immediate

im·me·di·ate  (-md-t)

adj.

1. Occurring at once; instant: gave me an immediate response.

2.

a. Of or near the present time: in the immediate future.

b. Of or relating to the present time and place; current: "It is probable that, apart from the most immediate, pragmatic, technical revisions, the writer's effort to detach himself from his work is quixotic" (Joyce Carol Oates).

3. Close at hand; near: in the immediate vicinity. See Synonyms at close.

4. Next in line or relation: is an immediate successor to the president of the company.

5. Directly apprehended or perceived: had immediate awareness of the scope of the crisis.

6. Acting or occurring without the interposition of another agency or object; direct.

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[Middle English immediat, from Old French, from Late Latin immeditus : Latin in-, not; see in-¹ + Latin meditus, past participle of medire, to be in the middle; see mediate.]

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im·medi·ate·ness n.

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immediate

Adjective

1. taking place without delay: an immediate cut in interest rates

2. next or nearest in space, time, or relationship: our immediate neighbour

3. present; current: they had no immediate plans to close it [Latin in- not + mediare to be in the middle]

immediacy n
immediately adv

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	immediate - of the present time and place; "the immediate revisions" present - temporal sense; intermediate between past and future; now existing or happening or in consideration; "the present leader"; "articles for present use"; "the present topic"; "the present system"; "present observations"
	2.	immediate - very close or connected in space or time; "contiguous events"; "immediate contact"; "the immediate vicinity"; "the immediate past" contiguous close - at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other; "close to noon"; "how close are we to town?"; "a close formation of ships"
	3.	immediate - having no intervening medium; "an immediate influence" mediate - acting through or dependent on an intervening agency; "the disease spread by mediate as well as direct contact"
	4.	immediate - immediately before or after as in a chain of cause and effect; "the immediate result"; "the immediate cause of the trouble" proximate - closest in degree or order (space or time) especially in a chain of causes and effects; "news of his proximate arrival"; "interest in proximate rather than ultimate goals"
	5.	immediate - performed with little or no delay; "an immediate reply to my letter"; "a prompt reply"; "was quick to respond"; "a straightaway denial" straightaway, prompt, quick fast - acting or moving or capable of acting or moving quickly; "fast film"; "on the fast track in school"; "set a fast pace"; "a fast car"

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immediate

adjective 1. instant, prompt, instantaneous, quick, on-the-spot, split-second << OPPOSITE later

adjective 2. current, present, pressing, existing, actual, urgent, on hand, extant

adjective 3. nearest, next, direct, close, near, adjacent, contiguous, proximate << OPPOSITE far

Translations

immediate [ɪˈmiːdɪət] adj → inmediato (= pressing); urgente, apremiante;

in the immediate future → en un futuro próximo

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immediate [ɪˈmiːdɪət] adj → immédiat(e)

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immediate [ɪˈmiːdɪət] adj → sofortig;

(need) → dringend;

(neighbourhood, family) → nächste(r, s)

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immediate [ɪˈmiːdɪət] adj → immediato/a

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immediate

adj immediate [iˈmiːdiət]

1 happening at once and without delay an immediate response. onmiddellik فَوْري непосредствен okamžitý øjeblikkelig; omgående unverzüglich άμεσος, γρήγορος inmediato kohene بلافاصله välitön immédiat מִייָדִי तत्काल neodgođen azonnali seketika tafarlaus immediato 即時の 즉시[]의 nedelsiamas, skubus tūlītējs; neatliekams segera onmiddellijk øyeblikkelig, omgående natychmiastowy imediato imediat немедленный okamžitý takojšen hitan omedelbar ทันทีทันใด ivedi, acil 立即的 негайний, невідкладний فورا، بلا تاخیر ngay lập tức 立即的

2 without anyone etc coming between His immediate successor was Bill Jones. onmiddellik مُباشِر пряк přímý nærmest; umiddelbar direkt άμεσος inmediato, directo otsene بی واسطه välitön immédiat הַקָרוֹב בְּיוֹתֵר तुरंत, तत्काल izravan közvetlen langsung milliliðalaus, sem kemur strax á eftir diretto 直接の 목전의, 당면한 netiesioginis tuvākais langsung onmiddellijk umiddelbar, direkte bezpośredni imediato direct непосредственный priamy neposreden neposredan närmast följande (föreliggande) ทันทีทันใด en yakın 直接的 безпосередній, прямий براہ راست kế tiếp 最接近的

3 close our immediate surroundings. onmiddellik مُباشِر، قَريب جدا близък bezprostřední nærmest; umiddelbar unmittelbar άμεσος, κοντινός inmediato vahetu نزدیک välitön immédiat הַקָרוֹב בְּיוֹתֵר निकटस्थ najbliži közvetlen dekat næstur, nálægur immediato じかの 직접 접해 있는 artimiausias tuvējais terdekat naast nærmeste najbliższy imediato ime­diat ближайший bezprostredný bližnji neposredan nära, närmaste ที่ส่งผลโดยตรง yakın 接近的 найближчий قریبی gần 紧靠着的

adv imˈmediately

at once He answered immediately. onmiddellik حالا، فَوْرا незабавно okamžitě omgående; med det samme sofort αμέσως inmediatamente otsekohe فوراً؛ مستقیماً välittömästi immédiatement מִייָד तत्काल smjesta azonnal dengan seketika strax immediatamente ただちに 곧, 즉시 tuojau pat, nedelsiant tūlīt; nekavējoties; tieši dengan segera onmiddellijk straks, øyeblikkelig, omgående natychmiast imediatamente imediat, îndată немедленно okamžite takoj odmah omedelbart, omgående โดยทันทีทันใด derhal, hemen 立即 негайно, невідкладно فورا ngay lập tức 立即

conj

as soon as You may leave immediately you finish your work. sodra حالَما възможно най-бързо hned jak straks sobald (αμέσως) μόλις tan pronto, en cuanto kohe به مجرد اینکه heti kun dès que מִייָד ज्यों ही neposredno amint segera um leið og, strax og (non) appena するやいなや ...하자마자 곧 kai tik tiklīdz setelah zodra straks, når skoro tylko logo que imediat (ce) как только len čo takoj ko čim så snart som อย่างรวดเร็ว; อย่างรีบด่วน olur olmaz, yapar yapmaz 立即 як тільки جلد از جلد ngay khi 一经...（立即）