ə̇ˈmēdēə̇]t, usu ]d.+V; chiefly Brit -mējə̇] or -mēdyə̇] adjective
Etymology: Late Latin immediatus, from Latin in- in- (I) + mediatus mediate — more at mediate
1.
a. : acting or being without the intervention of another object, cause, or agency : direct , proximate
the immediate cause of death
b. : of or relating to psychic immediacy : being or occurring without reference to other states or factors : intuitive
immediate knowledge
2. of relations between persons
a. : having no individual intervening : being next in line or relation : not secondary or remote
the immediate parties to the quarrel
only the immediate family was present
you are most immediate to our throne — Shakespeare
b. : standing in or being the relation of vassal and lord when the one holds directly of the other
3.
a. : occurring, acting, or accomplished without loss of time : made or done at once : instant
an immediate need for help
immediate expenses
agreed to an immediate marriage
b. of time : near to or related to the present
sometime in the immediate past
the immediate future is uncertain
4. : characterized by contiguity : existing without intervening space or substance
bring the chemicals into immediate contact very cautiously
broadly : being near at hand : not far apart or distant
hid the money in the immediate neighborhood