Difference between Immediate and Close

What is the difference between Immediate and Close?

Immediate as an adjective is happening right away, instantly, with no delay while Close as an adjective is closed, shut.

Immediate

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: happening right away, instantly, with no delay Very close; direct or adjacent.

Example sentence: In my reviews, I feel it's good to make it clear that I'm not proposing objective truth, but subjective reactions; a review should reflect the immediate experience.

Close

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Closed, shut.At a little distance; near.Intimate; well-loved.hot, humid, with no wind.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To obstruct (an opening).To move so that an opening is closed.To put an end to.To make (e.g. a gap) smaller.To have a vector sum of 0; that is, to form a closed polygon.To make a sale.To make the final outs, usually three, of a game.To terminate a computer program or a window or file thereof.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: An end of something.An enclosed field.A street that ends in a dead end.A very narrow alley between two buildings, often overhung by one of the buildings above the ground floor.A cathedral close.

Example sentence: The towels were so thick there I could hardly close my suitcase.

We hope you now know whether to use Immediate or Close in your sentence.

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