English-Thai Dictionary
immeasurable
ADJ ซึ่ง มาก จน วัด ไม่ได้ มากมาย จน นับไม่ถ้วน ไร้ ขอบเขต boundless countless numberless vast measurable sueng-mak-jon-wad-mai-dai
immeasurableness
N ความ ไร้ ของ เขต ไม่ สามารถ จะ วัด ได้
immeasurably
ADV อย่างไร้ ขอบเขต เหลือค ณานับ
immediacy
N ความเร่งด่วน ความ ฉับไว ความ ไม่ รีรอ การ ไม่ รั้งรอ instantaneity immediateness kwam-rang-duai
immediate
ADJ ทันทีทันใด ฉับพลัน ปุบปับ รวดเร็ว กะทันหัน ปัจจุบันทันด่วน instant prompt sudden later tan-ti-tan-dai
immediate
ADJ ที่ ส่งผล โดยตรง direct ti-song-pon-doi-trong
immediately
ADV โดยทันทีทันใด อย่าง ทันที อย่างกะทันหัน อย่างเฉียบพลัน อย่างรวดเร็ว ,อย่าง ฉุกเฉิน อย่างรีบด่วน อย่าง ปุบปับ instantaneously instantly later doi-tan-te-tan-dai
immedicable
ADJ ซึ่ง รักษา ไม่ได้ ซึ่ง ไม่มีทาง รักษา ซึ่ง รักษา ไม่ หาย incurable irremediable sueng-rak-sa-mai-dai
immemorial
ADJ เก่าแก่ มาก โบราณ มาก ancient olden kao-kea-mak
immense
ADJ มโหฬาร กว้างใหญ่ ใหญ่โต มหึมา มากมาย colossal enormous gigantic ma-ho-ran
immensely
ADV อย่าง มโหฬาร อย่างมากมาย อย่าง กว้างใหญ่ อย่างมหาศาล vastly very yang-ma-ho-ran
immensity
N ความกว้างใหญ่ มาก ความ ใหญ่โตมโหฬาร enormousness greatness vastness tininess kwam-kwang-yai-mak
immensurable
A ที่ ไร้ ขอบเขต ไม่ สามารถ จะ วัด ได้ ที่ เหลือค ณานับ immeasurable
immerge
VT ที่ ใส่ ลง ใน ของเหลว ที่ ใส่ใจ
immerse
VI จุ่ม แช่ immerse jum
immerse
VT จุ่ม แช่ soak steep submerge jum
immerse
VT จุ่ม ศีรษะ ส่วน บน ร่างกาย หรือ ทั้ง ร่าง ลง ใน น้ำตาม พิธี ใน ศาสนาคริสต์ baptise jum-se-sa-suan-bon-rang-kai-rue-tang-rang-long-nai-nam-tam-pi-ti-nai-sad-sa-na-krid
immerse
VT หมกมุ่น จดจ่อ ง่วนอยู่กับ absorb engross mok-mun
immerse in
PHRV แช่ จุ่ม ทิ้ง ไว้ soak in steep in submerge in chea
immersed
A ที่ ถูก จุ่ม หรือ แช่ ใน ของเหลว ที่ ได้รับ การ รดน้ำมนต์ ใน พิธี ศีล ล้างบาป
immersion
N การจุ่ม การแช่ dip bath subergence kan-jum
immersion
N การจุ่ม ศีรษะ ร่างกาย ส่วน บน หรือ ทั้ง ร่าง ลง ใน น้ำตาม พิธี ใน ศาสนาคริสต์ Christian rite jum-se-sa-suan-bon-rang-kai-rue-tang-rang-long-nai-nam-tam-pi-ti-nai-sad-sa-na-krid
immersion
N การหมกมุ่น การ มีใจ จดจ่อ การ ง่วนอยู่กับ บางสิ่ง kam-mok-mun
immethodical
A ที่ ไร้ ระเบียบ หรือ หลักการ
immethodically
ADV อย่างไร้ ระเบียบ และ หลักการ
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
IMMEABILITY
n.[L. in and meo, to pass. ] Want of power to pass. The proper sense is, the quality of not being permeable, or not affording a passage through the pores. [Little used. ]
IMMEASURABLE
a.immezh'urable. [in and measure. ] That cannot be measured; immense; indefinitely extensive; as an immeasurable distance or space; an immeasurable abyss.
IMMEASURABLY
adv. To an extent not to be measured; immensely; beyond all measure.
IMMEASURED
a.Exceeding common measure.
IMMECHANICAL
a.[in and mechanical. ] Not consonant to the laws of mechanics.
IMMEDIACY
n.[from immediate. ] Power of acting without dependence.
IMMEDIATE
a.[L. in and medius, middle. ] 1. Proximate; acting without a medium, or without the intervention of another cause or means; producing its effect by its own direct agency. An immediate cause is that which is exerted directly in producing its effect, in opposition to a mediate cause, or one more remote.
2. Not acting by second causes; as the immediate will of God.
3. Instant; present; without the intervention of time. We must have an immediate supply of bread.
Immediate are my needs--
Death--inflicted--by an immediate stroke.
IMMEDIATELY
adv. Without the intervention of any other cause or event; opposed to mediately. The transfer, whether accepted immediately by himself, or mediately by his agent, vests in him the property.
1. Instantly; at the present time; without delay, or the intervention of time.
And Jesus put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will, be thou clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed. Matthew 8:3.
IMMEDIATENESS
n.Presence with regard to time. 1. Exemption from second or intervening causes.
IMMEDICABLE
a.[L. immedicabilis; in and medicabilis, from medico, to heal. ] Not to be healed; incurable.
IMMELODIOUS
a.Not melodious.
IMMEMORABLE
a.[L. immemorabilis; in and memorabilis. See Memory. ] Not to be remembered; not worth remembering.
IMMEMORIAL
a.[L. in and memor, memoria. ] Beyond memory; an epithet given to time or duration, etc. , whose beginning is not remembered, or cannot be traced and ascertained; as when it is said a man has possessed an estate in fee from time immemorial, or time out of mind. Such possession constitutes prescription, or prescriptive right. So we speak of immemorial use, custom or practice. In England, a thing is said to be immemorial, when it commenced before the reign of Edward II.
IMMEMORIALLY
adv. Beyond memory.
IMMENSE
a.immens'. [L. immensus; in and mensus, metior, to measure. ] 1. Unlimited; unbounded; infinite.
O goodness infinite! goodness immense!
2. Vast in extent; very great; as an immense distance.
3. Huge in bulk; very large; as the immense body of Jupiter.
IMMENSELY
adv. immens'ly. Infinitely; without limits or measure. 1. Vastly; very greatly.
IMMENSITY
n.Unlimited extension; an extent not to be measured; infinity. By the power we find in ourselves of repeating, as often as we will, any idea of space, we get the idea of immensity.
