English Online Dictionary. What means immediate? What does immediate mean?
English
Etymology
From Old French immediat (French immédiat), borrowed from Late Latin immediātus (“without in-between, moderation”), from Latin in + mediātus, perfect passive participle of mediō (“to halve, to be in the middle”) (see -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from medius (“middle”). By surface analysis, im- + mediate.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ɪˈmi.di.ət/, /ɪˈmi.di.ɪt/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɪˈmiːdɪət/, /ɪˈmiːdʒət/
- Hyphenation: im‧me‧di‧ate
Adjective
immediate (comparative more immediate, superlative most immediate)
- Happening right away, instantly, with no delay.
- Very close; direct or adjacent.
- Manifestly true; requiring no argument.
- (computer science, of an instruction operand) Embedded as part of the instruction itself, rather than stored elsewhere (such as a register or memory location).
- (procedure word, military) Used to denote that a transmission is urgent.
- (procedure word, military) An artillery fire mission modifier for two types of fire mission to denote an immediate need for fire: Immediate smoke, all guns involved must reload smoke and fire. Immediate suppression, all guns involved fire the rounds currently loaded and then switch to high explosive with impact fused (unless fuses are specified).
Synonyms
- (happening right away): instant, present; see also Thesaurus:instantaneous
- (very close): close, nearby; see also Thesaurus:near
- (manifestly true): self-evident, indubitable
Derived terms
Related terms
- immediacy
Translations
Anagrams
- metiamide
Italian
Adjective
immediate f pl
- feminine plural of immediato
Latin
Adjective
immediāte
- vocative masculine singular of immediātus