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The correct spelling is immediate.
How to pronounce immediate
/ɪˈmiːdɪət/
adjectiveIPA: /ɪˈmiːdɪət/
Say it like: Imm-edia-te
The correct spelling is immediate. Happening right away, instantly, with no delay. For example: "Computer users these days expect immediate results when they click on a link."
Usage Examples
“Computer users these days expect immediate results when they click on a link.”
“immediate family; immediate vicinity”
“Bravo Three, this Bravo Six. Immediate! We are coming under fire from the north from an unknown enemy, over!”
Definition
adjective
- 1.Happening right away, instantly, with no delay.
- 2.Very close; direct or adjacent.
- 3.Manifestly true; requiring no argument.
- 4.(of an instruction operand) embedded as part of the instruction itself, rather than stored elsewhere (such as a register or memory location)
- 5.(procedure word) Used to denote that a transmission is urgent.
Spelling pattern and memory trick
Pattern
Double consonant
Why it happens
Immediate has a double M: im-MED-iate.
Memory trick: Immediate needs two M letters to move fast.
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