1. Vastness in extent or bulk; greatness.
IMMENSURABILITY
n.[from immensurable. ] The quality of not being capable of measure; impossibility to be measured.
IMMENSURABLE
a.[L. in and mensurabilis, from mensura, measure; mensus, metior.] Not to be measured; immeasurable. The law of nature--a term of immensurable extent.
IMMENSURATE
a.Unmeasured.
IMMERGE
v.t.immerj'. [L. immergo; in and mergo, to plunge. ] 1. To plunge into or under a fluid. [See Immerse, which is generally used. ]
2. v.i. To enter the light of the sun, as a star, or the shadow of the earth, as the moon.
IMMERIT
n.Want of worth. [Not used. ]
IMMERITED
a.Unmerited. [Not used. ]
IMMERITOUS
a.Undeserving. [Not used. ]
IMMERSE
v.t.immers'. [L. immersus, from immergo; in and mergo, to plunge. ] 1. To put under water or other fluid; to plunge; to dip.
2. To sink or cover deep; to cover wholly; as, to be immersed in a wood.
3. To plunge; to overwhelm; to involve; to engage deeply; as, to immerse in business or cares.
It is impossible for a man to have a lively hope in another life, and yet be deeply immersed in the enjoyment of this.
IMMERSED
pp. Put into a fluid; plunged; deeply engaged; enveloped in the light of the sun, as a star, or in the shadow of the earth, as the moon.
IMMERSING
ppr. Plunging into a fluid; dipping; overwhelming; deeply engaging.
IMMERSION
n.The act of putting into a fluid below the surface; the act of plunging into a fluid till covered. 1. The state of sinking into a fluid.
2. The state of being overwhelmed or deeply engaged; as an immersion in the affairs of life.
3. In astronomy, the act of entering into the light of the sun, as a star, so as to be enveloped and invisible to the eye; or the state of being so enveloped. Also, the entrance of the moon into the shadow of the earth, at the commencement of an eclipse; or the state of being enveloped in the shadow. It is opposed to emersion.
The time when a star or planet is so near the sun as to be invisible; also, the moment when the moon begins to be darkened, and to enter the shadow of the earth.
IMMESH
v.t.[in and mesh. ] To entangle in the meshes of a net, or in a web. Observe whether the fly is completely immeshed. The spider used his efforts to immesh the scorpion.
IMMESHED
pp. Entangled in meshes or webs.
IMMESHING
ppr. Entangling in meshes or webs.
IMMETHODICAL
a.[in and methodical. See Method. ] Having no method; without systematic arrangement; without order or regularity; confused.
IMMETHODICALLY
adv. Without order or regularity; irregularly.
IMMETHODICALNESS
n.Want of method; confusion.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
IMMEABILITY
Im `me *a *bil "i *ty, n. Etym: [Pref. im- not + L. meabilis passable, fr. meare to pass. ]
Defn: Want of power to pass, or to permit passage; impassableness. Immeability of the juices. Arbuthnot.
IMMEASURABILITY
IMMEASURABILITY Im *meas `ur *a *bil "i *ty, n.
Defn: The quality of being immeasurable; immensurability.
IMMEASURABLE
Im *meas "ur *a *ble, a. Etym: [Pref. im- not + measurable: cf. F.measurable. Cf. Immensurable, Unmeasurable. ]
Defn: Incapble of being measured; indefinitely extensive; illimitable; immensurable; vast. Of depth immeasurable. Milton.
IMMEASURABLENESS
IMMEASURABLENESS Im *meas "ur *a *ble *ness, n.
Defn: The state or quality of being immeasurable. Eternity and immeasurableness belong to thought alone. F. W. Robertson.
IMMEASURABLY
IMMEASURABLY Im *meas "ur *a *bly, adv.
Defn: In an immeasurable manner or degree. "Immeasurably distant. " Wordsworth.
IMMEASURED
IMMEASURED Im *meas "ured, a.
Defn: Immeasurable. [R.] Spenser.
IMMECHANICAL
IMMECHANICAL Im `me *chan "ic *al, a.
Defn: Not mechanical. [Obs. ] Cheyne. -- Im "me *chan "ic *al *ly, adv. [Obs. ]
IMMEDIACY
IMMEDIACY Im *me "di *a *cy, n.
Defn: The relation of freedom from the interventionof a medium; immediateness. Shak.
IMMEDIATE
Im *me "di *ate, a. Etym: [F. immédiat. See In- not, and Mediate. ]
1. Not separated in respect to place by anything intervening; proximate; close; as, immediate contact. You are the most immediate to our throne. Shak.
2. Not deferred by an interval of time; present; instant. "Assemble we immediate council. " Shak. Death. .. not yet inflicted, as he feared, By some immediate stroke. Milton.
3. Acting with nothing interposed or between, or without the intervention of another object as a cause, means, or agency; acting, perceived, or produced, directly; as, an immediate cause. The immediate knowledge of the past is therefore impossible. Sir. W.Hamilton. Immediate amputation (Surg.), an amputation performed within the first few hours after an injury, and before the the effects of the shock have passed away.
Syn. -- Proximate; close; direct; next.
IMMEDIATELY
IMMEDIATELY Im *me "di *ate *ly, adv.
1. In an immediate manner; without intervention of any other person or thing; proximately; directly; -- opposed to mediately; as, immediately contiguous. God's acceptance of it either immediately by himself, or mediately by the hands of the bishop. South.
2. Without interval of time; without delay; promptly; instantly; at once. And Jesus. .. touched him, saying, I will; be thou clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed. Matt. viii. 3.
3. As soon as. Cf. Directly,
8, Note.
Syn. -- Directly; instantly; quickly; forthwith; straightway; presently. See Directly.
IMMEDIATENESS
IMMEDIATENESS Im *me "di *ate *ness, n.
Defn: The quality or relations of being immediate in manner, place, or time; exemption from second or interventing causes. Bp. Hall.
IMMEDIATISM
IMMEDIATISM Im *me "di *a *tism, n.
Defn: Immediateness.
IMMEDICABLE
Im *med "i *ca *ble, a. Etym: [L. Immedicabilis. See In- not, and Medicable. ]
Defn: Not to be healed; incurable. "Wounds immedicable. " Milton.
IMMELODIOUS
IMMELODIOUS Im `me *lo "di *ous, a.
Defn: Not melodious.
IMMEMORABLE
Im *mem "o *ra *ble, a. Etym: [L. immemorabilis; pref. im- not +memorabilis memorable: cf. F. immémorable. See Memorable. ]
Defn: Not memorable; not worth remembering. Johnson.
IMMEMORIAL
Im `me *mo "ri *al, a. Etym: [Pref. im- not + memorial: cf. F.immémorial.]
