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immediate
[ih-mee-dee-it]
adjective
occurring or accomplished without delay; instant.
an immediate reply.
Synonyms:Antonyms: ,following or preceding without a lapse of time.
the immediate future.
having no object or space intervening; nearest or next.
in the immediate vicinity.
Synonyms: ,Antonyms: ,of or relating to the present time or moment.
our immediate plans.
without intervening medium or agent; direct.
an immediate cause.
having a direct bearing.
immediate consideration.
being family members who are very closely related to oneself, usually including oneās parents, siblings, spouse, and children.
my immediate family;
her immediate kin;
his immediate relatives.
Philosophy.Ģżdirectly intuited.
immediate
/ ɪ˳¾¾±Ė»åɪɳ٠/
adjective
taking place or accomplished without delay
an immediate reaction
closest or most direct in effect or relationship
the immediate cause of his downfall
having no intervening medium; direct in effect
an immediate influence
contiguous in space, time, or relationship
our immediate neighbour
present; current
the immediate problem is food
philosophy of or relating to an object or concept that is directly known or intuited
logic (of an inference) deriving its conclusion from a single premise, esp by conversion or obversion of a categorial statement
Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms
- immediateness noun
- immediately adverb
- quasi-immediate adjective
- unimmediate adjective
- unimmediateness noun
- ¾±³¾Ė³¾±š»å¾±²¹³¦²ā noun
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of immediate1
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of immediate1
Example Sentences
"You know where the murder took place, you can collect DNA and fingerprints, you can find the murder weapon. You have almost immediate access to the body. You can conduct forensic tests."
On Monday, they noted āan immediate haltā to business.
In the immediate aftermath of the attacks, Secretary of State Marco Rubio tried to distance the U.S. from Israelās actions, calling them āunilateral.ā
With counter-attacks expected "in the immediate future", a state of emergency was declared in Israel.
"Following the State of Israel's preemptive strike against Iran, a missile and drone attack against the State of Israel and its civilian population is expected in the immediate future," a message from Katz read.
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