immediate

adj.

1. Occurring at once; instant: gave me an immediate response.
2. 1. Of or near the present time: in the immediate future.
   2. Of or relating to the present time and place; current: "It is probable that, apart from the most immediate, pragmatic, technical revisions, the writer's effort to detach himself from his work is quixotic" (Joyce Carol Oates).
3. Close at hand; near: in the immediate vicinity. See synonyms at close.
4. Next in line or relation: is an immediate successor to the president of the company.
5. Directly apprehended or perceived: had immediate awareness of the scope of the crisis.
6. Acting or occurring without the interposition of another agency or object; direct.

[Middle English immediat, from Old French, from Late Latin immediātus : Latin in-, not; see in-¹ + Latin mediātus, past participle of mediāre, to be in the middle; see mediate.]

immediateness im·me'di·ate·ness n.

adjective

1. Occurring at once: instant, instantaneous. See time.
2. Not far from another in space, time, or relation: adjacent, close, contiguous, near, nearby, nigh, proximate. Idioms: at hand, under one's nose, within a stone's throw, within hailing distance. See near/far/distance.
3. Marked by the absence of any intervention: direct, firsthand, primary. See clear/unclear, near/far/distance.

adj

Definition: instantaneous; without delay
Antonyms: delayed, eventually, gradual, later, never

adj

Definition: near, next
Antonyms: away, distant, far, remote

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In logic an immediate inference is one made by a single application of a single rule of inference.

Direct, precipitating or primary; having no intermediate stage or mechanism, e.g. direct cause, immediate variant.

• i.-type hypersensitivity reaction — see immediate hypersensitivity.

IN BRIEF: Without delay.

Infinite patience brings immediate results. — Wayne Dyer psychologist, self-help seminar speaker, author.

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - øjeblikkelig, med det samme, omgående, straks

idioms:

• with immediate effect    med øjeblikkelig virkning

Nederlands (Dutch)
onmiddellijk, direct, nabij

Français (French)
adj. - immédiat, direct, premier, urgent, frais (une information)

idioms:

• with immediate effect    avec prise d'effet immédiate

Deutsch (German)
adj. - unmittelbar, nächst, Sofort-

idioms:

• with immediate effect    mit unmittelbarer Folge

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - άμεσος, προσεχής, επείγων, άμεσος, πλησιέστερος, στιγμιαίος

idioms:

• with immediate effect    με άμεση ισχύ

Italiano (Italian)
immediato, diretto

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - imediato

Русский (Russian)
непосредственный, немедленный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - inmediato, urgente, cercano, próximo

idioms:

• with immediate effect    de efecto inmediato

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - omedelbar, ögonblicklig, överhängande, närmaste

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
立即的, 近的, 直接的

idioms:

• with immediate effect    立即有效的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 立即的, 近的, 直接的

idioms:

• with immediate effect    立即有效的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 직접의, 바로 옆의, 즉석의

idioms:

• with immediate effect    즉효로

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 即時の, 即座の, 直接の, じかの, すぐ隣の, ごく近い

idioms:

• with immediate effect    即効性のある

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) فوري, مباشر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מידי, מהיר, הקרוב ביותר, נעשה לאלתר, לא-אמצעי, ישיר‬

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