immediate
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adjective
1. occurring or done at once; instant:
〖通例名詞の前で〗即座の, 即刻の, 即時の〈反応･行動･効果など〉(instant)
e.g. the authorities took no immediate action
e.g. the book's success was immediate.
relating to or existing at the present time:
〖通例名詞の前で〗目下の, 目前の, 当面の, 急を要する〈必要な事･問題など〉(pressing)
e.g. the immediate concern was how to avoid taxes.
2. nearest in time, relationship, or rank:
〖名詞の前で〗(順序が)すぐ続いた; いちばん近い〈関係など〉
e.g. a funeral with only the immediate family in attendance.
nearest or next to in space:
〖名詞の前で〗(空間的･距離的に)直接に接している, 隣の
e.g. roads in the immediate vicinity of the port.
(of a relation or action) without an intervening medium or agency; direct:
じかの, 直接の〈原因など〉
e.g. coronary thrombosis was the immediate cause of death.
3. Philosophy (of knowledge or reaction) gained or shown without reasoning; intuitive.
DERIVATIVES
immediateness |iˈmēdēətnəs| noun
ORIGIN
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).