imminent
21imminent — adjective Etymology: Latin imminent , imminens, present participle of imminēre to project, threaten, from in + minēre (akin to Latin mont , mons mountain) more at mount Date: 1528 ready to take place; especially hanging threateningly over one s… …
22imminent — im|mi|nẹnt 〈Adj.〉 drohend, nahe bevorstehend [<lat. imminens „hineinragend, drohend“, Part. Präs. zu imminere „hineinragen, drohen“] * * * im|mi|nẹnt <Adj.> [frz. imminent < lat. imminens (Gen.: imminentis), 1. Part. von: imminere …
23imminent — See eminent and immanent. See eminent, imminent See immanent, imminent …
24imminent — im|mi|nent [ ımınənt ] adjective likely or certain to happen very soon: Mussina s imminent departure is another blow for the team. Many species of animal are in imminent danger of extinction. ╾ im|mi|nent|ly adverb …
25IMMINENT — ENTE. adj. Qui est près de tomber sur quelqu un, sur quelque chose. Il ne s emploie guère que figurément et dans certaines phrases. Une ruine, une disgrâce imminente. Péril imminent …
26imminent — adj. Imminent is used with these nouns: ↑arrival, ↑catastrophe, ↑danger, ↑death, ↑demise, ↑departure, ↑destruction, ↑disaster, ↑execution, ↑extinction, ↑invasion, ↑ …
27imminent — Synonyms and related words: about to be, abusive, advancing, alarming, already in sight, anticipated, approaching, approximate, approximative, at hand, attracted to, awaited, bludgeoning, blustering, brewing, browbeating, bulldozing, bullying,… …
28imminent — im|mi|nent <über gleichbed. fr. imminent aus lat. imminens, Gen. imminentis, Part. Präs. von imminere, vgl. ↑imminieren> drohend, nahe bevorstehend (z. B. von Fehlgeburten; Med.) …
29imminent — adjective 1》 about to happen. 2》 archaic overhanging. Derivatives imminence noun imminently adverb Origin ME: from L. imminent , imminere overhang, impend , from in upon, towards + minere to project …
30imminent — adjective a cease fire was imminent Syn: impending, close (at hand), near, (fast) approaching, coming, forthcoming, on the way, in the offing, in the pipeline, on the horizon, in the air, just around the corner, coming down the pike, expected,… …
