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   immediate

   /ɪˈmiːdɪət/

   adjective

   • 1. occurring or done at once; instant: "the authorities took no immediate action" Similar instantinstantaneouson-the-spotpromptswiftspeedyrapidquickexpeditioussuddenhurriedhastyprecipitateabruptlightningwhirlwindovernightinformal:snappyp.d.q. (pretty damn quick)literary:fleetratherare:alacritousOpposite delayedgradual
   • ▪ relating to or existing at the present time: "the immediate concern was how to avoid taxes" Similar currentpresentexistingexistentactualextanturgentpressingarchaic:instantOpposite pastfuture
   • 2. nearest in time, relationship, or rank: "no changes are envisaged in the immediate future" Similar recentnot long pastjust goneoccurring recentlyOpposite remote
   • ▪ nearest or next to in space: "roads in the immediate vicinity of the port" Similar nearestnearcloseclosestnext-dooradjacentadjoiningabuttingcontiguousproximateOpposite distant
   • ▪ (of a relation or action) without an intervening medium or agency; direct: "coronary thrombosis was the immediate cause of death" Similar directprimaryOpposite indirect
   • 3. (of knowledge or reaction) gained or shown without reasoning; intuitive.

   Word Origin late 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 (see mediate).

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   • 1. immediateness noun

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   • Immediately What about immediately? The Oxford English Dictionary gives as the definition of immediately “Without any delay or lapse of time; instantly, directly, straightaway; at once.” (Bear in mind that immediately has other meanings, including “without intermediary,” as in the immediately preceding Business Day .)

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   What is an immediate reaction?

   • An immediate result, action, or reaction happens or is done without any delay. These tragic incidents have had an immediate effect. My immediate reaction was just disgust. Immediate needs and concerns exist at the present time and must be dealt with quickly. Relief agencies say the immediate problem is not a lack of food, but transportation.

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   What does immediate family mean?

   • Your immediate family are the members of your family who are most closely related to you, for example your parents, children, brothers, and sisters . The presence of his immediate family is obviously having a calming effect on him. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

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   What does immediate concern mean?

   • Our immediate concern is to help the families of those who died. The hospital says she's out of immediate danger. 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

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   • Your immediate family includes your closest family members, such as your parents, children, husband or wife, and brothers and sisters. There is a structural transition from each stage to the immediate next one. I will come back to this point later, but the immediate result was to undermine my confidence in the schema.

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     IMMEDIATE meaning: 1. happening or done without delay: 2....

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     IMMEDIATE translate: 立即的，即刻的, 接近的，紧接的，直接的, 目前的;尽快的. Learn...

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     IMMEDIATE translate: 立即的，立刻的, 接近的，緊接的，直接的, 目前的;盡快的. Learn...

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     immediate translate: ทันทีทันใด, ไม่มีผู้ใดมาขัดขวาง,...

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     IMMEDIATE translate: فَوْري / عاجِل, فَوري / عاجِل. Learn...

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     IMMEDIATE translate: 即時の, 差し迫った, 即座（そくざ）の, 差（さ）し迫（せま）った,...

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   Something immediate is happening now or right away. If you're in immediate danger, you'd better run or call 911.