Definition of immediate
1 a
: acting or being without the intervention of another object, cause, or agency : direct
- the immediate cause of death
b
: present to the mind independently of other states or factors
- immediate awareness
c
: involving or derived from a single premise
- an immediate inference
2
: being next in line or relation
- the immediate family
3 a
: existing without intervening space or substance
- brought into immediate contact
b
: being near at hand
- the immediate neighborhood
4 a
: occurring, acting, or accomplished without loss or interval of time : instant
- an immediate need
b (1)
: near to or related to the present
- the immediate past
(2)
: of or relating to the here and now : current
- too busy with immediate concerns to worry about the future
5
: directly touching or concerning a person or thing
- the child's immediate world is the classroom
