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Meaning of immediate family

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

immediate

Pronunciation:/ɪˈmiːdɪət//ɪˈmi.di.ət/

adjective

Definitions

  1. Happening right away, instantly, with no delay.

    Example: Computer users these days expect immediate results when they click on a link.

  2. Very close; direct or adjacent.

    Example: immediate family;  immediate vicinity

  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)