“In my view, nothing about this case demanded our immediate intervention,” Kagan wrote.

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Whatever happens to Agoa in the immediate term, it seems that Trump's sweeping tariffs have scuppered hopes of the legislation being renewed.

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The former frontbencher quit the Scottish Tories with immediate effect on Thursday.

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With no immediate clue where he had come from, local people gave him the name Callum, after the Callands area where he was found.

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They were for the immediate abolition of slavery and for Black rights, but they formed alliances with anti-slavery moderates and politicians who didn't want to go beyond the non-expansion of slavery.

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