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immediate definition
immediate |
Grep of noun immediate immediate allergy immediate apprehension immediate constituent immediate memory immediate payment immediateness Overview of adj immediate The adj immediate has 5 senses (first 4 from tagged texts) 1. (0) immediate -- (of the present time and place "the immediate revisions") 2. (6) contiguous, immediate -- (very close or connected in space or time; "contiguous events"; "immediate contact"; "the immediate vicinity"; "the immediate past") 3. (3) immediate -- (having no intervening medium; "an immediate influence") 4. (2) immediate -- (immediately before or after as in a chain of cause and effect; "the immediate result"; "the immediate cause of the trouble") 5. immediate, prompt, quick, straightaway -- (performed with little or no delay; "an immediate reply to my letter"; "prompt obedience"; "was quick to respond"; "a straightaway denial") Antonyms of adj immediate 5 senses of immediate Sense 1 immediate INDIRECT (VIA past, present) -> future INDIRECT (VIA present, future) -> past Sense 2 contiguous, immediate INDIRECT (VIA close) -> distant Sense 3 immediate (vs. mediate) mediate (vs. immediate) => indirect => mediated Sense 4 immediate INDIRECT (VIA proximate) -> ultimate Sense 5 immediate, prompt, quick, straightaway INDIRECT (VIA fast) -> slow Similarity of adj immediate 5 senses of immediate Sense 1 immediate => present(postnominal) (vs. future) (vs. past) Sense 2 contiguous, immediate => close (vs. distant) Sense 3 immediate (vs. mediate) => direct => unmediated Sense 4 immediate => proximate (vs. ultimate) Sense 5 immediate, prompt, quick, straightaway => fast (vs. slow) Attributes of adj immediate 1 of 5 senses of immediate Sense 3 immediate (vs. mediate) => immediacy, immediateness Familiarity of adj immediate immediate used as an adjective is common (polysemy count = 5) Grep of adj immediate immediate Overview of adj immediate The adj immediate has 5 senses (first 4 from tagged texts) 1. (0) immediate -- (of the present time and place "the immediate revisions") 2. (6) contiguous, immediate -- (very close or connected in space or time; "contiguous events"; "immediate contact"; "the immediate vicinity"; "the immediate past") 3. (3) immediate -- (having no intervening medium; "an immediate influence") 4. (2) immediate -- (immediately before or after as in a chain of cause and effect; "the immediate result"; "the immediate cause of the trouble") 5. immediate, prompt, quick, straightaway -- (performed with little or no delay; "an immediate reply to my letter"; "prompt obedience"; "was quick to respond"; "a straightaway denial")
immediate definition