how to pronounce immediate

/ˌɪˈmiːˌdiːət/

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immediate is pronounced in four syllables

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An example use of immediate in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… outside of our immediate class is huge …”

meanings of immediate

adjective:

Used to denote that a transmission is urgent.
Very close; direct or adjacent.
An artillery fire mission modifier for to types of fire mission to denote an immediate need for fire: Immediate smoke, all guns involved must reload smoke and fire. Immediate suppression, all guns involved fire the rounds currently loaded and then switch to high explosive with impact fused (unless fuses are specified).
Happening right away, instantly, with no delay.
Manifestly true; requiring no argument.
Embedded as part of the instruction itself, rather than stored elsewhere (such as a register or memory location).

immediate frequency in english - B2 level of CEFR

the word immediate occurs in english on average 27.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics immediate can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that immediate can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) communication, information, and media;

3) people, society, and culture;

4) transport and travel;