immediate

adjective

OPAL W

/ɪˈmiːdiət/

Idioms

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happening or done without delay synonym instant
- an immediate reaction/response
- to take immediate action
- RAM stores information for immediate access.
- This decision will have an immediate impact on students.
- The company announced the immediate availabilty of an updated version of the software.
Extra Examples
- The painkillers brought almost immediate relief.
- Carrie's immediate reaction to the news was to laugh in relief.
- Local police took immediate action when they received the bomb alert.
- She said the matter needed immediate attention.
Topics Timeb1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- seem
adverb
- almost
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[usually before noun] existing now and needing attention quickly
- Our immediate concern is to help the families of those who died.
- The effects of global warming, while not immediate, are potentially catastrophic.
- The hospital says she's out of immediate danger.
- weapons of mass destruction that were an immediate threat to international security
- The report focuses on some of the more immediate problems facing us.
- He said there was no immediate need to appeal for international assistance.
[only before noun] next to or very close to a particular place or time
- in the immediate vicinity
- in the immediate aftermath of the war
- The prospects for the immediate future are good.
- The director is standing on her immediate right.
- my immediate predecessor in the job (= the person who had the job just before me)
[only before noun] nearest in relationship or rank
- The funeral was attended by her immediate family (= her parents, children, brothers and sisters) only.
- He is my immediate superior (= the person directly above me) in the company.
[only before noun] having a direct effect
- The immediate cause of death is unknown.

Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘nearest in space or order’): from Old French immediat, or from late Latin immediatus, from in- ‘not’ + mediatus ‘intervening’, past participle of mediare, from Latin medius ‘middle’.

Idioms

with immediate effect

(formal) starting now
- She has resigned with immediate effect.

单词	immediate
释义	immediate adjective OPAL W /ɪˈmiːdiət/ /ɪˈmiːdiət/ Idioms jump to other results happening or done without delay synonym instant an immediate reaction/response to take immediate action RAM stores information for immediate access. This decision will have an immediate impact on students. The company announced the immediate availabilty of an updated version of the software. Extra Examples The painkillers brought almost immediate relief. Carrie's immediate reaction to the news was to laugh in relief. Local police took immediate action when they received the bomb alert. She said the matter needed immediate attention. Topics Timeb1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be seem adverb almost See full entry [usually before noun] existing now and needing attention quickly Our immediate concern is to help the families of those who died. The effects of global warming, while not immediate, are potentially catastrophic. The hospital says she's out of immediate danger. weapons of mass destruction that were an immediate threat to international security The report focuses on some of the more immediate problems facing us. He said there was no immediate need to appeal for international assistance. [only before noun] next to or very close to a particular place or time in the immediate vicinity in the immediate aftermath of the war The prospects for the immediate future are good. The director is standing on her immediate right. my immediate predecessor in the job (= the person who had the job just before me) [only before noun] nearest in relationship or rank The funeral was attended by her immediate family (= her parents, children, brothers and sisters) only. He is my immediate superior (= the person directly above me) in the company. [only before noun] having a direct effect The immediate cause of death is unknown. Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘nearest in space or order’): from Old French immediat, or from late Latin immediatus, from in- ‘not’ + mediatus ‘intervening’, past participle of mediare, from Latin medius ‘middle’. Idioms with immediate effect (formal) starting now She has resigned with immediate effect.
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