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- [ih-mee-dee-it]
- /ɪˈmi di ɪt/
- /ɪˈmiːdiət/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ih-mee-dee-it]
- /ɪˈmi di ɪt/
Definitions of immediate word
- adjective immediate occurring or accomplished without delay; instant: an immediate reply. 1
- adjective immediate following or preceding without a lapse of time: the immediate future. 1
- adjective immediate having no object or space intervening; nearest or next: in the immediate vicinity. 1
- adjective immediate of or relating to the present time or moment: our immediate plans. 1
- adjective immediate without intervening medium or agent; direct: an immediate cause. 1
- adjective immediate having a direct bearing: immediate consideration. 1
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Origin of immediate
First appearance:
before 1525 One of the 28% oldest English words
1525-35; < Medieval Latin immediātus. See im-2, mediate (adj.)
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Parts of speech for Immediate
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
immediate popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
immediate usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for immediate
adj immediate
- urgent — compelling or requiring immediate action or attention; imperative; pressing: an urgent matter.
- prompt — done, performed, delivered, etc., at once or without delay: a prompt reply.
- actual — You use actual to emphasize that you are referring to something real or genuine.
- critical — If a person is critical or in a critical condition in hospital, they are seriously ill.
- current — A current is a steady and continuous flowing movement of some of the water in a river, lake, or sea.
adjective immediate
- instantaneous — occurring, done, or completed in an instant: an instantaneous response.
- abrupt — An abrupt change or action is very sudden, often in a way which is unpleasant.
- fast — moving or able to move, operate, function, or take effect quickly; quick; swift; rapid: a fast horse; a fast pain reliever; a fast thinker.
- speedy — characterized by speed; rapid; swift; fast.
- existing — In existence or operation at the time under consideration; current.
adverb immediate
- proximately — next; nearest; immediately before or after in order, place, occurrence, etc.
- on the dot — a small, roundish mark made with or as if with a pen.
- in time — the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
- in good time — the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
- bright and early — very early in the morning
Antonyms for immediate
adj immediate
- later — occurring, coming, or being after the usual or proper time: late frosts; a late spring.
- far — at or to a great distance; a long way off; at or to a remote point: We sailed far ahead of the fleet.
- never — not ever; at no time: Such an idea never occurred to me.
- away — If someone or something moves or is moved away from a place, they move or are moved so that they are no longer there. If you are away from a place, you are not in the place where people expect you to be.
- distant — far off or apart in space; not near at hand; remote or removed (often followed by from): a distant place; a town three miles distant from here.
adjective immediate
- eventually — In the end, especially after a long delay, dispute, or series of problems.
- mediate — to settle (disputes, strikes, etc.) as an intermediary between parties; reconcile.
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