immediate

immediate
adjective
1) unmittelbar; (nearest) nächst... [Nachbar[schaft], Umgebung, Zukunft]; engst... [Familie]; unmittelbar [Kontakt]

your immediate action must be to ... — als erstes müssen Sie ...

his immediate plan is to ... — zunächst einmal will er ...

2) (occurring at once) prompt; unverzüglich [Handeln, Maßnahmen]; umgehend [Antwort]
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[i'mi:diət] 1. adjective
1) (happening at once and without delay: an immediate response.) unverzüglich
2) (without anyone etc coming between: His immediate successor was Bill Jones.) direkt
3) (close: our immediate surroundings.) unmittelbar
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2. conjunction
(as soon as: You may leave immediately you finish your work.) sobald
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im·medi·ate
[ɪˈmi:diət]
adj
1. (without delay) umgehend, sofortig attr, prompt
to take \immediate action/effect augenblicklich handeln/wirken
\immediate consequences unmittelbare Konsequenzen
2. attr (close) unmittelbar
in the \immediate area/vicinity in der unmittelbaren Umgebung/Nachbarschaft
sb's \immediate boss/superior jds unmittelbarer [o direkter] Chef/Vorgesetzter
sb's \immediate family jds nächste Angehörige
sb's \immediate friends jds engste Freunde
in \immediate future in nächster Zukunft
3. (direct) direkt
\immediate cause unmittelbarer Grund
an \immediate result ein sofortiges Ergebnis
4. (current) augenblicklich, unmittelbar
\immediate concerns/problems/needs dringende Anliegen/Probleme/Bedürfnisse
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[I'miːdɪət]
adj
1) knowledge, future, object, danger, threat, need, neighbour unmittelbar; vicinity, neighbourhood unmittelbar, nächste(r, s); cause, impact, successor direkt, unmittelbar

only the immediate family were invited — nur die engste Familie wurde eingeladen

in the immediate aftermath of the war — unmittelbar nach dem Krieg

our immediate plan is to go to France — wir fahren zuerst einmal nach Frankreich

he has no immediate plans to retire — er hat derzeit or im Moment nicht die Absicht, sich zur Ruhe zu setzen

2) (= instant) reply, reaction sofortig, umgehend, prompt; thought, conclusion unmittelbar; access direkt

to take immediate action — sofort handeln

with immediate effect — mit sofortiger Wirkung

to come into immediate effect — sofort in Kraft treten

this had the immediate effect of ... — das hatte prompt zur Folge, dass ...

for immediate delivery — zur sofortigen Lieferung

the matter requires your immediate attention — die Sache bedarf sofort Ihrer Aufmerksamkeit

3) (= most urgent) problem, concern dringendste(r, s)

my immediate concern was for the children — mein erster Gedanke galt den Kindern

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immediate [ıˈmiːdjət; -dıət; Br auch -dʒət] adj
1. unmittelbar:
a) nächst(gelegen):
in the immediate vicinity in unmittelbarer Nähe, in der nächsten Umgebung;
immediate constituent LING (größeres) Satzglied, Wortgruppe f
b) direkt:
immediate contact unmittelbare Berührung;
immediate cause unmittelbare Ursache;
immediate information Informationen pl aus erster Hand
2. (zeitlich) unmittelbar (bevorstehend), nächst(er, e, es):
in the immediate future in nächster Zukunft
3. unverzüglich, sofortig, umgehend (Antwort etc):
take immediate action sofort handeln;
immediate annuity sofort fällige Rente;
immediate matter JUR Sofortsache f;
immediate objective MIL Nahziel n;
immediate steps Sofortmaßnahmen
4. derzeitig, augenblicklich:
my immediate plans
5. nächst(er, e, es) (in der Verwandtschaftslinie):
my immediate family meine nächsten Angehörigen pl
6. PHIL intuitiv, direkt, unmittelbar
7. direkt betreffend, unmittelbar berührend
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adjective
1) unmittelbar; (nearest) nächst... [Nachbar[schaft], Umgebung, Zukunft]; engst... [Familie]; unmittelbar [Kontakt]

your immediate action must be to ... — als erstes müssen Sie ...

his immediate plan is to ... — zunächst einmal will er ...

2) (occurring at once) prompt; unverzüglich [Handeln, Maßnahmen]; umgehend [Antwort]
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adj.
direkt adj.
sofort adj.
unmittelbar adj.
unverzüglich adj. n.
sofortig adj.

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