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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.Ģżdirectly intuited.



immediate

/ ɪˈ³¾¾±Ė»åÉŖÉ™³Ł /

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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Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms

  • immediateness noun
  • immediately adverb
  • quasi-immediate adjective
  • unimmediate adjective
  • unimmediateness noun
  • ¾±³¾Ėˆ³¾±š»å¾±²¹³¦²ā noun
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51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins

Origin of immediate1

First recorded in 1525–35; from Medieval Latin ¾±³¾³¾±š»å¾±Äå³Ł³Ü²õ; im- 2, mediate (adjective)
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51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins

Origin of immediate1

C16: from Medieval Latin ¾±³¾³¾±š»å¾±Äå³Ł³Ü²õ, from Latin im- (not) + ³¾±š»å¾±Äå°ł±š to be in the middle; see mediate
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"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."

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On Monday, they noted ā€œan immediate haltā€ to business.

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In the immediate aftermath of the attacks, Secretary of State Marco Rubio tried to distance the U.S. from Israel’s actions, calling them ā€œunilateral.ā€

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With counter-attacks expected "in the immediate future", a state of emergency was declared in Israel.

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"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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