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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