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Etymology
Middle English immediat, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin immediatus, from Latin in- + Late Latin mediatus intermediate
- Date: 15th century
Definitions
- 1 a : acting or being without the intervention of another object, cause, or agency : direct <the immediate cause of death>
- b : present to the mind independently of other states or factors <immediate awareness> c : involving or derived from a single premise <an immediate inference>
- 2 : being next in line or relation <the immediate family>
- 3 a : existing without intervening space or substance <brought into immediate contact>
- b : being near at hand <the immediate neighborhood>
4 a : occurring, acting, or accomplished without loss or interval of time : instant <an immediate need>
- b (1) : near to or related to the present <the immediate past> (2) : of or relating to the here and now : current <too busy with immediate concerns to worry about the future>