proximate

About 1.11 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective Close or closest; adjacent.
2. adjective Immediately preceding or following in a chain of causation.

   The proximate cause of the damage must be established.

3. adjective About to take place; impending.
4. noun A grammatical marker that distinguishes a relatively salient referent in a given context from a relatively non-salient (obviative) one.

Similar words

immediate close nearby near approximate next imminent impending upcoming forthcoming

Often followed by

cause causes and to analysis result principles or determinants causation

Word family

proximately proximateness proximatenesses