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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024im•me•di•ate /ɪˈmidiɪt/USA pronunciation adj. [before a noun]- occurring or done without delay:an immediate reply.
- having no object or space in between:lives in the immediate vicinity.
- with nothing coming between to interfere;
direct:an immediate cause. - of or relating to the present time:What are your immediate plans?
- very close in relationship:My immediate family consists of my wife, children, father, and sisters.
See -medi-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024im•me•di•ate (i mē′dē it),USA pronunciation adj. - occurring or accomplished without delay;
instant:an immediate reply. - following or preceding without a lapse of time:the immediate future.
- having no object or space intervening;
nearest or next:in the immediate vicinity. - of or pertaining to the present time or moment:our immediate plans.
- without intervening medium or agent;
direct:an immediate cause. - having a direct bearing:immediate consideration.
- very close in relationship:my immediate family.
- Philosophydirectly intuited.
- Medieval Latin immediātus. See im-2, mediate (adjective, adjectival)
- 1525–35
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged instantaneous.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged close, proximate.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: immediate /ɪˈmiːdɪət/ adj (usually prenominal)- 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
- of or relating to an object or concept that is directly known or intuited
Etymology: 16th Century: from Medieval Latin immediātus, from Latin im- (not) + mediāre to be in the middle; see mediateimˈmediacy, imˈmediateness n |