immediate
Cross references:
1. direct
im.me.di.ate \im-'e-d-e--*t, Brit often -'e--jit\ aj [LL immediatus, fr. L
in- + LL mediatus intermediate - more] at MEDIATE 1a: acting or being
without the intervention of another object, cause or a gency : DIRECT {the
~ cause of death} 1b: present to the mind independently of other states or
factors {~R awareness} 3: being next in line or relation {~ parties to the
quarrel} 3a: made or done at once : INSTANT {an ~ need} of time 3b: near
to or related to the present {the ~ past} 4: existing without intervening
space or substance {~ contact}; broadly : being near at hand {~
neighborhood}