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Word: Immediate
Speech Type: Adjective
late Middle English (in the sense ‘nearest in space or order’): from Old French immediat, or from late Latin immediatus, from in- ‘not’ + mediatus ‘intervening’, past participle of mediare (see mediate)
ɪˈmiːdɪət
ɪˈmiːdʒət
occurring or done at once; instant
Short Definition:occurring or done at once
Examples:- the authorities took no immediate action
- the book's success was immediate
nearest in time, relationship, or rank
Short Definition:nearest in time, rank, etc.
Examples:- no changes are envisaged in the immediate future
- his immediate superior in the department
(of knowledge or reaction) gained or shown without reasoning; intuitive.
Short Definition:intuitive
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