immediate: Meaning and Definition of
im•me•di•ate
Pronunciation: (i-mē'dē-it), [key]
— 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.
- directly intuited.
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