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| 1. | [ adjective ] very close or connected in space or time | |
| Synonyms: | contiguous | |
| Examples: | "contiguous events" "immediate contact" "the immediate vicinity" "the immediate past" |
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| Related terms: | close | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] having no intervening medium | |
| Examples: | "an immediate influence" |
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| Related terms: | mediate direct unmediated immediacy | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] immediately before or after as in a chain of cause and effect | |
| Examples: | "the immediate result" "the immediate cause of the trouble" |
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| Related terms: | proximate | |
| 4. | [ adjective ] of the present time and place | |
| Examples: | "the immediate revisions" |
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| Related terms: | present | |
| 5. | [ adjective ] performed with little or no delay | |
| Synonyms: | quick straightaway prompt | |
| Examples: | "an immediate reply to my letter" "prompt obedience" "was quick to respond" "a straightaway denial" |
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| Related terms: | fast | |
| Similar spelling: |
immediately imitate |
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