English-Thai Dictionary

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

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

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.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

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.

 

Oxford Dictionary

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.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

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.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

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.

 

French Dictionary

immédiatement

immédiatement adv. adverbe Tout de suite. : Je viens immédiatement. SYNONYME sur-le-champ . Note Orthographique i mm édiatement.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

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 ))