English dictionary
immediate
adjectivePronunciation
ɪˈmi.di.ɪt
Audio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
adjective
- very close or connected in space or time
adjective
- having no intervening medium
adjective
- performed with little or no delay
adjective
- immediately before or after as in a chain of cause and effect
adjective
- of the present time and place
Example sentences
contiguous events
immediate contact
the immediate vicinity
the immediate past
an immediate influence
an immediate reply to my letter
a prompt reply
was quick to respond
a straightaway denial
the immediate result
the immediate cause of the trouble
the immediate revisions