imminent: Definition, Synonyms and Much More from Answers.com
- ️Wed Jul 01 2015
adj.
About to occur; impending: in imminent danger.
[Middle English iminent, from Old French imminent, from Latin imminēns, imminent-, present participle of imminēre, to overhang : in-, in; see in–2 + -minēre, to jut, threaten.]
imminently im'mi·nent·ly adv.
imminentness im'mi·nent·ness n.
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Impending; menacingly close at hand; threatening.
Imminent peril, for example, is danger that is certain, immediate, and impending, such as the type an individual might be in as a result of a serious illness or accident. The chance of the individual dying would be highly probable in such situation, as opposed to remote or contingent. For a gift causa mortis (Latin for "in anticipation of death") to be effective, the donor must be in imminent peril and must die as a result of it.
IN BRIEF: Expected to happen soon.
Probably the only place where a man can feel really secure is in a maximum security prison, except for the imminent threat of release.
— Germaine Greer, author.
Tutor's tip: An "immanent" (inherent; transcendent) performance by the dance troupe at the "imminent" (likely to happen soon) music festival would help the members become "eminent" (distinguished, prominent, or outstanding) international dancers.
Dansk (Danish)
adj. - umiddelbart forestående, overhængende, truende
Nederlands (Dutch)
aanstaand, dreigend, op komst
Français (French)
adj. - imminent
Deutsch (German)
adj. - unmittelbar bevorstehend, drohend
Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - επικείμενος, αμέσως προσεχής
idioms:
- be imminent essere imminente
Português (Portuguese)
adj. - iminente
Русский (Russian)
неизбежный, предстоящий
Español (Spanish)
adj. - inminente
Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - hotande, nära, förestående
中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
即将来临的, 逼近的
中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 即將來臨的, 逼近的
日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 差し迫った, 切迫した, 今にも起こりそうな
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - עומד לקרות, קרוב
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