Defn: Extending beyond the reach of memory, record, or tradition; indefinitely ancient; as, existing from time immemorial. "Immemorial elms." Tennyson. "Immemorial usage or custom. " Sir M. Hale. Time immemorial (Eng. Law. ), a time antedating (legal ) history, and beyond "legal memory " so called; formerly an indefinite time, but in 1276 this time was fixed by statute as the begining of the reign of Richard I. (1189 ). Proof of unbroken possession or use of any right since that date made it unnecessary to establish the original grant. In 1832 the plan of dating legal memory from a fixed time was abandoned and the principle substituted that rights which had been enjoyed for full twenty years (or as against the crown thirty years ) should not be liable to impeachment merely by proving that they had not been enjoyed before.
IMMEMORIALLY
IMMEMORIALLY Im `me *mo "ri *al *ly, adv.
Defn: Beyond memory. Bentley.
IMMENSE
Im *mense ", a. Etym: [L. immensus; pref. im- not + mensus, p. p. of metiri to measure: cf. F. immense. See Measure. ]
Defn: Immeasurable; unlimited. In commonest use: Very great; vast; huge. "Immense the power " Pope. "Immense and boundless ocean. " Daniel. O Goodness infinite! Goodness immense! Milton.
Syn. -- Infinite; immeasurable; illimitable; unbounded; unlimited; interminable; vast; prodigious; enormous; monstrous. See Enormous.
IMMENSELY
IMMENSELY Im *mense "ly, adv.
Defn: In immense manner or degree.
IMMENSENESS
IMMENSENESS Im *mense "ness, n.
Defn: The state of being immense.
IMMENSIBLE
Im *men "si *ble, a. Etym: [Immense + -ible.]
Defn: Immeasurable. [Obs. ] Davies.
IMMENSITY
Im *men "si *ty, n.; pl. Immensities. Etym: [L. immensitas: cf. F.immensité. ]
Defn: The state or quality of being immense; inlimited or immeasurable extension; infinity; vastness in extent or bulk; greatness. Lost in the wilds of vast immensity. Blackmore.The immensity of the material system. I. Taylor.
IMMENSIVE
IMMENSIVE Im *men "sive, a.
Defn: Huge. [Obs. ] Herrick.
IMMENSURABILITY
IMMENSURABILITY Im *men `su *ra *bil "i *ty, n.
Defn: The quality of being immensurable.
IMMENSURABLE
Im *men "su *ra *ble, a. Etym: [Pref. im- not + L. mensurabilis measurable: cf. F. immensurable. Cf. Immeasurable. ]
Defn: Immeasurable. What an immensurable space is the firmament. Derham.
IMMENSURATE
Im *men "su *rate, a. Etym: [Pref. im- not + mensurate. ]
Defn: Unmeasured; unlimited. [R.] W. Montagu.
IMMERGE
Im *merge ", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Immerged; p. pr. & vb. n. Immerging.]Etym: [L. immergere; pref. im- in + mergere to dip, plunge: cf. F. immerger. See Merge, and cf. Immerse. ]
Defn: To plungel into, under, or within anything especially a fuid; to dip; to immerse. See Immerse. We took. .. lukewarm water, and in it immerged a quantity of the leaves of senna. Boyle.Their souls are immerged in matter. Jer. Taylor.
IMMERGE
IMMERGE Im *merge ", v. i.
Defn: To dissapear by entering into any medium, as a star into the light of the sun. [R.]
IMMERIT
IMMERIT Im *mer "it, n.
Defn: Want of worth; demerit. [R.] Suckling.
IMMERITED
IMMERITED Im *mer "it *ed, a.
Defn: Unmerited. [Obs. ] Charles I.
IMMERITOUS
Im *mer "it *ous, a. Etym: [L. immeritus; pref. im- not + meritus, p. p.of merere, mereri, to deserve. ]
Defn: Undeserving. [Obs. ] Milton.
IMMERSABLE
IMMERSABLE Im *mers "a *ble, a.
Defn: See Immersible.
IMMERSE
Im *merse ", a. Etym: [L. immersus, p. p. of immergere. See Immerge. ]
Defn: Immersed; buried; hid; sunk. [Obs. ] "Things immerse in matter. " Bacon.
IMMERSE
Im *merse ", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Immersed; p. pr. & vb. n. Immersing. ]
1. To plunge into anything that surrounds or covers, especially into a fluid; to dip; to sink; to bury; to immerge. Deep immersed beneath its whirling wave. J Warton. More than a mile immersed within the wood. Dryden.
2. To baptize by immersion.
3. To engage deeply; to engross the attention of; to involve; to overhelm. The queen immersed in such a trance. Tennyson. It is impossible to have a lively hope in another life, and yet be deeply immersed inn the enjoyments of this. Atterbury.
IMMERSED
IMMERSED Im *mersed ", p. p. & a.
1. Deeply plunged into anything, especially a fluid.
2. Deeply occupied; engrossed; entangled.
3. (Bot. )
Defn: Growing wholly under water. Gray.
IMMERSIBLE
Im *mers "i *ble, a. Etym: [From Immerse. ]
Defn: Capable of being immersed.
IMMERSIBLE
Im *mers "i *ble, a. Etym: [Pref. im- not + L. mersus, p. p. of mergere to plunge. ]
Defn: Not capable of being immersed.
IMMERSION
Im *mer "sion, n. Etym: [L. immersio; cf. F. immersion. ]
1. The act of immersing, or the state of being immersed; a sinking within a fluid; a dipping; as, the immersion of Achilles in the Styx.
2. Submersion in water for the purpose of Christian baptism, as, practiced by the Baptists.
3. The state of being overhelmed or deeply absorbed; deep engagedness. Too deep an immersion in the affairs of life. Atterbury.
4. (Astron.)
Defn: The dissapearance of a celestail body, by passing either behind another, as in the occultation of a star, or into its shadow, as in the eclipse of a satellite; -- opposed to emersion. Immersion lens, a microscopic objective of short focal distance designed to work with a drop of liquid, as oil, between the front lens and the slide, so that this lens is practically immersed.
IMMERSIONIST
IMMERSIONIST Im *mer "sion *ist, n. (Eccl.)
Defn: One who holds the doctrine that immersion is essential to Christian baptism.
IMMESH
Im *mesh ", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Immeshed; p. pr. & vb. n. Immeshing. ]Etym: [Pref. im- in + mesh. Cf. Inmesh. ]
Defn: To catch or entangle in, or as in, the meshes of a net. or in a web; to insnare.
IMMETHODICAL
IMMETHODICAL Im `me *thod "ic *al, a.
Defn: Not methodical; without method or systematic arrangement; without order or regularity; confused. Addison.
Syn. -- Irregular; confused; disoderly; unsystematic; desultory.
IMMETHODICALLY
IMMETHODICALLY Im `me *thod "ic *al *ly, adv.
Defn: Without method; confusedly; unsystematically.
