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im·mi·nent  (m-nnt)

adj.

About to occur; impending: in imminent danger.

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[Middle English iminent, from Old French imminent, from Latin imminns, imminent-, present participle of imminre, to overhang : in-, in; see in-² + -minre, to jut, threaten; see men-² in Indo-European roots.]

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immi·nent·ly adv.

immi·nent·ness n.

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imminent [ˈɪmɪnənt]

adj

1. liable to happen soon; impending

2. Obsolete jutting out or overhanging

[from Latin imminēre to project over, from im- (in) + -minēre to project; related to mons mountain]

imminence , imminentness n

imminently  adv

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imminent, immanent - Imminent is "about to happen" and immanent is "inherent" or "pervading the material world."

See also related terms for inherent.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

imminent - close in time; about to occur; "retribution is at hand"; "some people believe the day of judgment is close at hand"; "in imminent danger"; "his impending retirement" impendent, impending, at hand, close at hand close - at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other; "close to noon"; "how close are we to town?"; "a close formation of ships"

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imminent

adjective near, coming, close, approaching, threatening, gathering, on the way, in the air, forthcoming, looming, menacing, brewing, impending, at hand, upcoming, on the cards, on the horizon, in the pipeline, nigh (archaic), in the offing, fast-approaching, just round the corner, near-at-hand They warned that an attack is imminent.
remote, distant, far-off, delayed

Translations

imminent [ˈɪmɪnənt] ADJ (= impending) → inminente

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imminent [ˈɪmɪnənt] adj → imminent(e)

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imminent

adj → nahe bevorstehend; to be imminent → nahe bevorstehen; I think an announcement is imminent → ich glaube, es steht eine Ankündigung bevor

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imminent [ˈɪmɪnənt] adj → imminente

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imminent

adj imminent [ˈiminənt]

(especially of something unpleasant) likely to happen etc very soon A storm is imminent. naderend داهِم، وَشيك الوُقوع надвиснал blízký, hrozící truende bevorstehen επικείμενος inminente (ähvardavalt) lähedal قریب الوقوع uhkaava imminent מְמַשמֵש וּבָא सन्निकट neizbježan, neminovan közelgő segera terjadi yfirvofandi imminente 差し迫った 임박한 artėjantis, gresiantis nenovēršams; draudošs segera terjadi op komst zijnd truende, overhengende, forestående grożący, nadchodzący iminente iminent надвигающийся blízky, blížiaci sa, hroziaci neizbežen neizbežan hotande, överhängande, nära förestående ซึ่งใกล้จะเกิดขึ้น (olması) yakın, eli kulağında 逼近的 неминучий نزدیک sắp xảy ra 迫近的

n imminence

nabyheid دُنو، قُرْب حُدوث الخَطَر заплаха naléhavost truende nærhed nahes Bevorstehen επικείμενη εξέλιξη inminencia (ähvardav) lähedus نزدیکی läheisyys imminence טְרוֹם הִתרַחַשׁוּת आसन्नता neizbježnost, neminovnost (fenyegető) közelség kedekatan, kesegaraan það að vera yfirvofandi imminenza 切迫 절박, 급박 neišvengiamumas, grėsmė nenovēršamība; draudi pasti akan menimpa nadering, nabijheid truende/forestående nærhet nieuchronność, bliskość iminência iminenţă неизбежность blízkosť, hrozba neizbežnost neizbežnost hotande närhet, överhängande fara การจวนเจียน yakınlık, yakın oluş 急迫 неминучість; наближення قریب ہونے کی صورت sự xắp xảy ra 急迫