im·mi·nent ( m  -nnt)adj. About to occur; impending: in imminent danger. [Middle English iminent, from Old French imminent, from Latin immin  ns, imminent-, present participle of imminre, to overhang : in-, in; see in-2 + -minre, to jut, threaten; see men-2 in Indo-European roots.]im mi·nent·ly adv.im mi·nent·ness n. |
imminent
Adjective
likely to happen soon [Latin imminere to project over]
imminence n
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| 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
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, 절박한 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 迫近的 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
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