Tra từ immediate - Từ điển American Heritage Dictionary 4th

im·me·di·ate (ĭ-mēʹdē-ĭt)adj.
1. Occurring at once; instant:
gave me an immediate response.
2.
a. Of or near the present time:
in the immediate future.
b. Of or relating to the present time and place; current: “It is probable that, apart from the most immediate, pragmatic, technical revisions, the writer's effort to detach himself from his work is quixotic” (Joyce Carol Oates).
3. Close at hand; near:
in the immediate vicinity.
See Synonyms at close.
4. Next in line or relation:
is an immediate successor to the president of the company.
5. Directly apprehended or perceived:
had immediate awareness of the scope of the crisis.
6. Acting or occurring without the interposition of another agency or object; direct. [Middle English immediat, from Old French, from Late Latin immediātus: Latin in-, not; see in-¹ + Latin mediātus, past participle of mediāre, to be in the middle; see mediate.] im·meʹdi·ate·ness n.