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immediate

9 definitions • 15 examples
1
happening or done without delay:

Examples:

We must make an immediate response.
Dioxin is a poison that takes immediate effect.
2
used to refer to something or someone that is close to, or is a cause of or an effect of, something or someone else:

Examples:

There are few facilities in the immediate area.
immediate result/effect An immediate result/effect of the war was a breakdown of law and order.
3
in the present or as soon as possible:

Examples:

We have no immediate plans.
The public has demanded his immediate resignation.
4
coming just before or just after someone or something:

Examples:

Her leadership style is completely different from that of her immediate predecessor.
5
closely related to you, for example as a parent, child, husband, or wife:

Examples:

Employees are allowed time off to care for members of their immediate family.
He lived with friends as he had no immediate family in the country.
When samples cannot be found, immediate relatives give their own DNA samples.
6
the period of time that is coming next:

Examples:

We need serious plans to reduce carbon emissions in the immediate future.
7
happening or done without delay or very soon after something else:

Examples:

She made an immediate impact when she arrived to coach the team.
Emotional outbursts followed in the immediate aftermath of Stewart’s death.
8

Examples:

There are three schools in the immediate area.
9
Your immediate family includes your closest family members, such as your parents, children, husband or wife, and brothers and sisters.

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