Simple meaning
What does Immediate mean?
happening right now
Dictionary definition
happening right away, without delay
Example sentences
Immediate in a sentence
easy
The teacher gave an immediate example in class.
medium
In our reading passage, the author used immediate language to explain the idea.
hard
During group discussion, we compared which solution was most immediate for the project.
Synonyms
Words like Immediate
Antonyms
Opposite words
delayedHappening later.
Word family
Immediate word family
Base word
immediate
adjective
immediate
Base form.
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What does immediate mean?
IMMEDIATE means happening right now.
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