immediate
Syllables: im·me·di·ateUK/ɪˈmiː.dɪət//ɪˈmi.di.ɪt/
immediate adjective: happening right away, instantly, with no delay.
Adjective
immediate (comparative more immediate, superlative most immediate)
- Happening right away, instantly, with no delay.
- Computer users these days expect immediate results when they click on a link.
- Assemble we immediate council.c. 1606–1607 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Anthonie and Cleopatra”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard...
- Synonyms:
- instant
- Very close; direct or adjacent.
- immediate family; immediate vicinity
- You are the most immediate to our throne,c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac...
- Synonyms:
- close
- Manifestly true; requiring no argument.
- Synonyms:
- self-evident, indubitable
- Embedded as part of the instruction itself, rather than stored elsewhere (such as a register or memory location).
- Used to denote that a transmission is urgent.
- Bravo Three, this Bravo Six. Immediate! We are coming under fire from the north from an unknown enemy, over!
- An artillery fire mission modifier for two types of fire mission to denote an immediate need for fire: Immediate smoke, all guns involved must reload smoke and fire. Immediate suppression, all guns involved fire the rounds currently loaded and then switch to high explosive with impact fused (unless fuses are specified).
- Hotel Two-Niner, this is Bravo Six. Immediate suppression at grid November-Kilo four-five-three two-one-five. Danger Close. I authenticate Golf Echo, over.
immediate meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
immediate in Hindi
- very close
- ठीक ṭhīk
immediate in Tamil
- அடுத்த, அடுத்து, நேரடி, உடனடி, உடனடியான, நேரடியான
immediate in Urdu
- without delay
- فوری fauri
immediate in Bengali
- আশু, অব্যবহিত, প্রত্যক্ষ, সরাসরি, অবিলম্ব, বর্তমান
More languagesFewer languages
- immediate in Telugu
- తక్షణ takṣaṇa
- immediate in Malayalam
- സമീപ, നേരിട്ടു ബന്ധപ്പെട്ട, നേരേയുള്ള, ആസന്നം
- immediate in Kannada
- ಕೂಡಲೇ, ಈಗಲೇ, ತುರ್ತಾದ, ಈ ಕ್ಷಣದ
- immediate in Punjabi
- ਫੌਰੀ phaurī, ਤੱਤਕਾਲੀਨ tattakālīn
- immediate in Tagalog
- mabilis, madali
- immediate in Arabic
- فَوْرِيّ fawriyy
- immediate in Persian
- بلافاصله belâfâsele, آنی âni, نزدیک nazdik
- immediate in Vietnamese
- ngay lập tức
Examples of immediate in a sentence
- He had him gripped firmly by the arm, since he felt it was not safe to let him loose, and he had no immediate idea what to do with him.1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 19, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC:
- So long as he concerns himself with immediate issues he is rewarded with influence, material success, and popularity with those who up to a point share his general outlook.1949, F. A. Hayek, “The Intellectuals and Socialism”, in University of Chicago Law Review, volume 16, number 3, Chicago: University of...
Synonyms of immediate
Forms of immediate
| comparative | more immediate |
|---|---|
| superlative | most immediate |
Origin of immediate
From Old French immediat (French immédiat), borrowed from Late Latin immediātus (“without in-between, moderation”), from Latin in + mediātus, perfect passive participle of mediō (“to halve, to be in the middle”) (see -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from medius (“middle”). By surface analysis, im- + mediate.
Words formed from immediate
Phrases with immediate
Questions about immediate
- What does immediate mean?
- Immediate means happening right away, instantly, with no delay.
- What is immediate in Hindi?
- Immediate in Hindi is ठीक (ṭhīk). See Immediate meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use immediate in a sentence?
- He had him gripped firmly by the arm, since he felt it was not safe to let him loose, and he had no immediate idea what to do with him.
- What part of speech is immediate?
- Immediate is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce immediate?
- Immediate is pronounced /ɪˈmiː.dɪət/ (UK).
Words near immediate in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: immediate (page history and authors); immediate (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); immediate (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); immediate (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); immediate (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ਤੱਤਕਾਲੀਨ (Punjabi) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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