Immediate

  • 21immediate — adjective 1) the UN called for immediate action Syn: instant, instantaneous, swift, prompt, fast, speedy, rapid, brisk, quick, expeditious; sudden, hurried, hasty, precipitate; informal snappy Ant …

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  • 22immediate — adj. VERBS ▪ be, seem ▪ The effect seems immediate. ADVERB ▪ almost ▪ The painkillers brought almost immediate relief …

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  • 23immediate — adjective 1) the UN called for immediate action Syn: instant, instantaneous, prompt, swift, speedy, rapid, quick 2) their immediate concerns Syn: current, present, urgent, pressing …

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  • 24immediate — adjective a) happening right away, instantly, with no delay People these days expect immediate results when they click on a link. b) Very close; direct or adjacent. immediate family See Also …

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  • 25immediate — im·me·di·ate im ēd ē ət, Brit often ē jit adj 1 a) acting or being without the intervention of another object, cause, or agency: being direct <the immediate cause of death> b) present to the mind independently of other states or factors… …

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  • 26immediate — /ɪ mi:diət/ adjective happening at once ● We wrote an immediate letter of complaint. ● Your order will receive immediate attention …

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  • 27immediate — Present; at once; without delay; not deferred by any interval of time. In this sense, the word, without any very precise signification, denotes that action is or must be taken either instantly or without any considerable loss of time. A… …

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  • 28immediate — Present; at once; without delay; not deferred by any interval of time. In this sense, the word, without any very precise signification, denotes that action is or must be taken either instantly or without any considerable loss of time. A… …

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  • 29immediate — In logic an immediate inference is one made by a single application of a single rule of inference …

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  • 30immediate — see MEDIUM * * *    The word derives from Medieval Latin immediatus, representing the prefix in , not and mediare, to be in the middle. Something immediate is direct, and does not need a mediator or a medium to have its effect …

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