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 [ɪˈmiːdɪət]

adj (usually prenominal)

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) Philosophy of or relating to an object or concept that is directly known or intuited

7. (Philosophy / Logic) Logic (of an inference) deriving its conclusion from a single premise, esp by conversion or obversion of a categorial statement

[from Medieval Latin immediātus, from Latin im- (not) + mediāre to be in the middle; see mediate]

immediacy , immediateness n

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 My immediate reaction was one of digust.
instant late, later, delayed, postponed, slow, leisurely, tardy

2. current, present, pressing, existing, actual, urgent, on hand, extant The immediate problem is not lack of food, but transportation.

3. nearest, next, direct, close, near, adjacent, contiguous, proximate I was seated at his immediate left.
nearest far, remote, distant

4. intimate, close The presence of his immediate family is having a calming influence.

5. recent, just gone jobs and success, which we haven't enjoyed in the immediate past

Translations

immediate [ɪˈmiːdɪət] ADJ

1. (= instant) [decision, answer, reaction] → inmediato
immediate access (Comput) → entrada f inmediata
to take immediate action → actuar inmediatamente or de inmediato
for immediate delivery → para entrega inmediata
these changes will take place with immediate effect → estos cambios tendrán lugar con un efecto inmediato

2. (= urgent) [needs, problem] → urgente, apremiante; [danger, threat, crisis, task] → inmediato
my immediate concern was for Max → Max era mi primera preocupación
the immediate needs of the refugees → las necesidades urgentes or apremiantes de los refugiados
what are your immediate plans? → ¿cuáles son tus planes más inmediatos?

3. (= near) [future, cause] → inmediato; [predecessor, successor] → más inmediato
my immediate family → mi familia más cercana
in the immediate future → en el futuro inmediato
my immediate neighbours → mis vecinos de al lado
to the immediate north/south → directamente al norte/sur
in the immediate vicinity → en las inmediaciones, en los alrededores

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immediate [ɪˈmiːdiət] adj

(= instantaneous) [impact, response, effect] → immédiat(e)

(= first) [reaction] → immédiat(e)

(= foremost) [problem, need] → immédiat(e)

(= next) [superior, boss] → immédiat(e)
his immediate superior → son supérieur immédiat

[future] → immédiat(e)
in the immediate future → dans le futur immédiat
for the immediate future → pour l'instant
They will be staying with us for the immediate future until things are sorted out → Ils vont rester avec nous pour l'instant, jusqu'à ce que les choses soient réglées.

[plan] → immédiat(e)
He said his immediate plans were "to relax with friends" → Il a déclaré que ses projets immédiats étaient de "se détendre entre amis".
to have no immediate plans to do sth → ne pas projeter de faire qch dans l'immédiat
She has no immediate plans to return → Elle ne projette pas de rentrer dans l'immédiat.

(= imminent) [threat, danger] → immédiat(e)

[concern] → dans l'immédiat
Her condition was not a cause for immediate concern → Son état ne suscitait aucune inquiétude dans l'immédiat.

(= close) [family] → proche; [vicinity, neighbourhood] → immédiat(e)
only their immediate family → seulement leur famille proche
in the immediate vicinity → dans le voisinage immédiat

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immediate

adj

knowledge, future, object, danger, threat, need, neighbour → unmittelbar; vicinity, neighbourhood → unmittelbar, nächste(r, s); cause, impact, successor → direkt, unmittelbar; only the immediate family were invited → nur die engste Familie wurde eingeladen; in the immediate aftermath of the war → unmittelbar nach dem Krieg; our immediate plan is to go to France → wir fahren zuerst einmal nach Frankreich; he has no immediate plans to retire → er hat derzeit or im Moment nicht die Absicht, sich zur Ruhe zu setzen

(= instant) reply, reaction → sofortig, umgehend, prompt; thought, conclusion → unmittelbar; access → direkt; to take immediate action → sofort handeln; with immediate effect → mit sofortiger Wirkung; to come into immediate effect → sofort in Kraft treten; this had the immediate effect of … → das hatte prompt zur Folge, dass …; for immediate delivery → zur sofortigen Lieferung; the matter requires your immediate attention → die Sache bedarf sofort Ihrer Aufmerksamkeit

(= most urgent) problem, concern → dringendste(r, s); my immediate concern was for the children → mein erster Gedanke galt den Kindern

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immediate [ɪˈmiːdɪət] adj (decision, answer, reaction) → immediato/a; (need, problem) → impellente, immediato/a; (neighbour) → della casa accanto
in the immediate area → nelle immediate vicinanze
in the immediate future → nell'immediato futuro
to take immediate action → prendere immediati provvedimenti

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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 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 직접적인 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 lähin immédiat הַקָרוֹב בְּיוֹתֵר निकटस्थ najbliži közvetlen dekat næstur, nálægur immediato じかの 바로 인접한 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 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 馬上 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）

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immediate → فورى okamžitý øjeblikkelig unmittelbar άμεσος inmediato välitön immédiat neposredan immediato 早速の 즉시의 onmiddellijk øyeblikkelig natychmiastowy imediato мгновенный omedelbar ทันที acil lập tức 立即的