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imminent
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im·mi·nent  (m-nnt)
adj.
About to occur; impending: in imminent danger.

[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.]

immi·nent·ly adv.
immi·nent·ness n.

imminent
Adjective
likely to happen soon [Latin imminere to project over]
imminence n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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"
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"

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 << OPPOSITE remote
Translations

imminent [ˈɪmɪnənt] adjinminente
imminent [ˈɪmɪnənt] adjimminent(e)
imminent [ˈɪmɪnənt] adjbevorstehend
imminent [ˈɪmɪnənt] adjimminente

imminent
adj imminent [ˈiminənt]
(especially of something unpleasant) likely to happen etc very soon A storm is imminent.naderendداهِم، وَشيك الوُقوعнадвисналblízký, hrozícítruendebevorstehenεπικείμενοςinminente(ähvardavalt) lähedalقریب الوقوعuhkaavaimminentמְמַשמֵש וּבָאसन्निकटneizbježan, neminovanközelgősegera terjadiyfirvofandiimminente差し迫った임박한, 절박한artėjantis, gresiantisnenovēršams; draudošssegera terjadiop komst zijndtruende, overhengende, foreståendegrożący, nadchodzącyiminenteiminentнадвигающийсяblízky, blížiaci sa, hroziacineizbeženneizbežanhotande, överhängande, nära föreståendeซึ่งใกล้จะเกิดขึ้น(olması) yakın, eli kulağında迫近的неминучийنزدیکsắp xảy ra
n ˈimminence
nabyheidدُنو، قُرْب حُدوث الخَطَرзаплахаnaléhavosttruende nærhednahes Bevorstehenεπικείμενη εξέλιξηinminencia(ähvardav) lähedusنزدیکیläheisyysimminenceטְרוֹם הִתרַחַשׁוּתआसन्नताneizbježnost, neminovnost(fenyegető) közelségkedekatan, kesegaraanþað að vera yfirvofandiimminenza切迫절박, 급박neišvengiamumas, grėsmėnenovēršamība; draudipasti akan menimpanadering, nabijheidtruende/forestående nærhetnieuchronność, bliskośćiminênciaiminenţăнеизбежностьblízkosť, hrozbaneizbežnostneizbežnosthotande närhet, överhängande faraการจวนเจียนyakınlık, yakın oluş急迫неминучість; наближенняقریب ہونے کی صورتsự xắp xảy ra

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