immediate
//ɪˈmiː.dɪət//
Forms
- Comparative
- more immediate
- Superlative
- most immediate
Definitions
1.Happening right away, instantly, with no delay.
- Computer users these days expect immediate results when they click on a link.
2.Very close; direct or adjacent.
- So long as he concerns himself with immediate issues he is rewarded with influence, material success, and popularity with those who up to a point share his general outlook.
3.Manifestly true; requiring no argument.
4.Embedded as part of the instruction itself, rather than stored elsewhere (such as a register or memory location).
Frequency
Overall
Uncommon· #2438
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Uncommon
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Related words
Word family
Etymology
From Old French immediat (French immédiat), borrowed from Late Latin immediātus (“without in-between, moderation”), from Latin in + mediātus, perfect passive participle of mediō (“to halve, to be in the middle”) (see -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from medius (“middle”).