1 happening or done without delay
SYNINSTANT:
an immediate reaction / response * to take immediate action * RAM stores information for immediate access.
2 [usuallybeforenoun] existing now and needing urgent attention:
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. * The report focuses on some of the more immediate problems facing us.
3 [onlybeforenoun] next to or very close to a particular place or time:
in the immediate vicinity * The prospects for the immediate future are good. * in the immediate aftermath of the war * The director is standing on her immediate right. * my immediate predecessor in the job (= the person who had the job just before me)
4 [onlybeforenoun] having a direct effect:
The immediate cause of death is unknown.
IDIOMS see EFFECTn.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is immediate a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, immediate is tagged as adjective.
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