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immediate
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[ɪˈmiːdʒət], (Adjective)
Definitions:
- occurring or done at once; instant
(e.g: the authorities took no immediate action)
- nearest in time, relationship, or rank
(e.g: no changes are envisaged in the immediate future)
- (of knowledge or reaction) gained or shown without reasoning; intuitive
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Origin
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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 (see mediate)
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