IMMETHODICALNESS
IMMETHODICALNESS Im `me *thod "ic *al *ness, n.
Defn: Want of method.
IMMETHODIZE
IMMETHODIZE Im *meth "od *ize, v. t.
Defn: To render immethodical; to destroy the method of; to confuse. [R.]
IMMETRICAL
IMMETRICAL Im *met "ric *al (, a.
Defn: Not metrical or rhythmical. [R.] Chapman.
IMMEW
IMMEW Im *mew ", v. t.
Defn: See Emmew.
New American Oxford Dictionary
immeasurable
im meas ur a ble |iˈmeZHərəbəl ɪ (m )ˈmɛʒ (ə )rəbəl | ▶adjective too large, extensive, or extreme to measure: immeasurable suffering. DERIVATIVES im meas ur a bil i ty |-ˌmeZHərəˈbilitē |noun, im meas ur a bly adverb
immediacy
im me di a cy |iˈmēdēəsē ɪˈmidiəsi | ▶noun the quality of bringing one into direct and instant involvement with something, giving rise to a sense of urgency or excitement: electronic mail works because it has the immediacy of a scribbled memo.
immediate
im me di ate |iˈmēdē -it ɪˈmidiət | ▶adjective 1 occurring or done at once; instant: the authorities took no immediate action | the book's success was immediate. • relating to or existing at the present time: the immediate concern was how to avoid taxes. 2 nearest in time, relationship, or rank: a funeral with only the immediate family in attendance. • nearest or next to in space: roads in the immediate vicinity of the port. • (of a relation or action ) without an intervening medium or agency; direct: coronary thrombosis was the immediate cause of death. 3 Philosophy (of knowledge or reaction ) gained or shown without reasoning; intuitive. DERIVATIVES im me di ate ness noun ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense ‘nearest in space or order ’): from Old French immediat, or from late Latin immediatus, from in- ‘not ’ + mediatus ‘intervening, ’ past participle of mediare (see mediate ).
immediate constituent
im me di ate con stit u ent ▶noun Linguistics each of the constituents of a syntactic unit at the next level down in the hierarchy.
immediately
im me di ate ly |iˈmēdē -itlē ɪˈmidiətli | ▶adverb 1 at once; instantly: I called immediately for an ambulance. 2 without any intervening time or space: she was sitting immediately behind me. • in direct or very close relation: they would be the states most immediately affected by any such action. ▶conjunction chiefly Brit. as soon as: let me know immediately she arrives.
immedicable
im med i ca ble |iˈmedikəbəl ɪˈmɛdəkəbəl | ▶adjective archaic unable to be healed or treated; incurable. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from Latin immedicabilis, from in- ‘not ’ + medicabilis (see medicable ).
Immelmann
Im mel mann |ˈiməlmən, -ˌmän ˈɪməlmən |(also Immelmann turn ) ▶noun an aerobatic maneuver in which an airplane performs a half loop followed by a half roll, resulting in reversal of direction and increased height. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: named after Max Immelmann (1890 –1916 ), German fighter pilot.
immemorial
im me mo ri al |ˌi (m )məˈmôrēəl ˈˌɪ (m )məˈmɔriəl | ▶adjective originating in the distant past; very old: an immemorial custom. DERIVATIVES im me mo ri al ly adverb ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from medieval Latin immemorialis, from in- ‘not ’ + memorialis ‘relating to the memory. ’
immense
im mense |iˈmens ɪˈmɛns | ▶adjective extremely large or great, esp. in scale or degree: the cost of restoration has been immense | an immense apartment building. DERIVATIVES im men si ty |-sitē |noun ORIGIN late Middle English: via French from Latin immensus ‘immeasurable, ’ from in- ‘not ’ + mensus ‘measured ’ (past participle of metiri ).
immensely
im mense ly |iˈmenslē ɪˈmɛnsli | ▶adverb to a great extent; extremely: [ as submodifier ] : the president was immensely popular.
immerse
im merse |iˈmərs ɪˈmərs | ▶verb 1 dip or submerge in a liquid: immerse the paper in water for twenty minutes. • baptize (someone ) by immersion in water. 2 (immerse oneself or be immersed ) involve oneself deeply in a particular activity or interest: she immersed herself in her work | she was still immersed in her thoughts. ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from Latin immers- ‘dipped into, ’ from the verb immergere, from in- ‘in ’ + mergere ‘to dip. ’
immersion
im mer sion |iˈmərZHən, -SHən ɪˈmərʒən ɪˈmərʃən | ▶noun the action of immersing someone or something in a liquid: his back was still raw from immersion in the icy Atlantic Ocean. • deep mental involvement: she seeks total immersion in her own inner world. • a method of teaching a foreign language by the exclusive use of that language, usually at a special school. • baptism by immersing a person bodily (but not necessarily completely ) in water. • Astronomy, rare the disappearance of a celestial body in the shadow of or behind another. See also emersion. ORIGIN late 15th cent.: from late Latin immersio (n- ), from immergere ‘dip into ’ (see immerse ).
immersion heater
im mer sion heat er |ɪˈmərʒən ˌhidər | ▶noun an electric heating element that is positioned in the liquid to be heated.
immersive
im mer sive |iˈmərsiv ɪˌmərsɪv | ▶adjective (of a computer display or system ) generating a three-dimensional image that appears to surround the user.
Oxford Dictionary
immeasurable
im ¦meas ¦ur |able |ɪˈmɛʒ (ə )rəb (ə )l | ▶adjective too large, extensive, or extreme to measure: immeasurable suffering. DERIVATIVES immeasurability |-ˈbɪlɪti |noun, immeasurably adverb
immediacy
immediacy |ɪˈmiːdɪəsi | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the quality of bringing one into direct and instant involvement with something, giving rise to a sense of urgency or excitement: email works because it has the immediacy of a scribbled memo.
immediate
im ¦me ¦di |ate |ɪˈmiːdɪət | ▶adjective 1 occurring or done at once; instant: the authorities took no immediate action | the book's success was immediate. • relating to or existing at the present time: the immediate concern was how to avoid taxes. 2 nearest in time, relationship, or rank: no changes are envisaged in the immediate future | his immediate superior in the department. • nearest or next to in space: roads in the immediate vicinity of the port. • (of a relation or action ) without an intervening medium or agency; direct: coronary thrombosis was the immediate cause of death. 3 Philosophy (of knowledge or reaction ) gained or shown without reasoning; intuitive. DERIVATIVES immediateness noun ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense ‘nearest in space or order ’): from Old French immediat, or from late Latin immediatus, from in- ‘not ’ + mediatus ‘intervening ’, past participle of mediare (see mediate ).
immediate constituent
im ¦me ¦di |ate con |stitu |ent ▶noun Linguistics each of the constituents of a syntactic unit at the next level down in the hierarchy.
immediately
im ¦me ¦di |ate ¦ly |ɪˈmiːdɪətli | ▶adverb 1 at once; instantly: I rang immediately for an ambulance. 2 without any intervening time or space: she was sitting immediately behind me. • in direct or very close relation: they would be the states most immediately affected by any such action. ▶conjunction chiefly Brit. as soon as: let me know immediately she arrives.
immedicable
immedicable |ɪˈmɛdɪkəb (ə )l | ▶adjective archaic unable to be healed or treated; incurable. ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from Latin immedicabilis, from in- ‘not ’ + medicabilis (see medicable ).
