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ɪˈmiːdiət Action Adjective Reaction/Response Ram Stores Information Access

Word3 immediate
WordType (adjective)
Phonetic /ɪˈmiːdiət/ /ɪˈmiːdiət/
Example
  • an immediate reaction/response
  • to take immediate action
  • ram stores information for immediate access.
  • this decision will have an immediate impact on students.
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immediate

(adjective)/ɪˈmiːdiət/ /ɪˈmiːdiət/
  1. happening or done without delay
    • SYNONYM instant
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    • an immediate reaction/response
    • to take immediate action
    • RAM stores information for immediate access.
    • This decision will have an immediate impact on students.
    • The company announced the immediate availabilty of an updated version of the software.

    Extra Examples

    • The painkillers brought almost immediate relief.
    • Carrie's immediate reaction to the news was to laugh in relief.
    • Local police took immediate action when they received the bomb alert.
    • She said the matter needed immediate attention.
  2. existing now and needing attention quickly
    • Our immediate concern is to help the families of those who died.
    • The effects of global warming, while not immediate, are potentially catastrophic.
    • The hospital says she's out of immediate danger.
    • weapons of mass destruction that were an immediate threat to international security
    • The report focuses on some of the more immediate problems facing us.
    • He said there was no immediate need to appeal for international assistance.
  3. next to or very close to a particular place or time
    • in the immediate vicinity
    • in the immediate aftermath of the war
    • The prospects for the immediate future are good.
    • The director is standing on her immediate right.
    • my immediate predecessor in the job (= the person who had the job just before me)
  4. nearest in relationship or rank
    • The funeral was attended by her immediate family (= her parents, children, brothers and sisters) only.
    • He is my immediate superior (= the person directly above me) in the company.
  5. having a direct effect
    • The immediate cause of death is unknown.
  6. starting now
    • She has resigned with immediate effect.

    Word Origin

    • 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, from Latin medius ‘middle’.
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