immediate

/ˌɪˈmiˌdiət/ih-MEE-dee-uht
/ˌɪˈmiˌdiət/ih-MEE-dee-uht

Meaningwith nothing in the middle

Common meaning: at once

Other meanings: with nothing in between

‘in, into’ + ‘middle’ → immediate

Journey through time

  1. Latinmedius‘middle’
  2. Frenchimmediat
  3. Englishimmediate‘at once’ · today

im- also in: imbibeimmureimpaleimpartimpede

medi also in: mediamediummediatemedievalmediocre

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin medius ‘middle’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry medius, p. 1122 · dictionary scan

Roots

Related words

intermediatemediamediatemedievalmediocremedium

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