HyperDic: immediate

English > 5 senses of the word *immediate*:
ADJECTIVE	all	immediate	of the present time and place
	all	immediate, contiguous	very close or connected in space or time
	all	immediate	having no intervening medium
	all	immediate	immediately before or after as in a chain of cause and effect
	all	immediate, prompt, quick, straightaway	performed with little or no delay

immediate > pronunciation
Sounds	ihmiy'diyaht
Rhymes	abbot ... zealot / Zealot: 372 rhymes with aht...

English > *immediate*: 5 senses > adjective 1
Meaning	Of the present time and place.
Example	"the immediate revisions"
Broader	present	temporal sense
Nouns	immediateness	the quickness of action or occurrence

English > *immediate*: 5 senses > adjective 2
Meaning	Very close or connected in space or time.
Examples	"immediate contact" "the immediate vicinity" "the immediate past"
Synonym	contiguous
Broader	close	At or within a short / short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
Spanish	contigua, contiguo, inmediato
Catalan	contigu, immediat
Nouns	immediateness	lack of an intervening or mediating agency
Adverbs	immediately	near or close by

English > *immediate*: 5 senses > adjective 3
Meaning	Having no intervening medium.
Example	"an immediate influence"
Attribute of	immediacy, immediateness	lack of an intervening or mediating agency
Narrower	direct, unmediated	Having no intervening persons, agents, conditions
Opposite	mediate	Acting through or dependent on an intervening agency
Spanish	inmediato
Catalan	immediat
Nouns	immediateness	lack of an intervening or mediating agency
Adverbs	immediately	without delay or hesitation / hesitation
Adverbs	immediately	bearing an immediate relation

English > *immediate*: 5 senses > adjective 4
Meaning	immediately before or after as in a chain of cause and effect.
Examples	"the immediate result" "the immediate cause of the trouble"
Broader	proximate	Closest in degree or order (space or time) especially in a chain of causes and effects
Spanish	inmediato
Catalan	immediat
Nouns	immediateness	the quickness of action or occurrence

English > *immediate*: 5 senses > adjective 5
Meaning	Performed with little or no delay.
Example	"an immediate reply to my letter"
Synonyms	prompt, quick, straightaway
Broader	fast	Acting or moving or capable of acting or moving quickly
Spanish	inmediato, presto, pronto
Nouns	immediateness	the quickness of action or occurrence

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