Immediate (Adjective)
Meaning 1
Very close or connected in space or time; "contiguous events"; "immediate contact"; "the immediate vicinity"; "the immediate past".
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Meaning 2
Performed with little or no delay; "an immediate reply to my letter"; "a prompt reply"; "was quick to respond"; "a straightaway denial".
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Meaning 3
Of the present time and place; "the immediate revisions".
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Examples
- The team needs to focus on the immediate tasks at hand before worrying about long-term goals.
- The company's immediate future depends on the success of their new product launch.
- The teacher asked the students to make immediate corrections to their assignments.
- The hotel's immediate surroundings are filled with restaurants, shops, and entertainment venues.
- The fire department's immediate response saved the family from the burning building.
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Meaning 4
Immediately before or after as in a chain of cause and effect; "the immediate result"; "the immediate cause of the trouble".
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Meaning 5
Having no intervening medium; "an immediate influence".
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