Immelmann
Immelmann |ˈɪm (ə )lmən |(also Immelmann turn ) ▶noun an aerobatic manoeuvre consisting of a half loop followed by a half roll, resulting in reversal of direction and increased height. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: named after Max Immelmann (1890 –1916 ), German fighter pilot.
immemorial
im ¦me ¦mor |ial |ɪmɪˈmɔːrɪəl | ▶adjective originating in the distant past; very old: an immemorial custom. DERIVATIVES immemorially adverb ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from medieval Latin immemorialis, from in- ‘not ’ + memorialis ‘relating to the memory ’.
immense
im |mense |ɪˈmɛns | ▶adjective extremely large or great, especially in scale or degree: the cost of restoration has been immense | a factor of immense importance. DERIVATIVES immensity noun ORIGIN late Middle English: via French from Latin immensus ‘immeasurable ’, from in- ‘not ’ + mensus ‘measured ’ (past participle of metiri ).
immensely
im |mense ¦ly |ɪˈmɛnsli | ▶adverb to a great extent; extremely: [ as submodifier ] : the president was immensely popular.
immerse
im |merse |ɪˈməːs | ▶verb 1 [ with obj. ] dip or submerge in a liquid: immerse the paper in water for twenty minutes. • baptize (someone ) by immersion in water. 2 (immerse oneself or be immersed ) involve oneself deeply in a particular activity: she immersed herself in her work | she was still immersed in her thoughts. ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from Latin immers- ‘dipped into ’, from the verb immergere, from in- ‘in ’ + mergere ‘to dip ’.
immersion
im ¦mer |sion |ɪˈməːʃ (ə )n | ▶noun [ mass noun ] 1 the action of immersing someone or something in a liquid: his back was still raw from immersion in the icy Atlantic sea. • baptism by immersing a person bodily (but not necessarily completely ) in water. 2 deep mental involvement: her total immersion in work meant that she had few real friends. • a method of teaching a foreign language by the exclusive use of that language. 3 Astronomy the disappearance of a celestial body in the shadow of or behind another. ORIGIN late 15th cent.: from late Latin immersio (n- ), from immergere ‘dip into ’ (see immerse ).
immersion heater
im ¦mer |sion heat ¦er ▶noun Brit. an electric heating element that is positioned in the liquid to be heated, typically in a domestic hot-water tank.
immersive
im ¦mer |sive |ɪˈmɜːsɪv | ▶adjective (of a computer display or system ) generating a three-dimensional image which appears to surround the user.
American Oxford Thesaurus
immeasurable
immeasurable adjective the immeasurable riches provided to us by nature: incalculable, inestimable, innumerable, untold; limitless, boundless, unbounded, unlimited, illimitable, infinite, countless, never-ending, interminable, endless, inexhaustible; vast, immense, extensive, great, abundant; informal no end of; literary myriad.
immediate
immediate adjective 1 the UN called for immediate action: instant, instantaneous, swift, prompt, fast, speedy, rapid, brisk, quick, expeditious; sudden, hurried, hasty, precipitate; informal snappy. ANTONYMS delayed, gradual. 2 their immediate concerns: current, present, existing, actual; urgent, pressing, exigent. ANTONYMS past, future. 3 the immediate past: recent, not long past, just gone, latest. ANTONYMS remote. 4 our immediate neighbors: nearest, near, close, closest, next-door; adjacent, adjoining, contiguous. ANTONYMS distant. 5 the immediate cause of death: direct, primary. ANTONYMS indirect.
immediately
immediately adverb 1 it was necessary to make a decision immediately: straightaway, at once, right away, instantly, now, directly, promptly, forthwith, this /that (very ) minute, this /that instant, there and then, then and there, on the spot, here and now, without delay, without further ado, posthaste; quickly, as fast as possible, speedily, as soon as possible; informal ASAP, pronto, double-quick, on the double, pretty damn quick, PDQ, in /like a flash, like a shot, tout de suite; humorous toot sweet; archaic forthright. 2 I sat immediately behind him: directly, right, exactly, precisely, squarely, just, dead; informal smack dab.
immemorial
immemorial adjective immemorial customs: ancient, (very ) old, age-old, antediluvian, timeless, archaic, venerable, long-standing, timeworn, time-honored, tried and true; traditional; literary of yore.
immense
immense adjective an immense brick church | immense jars of mayonnaise: huge, vast, massive, enormous, gigantic, colossal, great, very large /big, monumental, towering, tremendous; giant, elephantine, monstrous, mammoth, titanic, king-size (d ), economy-size (d ); informal mega, monster, whopping, humongous, jumbo, astronomical, cosmic, ginormous, Brobdingnagian. ANTONYMS tiny. WORD TOOLKIT See colossal . Word Toolkits illustrate the difference between close synonyms by means of words typically used with them.
immensely
immensely adverb it was an immensely difficult decision: extremely, very, exceedingly, exceptionally, extraordinarily, tremendously, hugely, singularly, distinctly, outstandingly, uncommonly, unusually, decidedly, particularly, eminently, supremely, highly, remarkably, really, truly, mightily, thoroughly, in the extreme; informal terrifically, awfully, fearfully, terribly, devilishly, frightfully, seriously, mega, damn, damned, ever so, real, mighty, powerful, awful, darned; informal, dated devilish; archaic exceeding. ANTONYMS slightly.
immerse
immerse verb 1 litmus paper turns red on being immersed in acid: submerge, dip, dunk, duck, sink, plunge; soak, drench, saturate, marinate, wet, douse, souse, steep. 2 Elliot was immersed in his work: absorb in, engross in, occupy by /with, engage in, involve in /with, bury in, swamp with, lose oneself in; busy with, preoccupy with, fixate on /upon.
