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say it: im-EE-dee-uht
immediate is an adjective meaning "of the present time and place". It is pronounced /ˌɪˈmiˌdiət/ — im-EE-dee-uht. It carries 5 recorded senses.
very close or connected in space or time
“contiguous events”
“immediate contact”
“the immediate vicinity”
“the immediate past”
having no intervening medium
“an immediate influence”
immediately before or after as in a chain of cause and effect
“the immediate result”
“the immediate cause of the trouble”
performed with little or no delay
“an immediate reply to my letter”
“a prompt reply”
“was quick to respond”
“a straightaway denial”
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for immediate come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.