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- pronunciation:
mi
di
iht
- features:
- Word Builder, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
When something is immediate, it is happening right away, without any waiting.
The sick child needed immediate attention from a doctor.Kelly's dad sent an immediate answer to her message.- synonyms:
- instant, simultaneous
- antonyms:
- delayed
- similar words:
- prompt, quick, spot, swift
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| definition 2: |
"Immediate" means very close in space or in time. When your friend lives in your immediate neighborhood, it means that they live in the area that is just near you. They don't live anywhere outside of your neighborhood. If you remember things from your immediate past, you remember things that happened recently.
Erika's friend Lucy doesn't live in their immediate neighborhood, so Erika's mom drives her there.- synonyms:
- close, near
- antonyms:
- distant, remote
- similar words:
- nearest
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| related words: |
close, snap, sudden |
| derivation: |
immediateness (n.) |
Word Builder: immediate +
The word immediate
contains the following parts:
im-2
Latin
prefix
that means not, without
  More about this word part:
The prefix im-2 occurs in Latin loanwords. It is an assimilated form of in-2 used before roots beginning with the letter "m," "p," and "b." See in-2.
Example words:
immaculate, immature, immediate, immortal, immune, impartial, impatient, imperfect, impersonal, impolite, impossible, improper, improvise, impudent, impure
medi
Latin
root
that means middle
Example words:
- synonyms:
- meso-
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