Oxford Thesaurus
immeasurable
immeasurable adjective he dreamed of possessing immeasurable riches: incalculable, inestimable, innumerable, unfathomable, fathomless, indeterminable, measureless, untold; limitless, boundless, unbounded, unlimited, illimitable, infinite, endless, never-ending, interminable, inexhaustible, bottomless; vast, immense, great, abundant; informal no end of; literary myriad; rare innumerous, unnumberable. ANTONYMS few.
immediate
immediate adjective 1 the UN resolution called for immediate action: instant, instantaneous, on-the-spot, prompt, swift, speedy, rapid, quick, expeditious; sudden, hurried, hasty, precipitate, abrupt; lightning, whirlwind, overnight; informal snappy, p.d.q. (pretty damn quick ); literary fleet, rathe; rare alacritous. ANTONYMS delayed; gradual. 2 there are no immediate plans to launch the product: current, present, existing, existent, actual, extant; urgent, pressing; archaic instant. ANTONYMS past; future. 3 the immediate past is of more importance than a remoter period: recent, not long past, just gone; occurring recently. ANTONYMS remote. 4 they have strong ties with their immediate neighbours: nearest, near, close, closest, next-door; adjacent, adjoining, abutting, contiguous, proximate. ANTONYMS distant. 5 the coroner identified the immediate cause of death: direct, primary. ANTONYMS indirect.
immediately
immediately adverb 1 it was necessary to make a decision immediately: straight away, at once, right away, right now, instantly, now, directly, promptly, forthwith, this /that (very ) minute, this /that instant, there and then, here and now, in a flash, without delay, without hesitation, without further ado, post-haste; quickly, as fast as possible, fast, speedily, with all speed, as soon as possible, a.s.a.p.; French tout de suite; informal before you can say Jack Robinson, pronto, double quick, in double quick time, p.d.q. (pretty damn quick ), toot sweet; Indian informal ekdam; archaic straightway, instanter, forthright. 2 I sat immediately behind him: directly, right, exactly, precisely, squarely, just, dead; close, closely, at close quarters; informal slap bang; N. Amer. informal smack dab.
immemorial
immemorial adjective an immemorial custom: ancient, old, very old, age-old, antediluvian, timeless, dateless, archaic, long-standing, long-lived, time-worn, time-honoured; ancestral, traditional, atavistic; of yore, rooted in the past. ANTONYMS recent.
immense
immense adjective an immense brick church dominates the town: huge, vast, massive, enormous, gigantic, colossal, great, very large, very big, extensive, expansive, monumental, towering, mountainous, tremendous, prodigious, substantial; giant, elephantine, monstrous, mammoth, titanic, Brobdingnagian, king-size, king-sized; informal mega, monster, whopping, whopping great, thumping, thumping great, humongous, jumbo, hulking; Brit. informal whacking, whacking great, ginormous. ANTONYMS tiny. WORD TOOLKIT immense See colossal . Word Toolkits illustrate the difference between close synonyms by means of words typically used with them.
immensely
immensely adverb it was an immensely difficult decision: extremely, very, exceedingly, exceptionally, especially, extraordinarily, tremendously, vastly, hugely, abundantly, intensely, acutely, singularly, significantly, distinctly, outstandingly, uncommonly, unusually, decidedly, particularly, eminently, supremely, highly, remarkably, really, truly, mightily, thoroughly, to a fault, in the extreme, extra; all that, to a great extent, most, so; Scottish unco; French très; N. English right; informal terrifically, awfully, fearfully, terribly, devilishly, majorly, seriously, mega, ultra, oh-so, stinking, mucho, damn, damned; informal, dated devilish, hellish, frightfully; Brit. informal ever so, well, bloody, dead, dirty, jolly, fair; N. Amer. informal real, mighty, powerful, awful, plumb, darned, way, bitching; S. African informal lekker; archaic exceeding. ANTONYMS slightly; by no means.
immerse
immerse verb 1 litmus paper turns red on being immersed in acid: submerge, plunge, dip, dunk, duck, sink; douse, souse, soak, drench, imbue, saturate, cover, rinse, wet. 2 the new Christian would be immersed in the river: baptize, christen; purify; informal, dated dip; rare lustrate. 3 Elliot was immersed in his work: absorb, engross, occupy, engage, involve, engulf, bury; busy, employ, distract, divert, preoccupy; informal lose oneself in, get lost in.
Duden Dictionary
Imme
Im me Substantiv, feminin dichterisch , die |I mme |mittelhochdeutsch imme, imbe, althochdeutsch imbi = Bienenschwarm, Herkunft ungeklärt; die Bedeutung »Biene « hat sich erst in spätmittelhochdeutscher Zeit aus dem kollektiven Sinn entwickelt Biene
Immediatgesuch
Im me di at ge such Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Immedi a tgesuch |unmittelbar an die höchste Behörde gerichtetes Gesuch
immediatisieren
im me di a ti sie ren schwaches Verb Geschichte |immediatis ie ren |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « zu immediat reichsunmittelbar machen eine immediatisierte Herrschaft
immens
im mens Adjektiv |imm e ns |lateinisch immensus, zu: im- (in- ) und metiri (2. Partizip: mensum ) = messen staunens-, bewundernswert groß; unermesslich [groß ] eine immense Leistung | immense Kosten | oft übertreibend er hat immenses Glück gehabt
Immenstock
Im men stock Substantiv, maskulin selten , der |I mmenstock |der Immenstock < Plural: Immenstöcke > Bienenstock
immensurabel
im men su ra bel Adjektiv |immensur a bel |unmessbar
Immensurabilität
Im men su ra bi li tät Substantiv, feminin , die |Immensurabilit ä t |lateinisch-neulateinisch Unmessbarkeit
immer
im mer Partikel |i mmer |zu: immer 1 betont; in Verbindung mit »noch « wirkt verstärkend in Aussage- und Fragesätzen das Kleid ist noch immer /immer noch modern | hast du noch immer /immer noch nicht genug? | er ist immer noch (schließlich, immerhin ) dein Vater 2 a unbetont wirkt verstärkend in Modalsätzen er lief, so schnell er immer konnte | du kannst essen, so viel du immer magst b unbetont umgangssprachlich wirkt verstärkend in Aufforderungs- und Fragesätzen lass ihn nur immer kommen! | immer langsam voran! nur nicht so schnell! | lasst uns immer aufbrechen, er wird uns schon einholen! | was treibst du denn immer ?eigentlich, überhaupt?
