immediate
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Old French immediat, from Late Latin immediatus (“without anything between”), from Latin in + mediatus, past participle of mediare (“to halve, to be in the middle”), from medius (“middle”)
Pronunciation [edit]
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Adjective [edit]
immediate (comparative more immediate, superlative most immediate)
- happening right away, instantly, with no delay
- People these days expect immediate results when they click on a link.
- Very close; direct or adjacent.
- immediate family
- immediate surroundings
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Translations [edit]
without delay
very close
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Italian [edit]
Adjective [edit]
immediate f pl
- feminine plural of immediato
Latin [edit]
Adjective [edit]
immediāte
- vocative masculine singular of immediātus