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The teacher asked for an immediate answer.
What does Immediate mean?
Happening right now.
Dictionary definition
Happening right away, without delay.
Example sentences
Immediate in a sentence
medium
An immediate warning helped everyone move safely.
hard
The new rule had an immediate effect on how the team worked.
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What does immediate mean?
Immediate means happening right now.
Practice 2
Which word is closest in meaning to immediate?
instant is close in meaning to immediate in many contexts.
Practice 3
Which sentence uses immediate correctly?
The correct sentence uses immediate with its meaning.
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Immediate
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ih · mee · dee · uht · strongest beat: mee
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WordImmediate.
Partadjective.
MeaningImmediate means Happening right now.
ExampleExample: The teacher asked for an immediate answer.
Word breakdown
4 syllables. Say each part, then blend the word.
- Syllables
- ih · mee · dee · uht
- Strongest beat
- mee
- Ending
- uht
- Tip
- Put a little extra energy on mee.
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Word family
Immediate word family
Base word
immediate
adjective
immediate
Happening right away.
adverb
immediately
Right away, without delay.
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Hint for students
Happening right now.
Common mix-up
Immediate is not the same as delayed. Immediate means happening right now.
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Read this model sentence: An immediate warning helped everyone move safely. Clue words: warning, helped, everyone. Underline clue words that show why immediate fits instead of delayed. Now write one new sentence that shows immediate without using the word immediate. Ask: Does my sentence clearly show immediate?
Teacher prompt
Ask students to explain this model sentence: "An immediate warning helped everyone move safely." Why does immediate fit better than delayed?
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