immer
im mer Adverb |i mmer |mittelhochdeutsch immer, iemer, althochdeutsch iomēr, aus je und mehr 1 a sich häufig wiederholend, sehr oft; gleichbleibend, andauernd, ständig, stets das Wetter war immer schön | sie blieb immer freundlich | immer neue Zugeständnisse machen | es ist immer dasselbe | immer und überall | immer und immer | mach es wie immer ! | so war es schon immer von jeher | ich habe es schon immer gewusst mir war das nicht neu, unbekannt | das ist für immer (in alle Zukunft ) vorbei | sie ist nicht immer (manchmal nicht ) anzutreffen | sie ist immer nicht ([fast ] nie ) anzutreffen | die immer gleichen Argumente vorbringen | die immer gleichen Turnschuhe tragen | immer währende (fortdauernde, fortwährende ) Dunkelheit | der immer währende (ständig gültige, für alle Jahre ablesbare ) Kalender | veraltet lebe wohl auf immer für alle Zeit | immer der Deine /deine! veraltete Grußformel in Briefen :b jedes Mal immer wenn wir ausgehen wollen, regnet es | er musste immer wieder von vorn anfangen | umgangssprachlich immer ich! jedes Mal soll ich schuld sein, bin ich dran, muss ich die Arbeit machen 2 immer + Komparativ nach und nach, in ständiger Steigerung es wird immer dunkler draußen | immer mehr Besucher kamen | herrliche Stücke, eins immer schöner als das andere! | die Reichen werden immer reicher und die Armen immer ärmer 3 umgangssprachlich jeweils sie lagen immer zu dritt in einem Zimmer | immer zwei und zwei nebeneinander aufstellen! | er nahm immer zwei Stufen auf einmal 4 Interrogativ- oder Relativpronomen bzw. -adverbien + immer [+ auch ] wirkt verallgemeinernd auch wir werden helfen, wo immer es (wo es auch ) nötig ist | was immer er (was er auch ) gesagt haben mag, es war gewiss nicht böse gemeint | wie immer das Spiel ausgeht, es war für mich das letzte
immerdar
im mer dar Adverb gehoben |i mmerd a r |immer, künftig, jederzeit jetzt und immerdar
immerfort
im mer fort Adverb |i mmerf o rt |ständig, fortdauernd; immer wieder jemanden immerfort anstarren
immer gleich
im mer gleich , im mer gleich Adjektiv immergleich |i mmer gl ei ch i mmergl ei ch |a stets gleichbleibend, sich nicht verändernd die immer gleichen Beteuerungen b stets der-, die-, dasselbe die immer gleichen Kleider anziehen
immergrün
im mer grün Adjektiv |i mmergrün |(von Pflanzen ) das ganze Jahr über grüne, funktionsfähige Blätter, Nadeln tragend immergrüner Regenwald | figurativ immergrüne (nie in Vergessenheit geratene, stets beliebte ) Melodien
Immergrün
Im mer grün Substantiv, Neutrum , das |I mmergrün |in mehreren Arten vorkommende, als Kraut oder Halbstrauch wachsende Pflanze mit gegenständigen, lederartigen Blättern und einzelnen blauen, roten oder weißen Blüten
immerhin
im mer hin Adverb |i mmerh i n |a einschränkend; drückt eine gewisse Anerkennung aus wenigstens, zumindest jedenfalls er hat sich immerhin Mühe gegeben | das ist immerhin beachtlich | immerhin hat er es versucht b einräumend freilich, ungeachtet dessen, allerdings, trotz allem versuchen wir es immerhin ! | er hat Bedenken gehabt, aber immerhin zugestimmt | immerhin , es geht auch so! c auf einen zu beachtenden [Neben ]umstand hinweisend schließlich, jedenfalls er ist immerhin dein Vater | der Marsch ging immerhin über dreißig Kilometer d immerhin + mögen gehoben [wenn ] auch mag es immerhin spät werden, ich komme auf alle Fälle
Immersion
Im mer si on Substantiv, feminin , die |Immersi o n |die Immersion; Genitiv: der Immersion, Plural: die Immersionen spätlateinisch immersio = Eintauchung, zu lateinisch immergere (2. Partizip immersum ) = ein-, untertauchen 1 Physik Einbetten eines Objekts in eine Flüssigkeit mit besonderen lichtbrechenden Eigenschaften (zur Untersuchung von Kristallformen und in der Mikroskopie )2 Astronomie Eintritt eines Himmelskörpers in den Schatten eines anderen 3 Methode des Fremdsprachenunterrichts, bei der die Schüler von Anfang an in großem Umfang in der Fremdsprache unterrichtet werden 4 EDV Eintauchen in eine virtuelle Umgebung
Immersionstaufe
Im mer si ons tau fe Substantiv, feminin , die |Immersi o nstaufe |die Immersionstaufe; Genitiv: der Immersionstaufe, Plural: die Immersionstaufen ältere (von den Baptisten noch geübte ) Form der christlichen Taufe durch Untertauchen des Täuflings; vgl. Aspersion
immerwährend
im mer wäh rend , im mer wäh rend Adjektiv immer während |i mmerwährend i mmer während |dauernd, anhaltend, fortwährend immerwährende Dunkelheit | der immerwährende (ständig gültige, für alle Jahre ablesbare ) Kalender
immerzu
im mer zu Adverb umgangssprachlich |i mmerz u |dauernd, ständig [sich wiederholend ], immer wieder die Leitung ist immerzu besetzt
French Dictionary
immédiat
immédiat , ate adj. adjectif 1 Instantané. : Un départ immédiat. Ce médicament donne un soulagement immédiat. 2 Qui précède ou qui suit sans intermédiaire. : Un supérieur immédiat. Leurs voisins immédiats sont très discrets. LOCUTION Dans l ’immédiat Dans un avenir bref, pour le moment. Note Orthographique i mm édiat.
immédiatement
immédiatement adv. adverbe Tout de suite. : Je viens immédiatement. SYNONYME sur-le-champ . Note Orthographique i mm édiatement.
immémorial
immémorial , iale , iaux adj. adjectif Si ancien qu ’on en a oublié l ’origine. : Des usages immémoriaux. Note Orthographique i mm é m orial.
immense
immense adj. adjectif 1 Extrêmement grand. : L ’immense étendue du Canada en fait le pays le plus grand du monde après la Russie. SYNONYME vaste . 2 Énorme. : Une immense fortune. SYNONYME colossal ; gigantesque . Note Orthographique i mm ense.
immensément
immensément adv. adverbe De façon immense. : Le Canada est immensément grand. Cette personne est immensément riche. Note Orthographique i mm ensément.
immensité
immensité n. f. nom féminin Caractère de ce qui est immense. : L ’immensité de l ’océan. Note Orthographique i mm ensité.
immerger
immerger v. tr. , pronom. verbe transitif Plonger entièrement dans un liquide. : On a immergé le scaphandrier dans le lac. Se plonger entièrement dans un liquide. : Le sous-marin s ’est immergé. Note Grammaticale À la forme pronominale, le participe passé de ce verbe s ’accorde toujours en genre et en nombre avec son sujet. Ils se sont immergés dans la piscine. Note Sémantique Ne pas confondre avec les verbes suivants: • émerger, surgir d ’un liquide; • submerger, recouvrir complètement d ’un liquide. changer Conjugaison Le g est suivi d ’un e devant les lettres a et o. Il immergea, nous immergeons.Note Orthographique i mm erger.
immérité
immérité , ée adj. adjectif Que l ’on n ’a pas mérité. : Une réprimande imméritée, un prix immérité. Note Orthographique i mm érité.
