(immediate past)

  • 1immediate — adjective 1) the UN called for immediate action Syn: instant, instantaneous, swift, prompt, fast, speedy, rapid, brisk, quick, expeditious; sudden, hurried, hasty, precipitate; informal snappy Ant …

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  • 2immediate — adjective Etymology: Middle English immediat, from Anglo French, from Late Latin immediatus, from Latin in + Late Latin mediatus intermediate more at mediate Date: 15th century 1. a. acting or being without the intervention of another object,… …

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  • 3Immediate Action Rapid Deployment — (IARD) is a term used to describe a police tactic that provides swift deployment of law enforcement resources to developing or on going, life threatening situations where delayed deployment of emergency personnel could otherwise result in death… …

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  • 4Immediate — Im*me di*ate, a. [F. imm[ e]diat. See {In } not, and {Mediate}.] 1. Not separated in respect to place by anything intervening; proximate; close; as, immediate contact. [1913 Webster] You are the most immediate to our throne. Shak. [1913 Webster]… …

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  • 5Immediate amputation — Immediate Im*me di*ate, a. [F. imm[ e]diat. See {In } not, and {Mediate}.] 1. Not separated in respect to place by anything intervening; proximate; close; as, immediate contact. [1913 Webster] You are the most immediate to our throne. Shak. [1913 …

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  • 6past — past1 W1S1 [pa:st US pæst] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(previous)¦ 2¦(recent)¦ 3¦(finished)¦ 4¦(former)¦ 5¦(grammar)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1200 1300; Origin: Old past participle of pass] 1.) ¦(PREVIOUS)¦ [only before noun] done, used, or experienced before now …

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  • 7past — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 time before the present ADJECTIVE ▪ immediate, recent ▪ ancient, dim and distant (BrE), distant, remote ▪ Many modern festivals can be traced back …

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  • 8immediate — adj. VERBS ▪ be, seem ▪ The effect seems immediate. ADVERB ▪ almost ▪ The painkillers brought almost immediate relief …

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  • 9Past Tense (film) — Infobox Film name = Past Tense image size = caption = director = Graeme Clifford producer = Orson Welles writer = Scott Frost Miguel Tejada Flores narrator = starring = Scott Glenn Anthony LaPaglia Lara Flynn Boyle David Ogden Stiers Sheree J.… …

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  • 10immediate — adjective 1》 occurring or done at once.     ↘most urgent; current. 2》 nearest in time, space, or relationship.     ↘(of a relation or action) direct: coronary thrombosis was the immediate cause of death. 3》 Philosophy (of knowledge or reaction)… …

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