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[ adjective ] very close or connected in space or time
Synonyms Examples "contiguous events" "immediate contact" "the immediate vicinity" "the immediate past" |
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[ adjective ] having no intervening medium
Examples "an immediate influence" |
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[ adjective ] immediately before or after as in a chain of cause and effect
Examples "the immediate result" "the immediate cause of the trouble" |
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[ adjective ] of the present time and place
Examples "the immediate revisions" |
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[ adjective ] performed with little or no delay
Synonyms Examples "an immediate reply to my letter" "prompt obedience" "was quick to respond" "a straightaway denial" |
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