immersion
immersion n. f. nom féminin 1 Action de plonger un corps dans l ’eau. : L ’immersion d ’une ancre. 2 figuré Méthode d ’enseignement intensif d ’une langue seconde ou étrangère dans un milieu culturel différent. : Des cours d ’anglais en immersion dans une université britannique. LOCUTIONS Classe d ’immersion. Classe dans laquelle les élèves suivent une partie ou la totalité de leurs cours dans la langue seconde (Recomm. off. ). Enseignement par immersion. Enseignement donné dans les classes d ’immersion (Recomm. off. ). Note Orthographique i mm ersion.
immettable
immettable adj. adjectif Se dit d ’un vêtement que l ’on ne peut pas porter. Prononciation Les lettres im se prononcent in, [ɛ̃mɛtabl ], comme dans indésirable Note Orthographique i mm ettable.
immeuble
immeuble adj. et n. m. adjectif droit Se dit d ’un bien qui ne peut être déplacé. : Un bien immeuble. SYNONYME immobilier . ANTONYME meuble . nom masculin Grand bâtiment urbain à plusieurs étages. : Ce nouvel immeuble s ’intègre bien au voisinage. Un immeuble résidentiel. Note Technique On préférera les mots immeuble ou édifice au mot bâtisse, qui est parfois péjoratif. Immeuble de bureaux. Immeuble comportant des locaux à usage professionnel et administratif. : Un immeuble de bureaux (et non *édifice, immeuble à bureaux ) ultramoderne et vert. Immeuble d ’habitation. Immeuble comportant des appartements proposés en location ou vendus en copropriété. : Des immeubles d ’habitation bien entretenus. FORME FAUTIVE immeuble à bureaux. Construction fautive pour immeuble de bureaux.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
immeasurable
im meas ur a ble /ɪméʒ (ə )rəb (ə )l /形容詞 ｟かたく ｠計測できない ; 無限の ; 広大な .
immeasurably
im m é as ur a bly 副詞 ｟かたく ｠計り知れないほど, 無限に, 果てしなく .
immediacy
im me di a cy /ɪmíːdiəsi /名詞 複 -cies 1 U 即時性 ; 直接性 ; 緊急性 .2 C 〖通例 -cies 〗緊急に必要なもの .
immediate
im me di ate /ɪmíːdiət, -dʒət /〖im (打ち消し )mediate (間に介在する )〗(副 )immediately 形容詞 比較なし /2 はmore ～; most ～1 〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗即座の , 即刻の, 即時の 〈反応 行動 効果など 〉(instant )▸ promise an immediate reply 即答を約束する ▸ take immediate action 即座に行動する .2 〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗目下の , 目前の, 当面の, 急を要する 〈必要な事 問題など 〉(pressing )▸ our immediate plans 我々の目下の計画 3 〖名詞 の前で 〗(順序が )すぐ続いた ; いちばん近い 〈関係など 〉▸ in the immediate future ごく近い将来に ▸ my immediate family 私のいちばん近い親族 [身内 ]4 〖名詞 の前で 〗(空間的 距離的に )直接に接している, 隣の ; じかの, 直接の 〈原因など 〉▸ in the immediate area 隣接区域で ▸ one's immediate neighbor すぐ隣の人 ～̀ const í tuent 〘文法 〙直接構成 (要 )素 〘構造を直接構成する2つあるいはそれ以上の要素の1つ; ｟略 ｠IC 〙.
immediately
im me di ate ly /ɪmíːdiətli, -dʒət -/→immediate 副詞 比較なし 1 直ちに , 即座に , すぐに (at once )▸ almost immediately ほとんど同時に ▸ If you do so, let me know immediately .そうするなら直ちに知らせてください ▸ It was immediately apparent where Tom went .トムがどこに行ったかはすぐにわかった ▸ lie down immediately after eating 食後すぐ横になる 2 すぐ近くに ▸ immediately behind your car あなたの車のすぐ後ろに 3 直接に, じかに (directly )▸ be immediately concerned [affected, responsible ]直接かかわっている [影響を受けている, 責任がある ]接続詞 ｟英 かたく ｠…するやいなや (as soon as )▸ Please show me the book immediately you buy it .その本を買ったらすぐに私に見せてください (╳ … immediately you will buy itとしない; →when 接続詞 語法 (2 ))
immemorial
im me mo ri al /ɪ̀məmɔ́ːriəl /形容詞 ｟かたく ｠記憶 [記録 ]にないほど遠い昔の, 太古の ; 非常に古くからの ▸ from [since ] time immemorial 大昔から (の )
immense
im mense /ɪméns /〖im (打ち消し )mense (計ることができる )〗形容詞 more ～; most ～〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗1 (計り知れないほどに )広大な, 巨大な 〈土地 物など 〉(→huge ), 膨大な 〈量 〉, 計り知れない 〈程度 〉(enormous )▸ immense tracts of land 広大な土地 2 ｟俗 ｠すばらしい, すごい ; すてきな ▸ immense success すばらしい成功
immensely
im m é nse ly 副詞 1 ｟くだけて ｠とても, すごく, 非常に (greatly )▸ He was immensely pleased .彼はとてもうれしかった 2 広大に, 巨大に, 莫大 （ばくだい ）に ; 無限に .
immensity
im men si ty /ɪménsəti /名詞 複 -ties 1 U 広大, 巨大, 莫大 （ばくだい ）.2 C 広大 [莫大 ]なもの, 大量 .
immerse
im merse /ɪmə́ː r s /〖im (中へ )merse (浸す )〗動詞 ～s /-ɪz /; ～d /-t /; immersing 他動詞 1 〈人 物 〉を 【液体などに 】(完全に )沈める, 浸す «in » (→dip 1 )▸ immerse the bottle in boiling water to sterilize it 殺菌するためにびんを熱湯に浸す 2 〖～ oneself /be ～d 〗【仕事 娯楽などに 】熱中 [没頭 ]する «in » ; 【困難な状況などに 】巻き込まれる «in » ▸ I immersed myself in the Internet .私はネットに夢中になった ▸ be immersed in debt 借金で首がまわらない 3 〘宗 〙浸礼を施す 〘キリスト教で全身を水に浸す洗礼法 〙.
immersion
im mer sion /ɪmə́ː r ʒ (ə )n |-ʃ (ə )n /名詞 1 U C (水などに )浸す [される ]こと .2 U C 〘宗 〙浸礼 〘洗礼法の一種 〙.3 U «…への » 没頭, 熱中 «in » .4 U 〘教育 〙没入法 〘外国語をその環境の中で習得する方法 〙.5 U 〘天 〙潜入 〘恒星 惑星がほかの天体の背後に隠れること 〙.～́ h è ater ｟英 くだけて ｠投込電熱器 [湯沸かし器 ] 〘電熱コイル [棒 ]を直接水に浸して加熱する 〙.
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