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im·mi·nent
(ĭm′ə-nənt)adj.
About to occur; impending: in imminent danger.
[Middle English iminent, from Old French imminent, from Latin imminēns, imminent-, present participle of imminēre, to overhang : in-, in; see in-2 + -minēre, to jut, threaten; see men- in Indo-European roots.]
im′mi·nent·ly adv.
im′mi·nent·ness n.
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| Adv. | 1. | imminently - in an imminent manner |
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