imminent
11Imminent — Imminent, lat. deutsch, bevorstehend; drohend; Imminenz, das Herannahen, besonders das drohende; imminiren, Gefahr drohen …
12imminent — impending Analogous words: threatening, menacing (see THREATEN): likely, *probable, possible: inevitable, ineluctable, inescapable, unescapable, unavoidable: expected, awaited (see EXPECT) Contrasted words: *distant, remote, far off: *doubtful,… …
13imminent — [adj] at hand, on the way about to happen, approaching, brewing*, close, coming, expectant, fast approaching, following, forthcoming, gathering, handwriting on the wall*, immediate, impending, ineluctable, inescapable, inevasible, inevitable, in… …
14imminent — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ about to happen. DERIVATIVES imminence noun imminently adverb. ORIGIN from Latin imminere overhang, impend …
15imminent — [im′ə nənt] adj. [L imminens, prp. of imminere, to project over, threaten < in , on + minere, to project: see MENACE] likely to happen without delay; impending; threatening: said of danger, evil, misfortune imminently adv …
16imminent — 01. When there is [imminent] danger, many people pray to God. 02. Analysts believe that an announcement of the company s bankruptcy is [imminent]. 03. When we saw the dark clouds gathering, we knew that rain was [imminent]. 04. The [imminence] of …
17imminent — imminently, adv. imminentness, n. /im euh neuhnt/, adj. 1. likely to occur at any moment; impending: Her death is imminent. 2. projecting or leaning forward; overhanging. [1520 30; < L imminent (s. of imminens), prp. of imminere to overhang,… …
18imminent — im|mi|nent [ˈımınənt] adj [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: , present participle of imminere to stick out, threaten ] an event that is imminent, especially an unpleasant one, will happen very soon imminent danger/threat/death/disaster etc ▪ He… …
19imminent — [[t]ɪ̱mɪnənt[/t]] ADJ If you say that something is imminent, especially something unpleasant, you mean it is almost certain to happen very soon. There appeared no imminent danger... They warned that an attack is imminent. Derived words: imminence …
20imminent — adjective an event that is imminent will happen very soon: A declaration of war now seemed imminent. | The company is now in imminent danger of collapse. compare immanent imminence noun (U) imminently adverb …
