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imminent

[ im-uh-nuhnt ]

adjective

  1. likely to occur at any moment; impending:

    Her death is imminent.

    Synonyms: ,

    Antonyms: ,

  2. projecting or leaning forward; overhanging.


imminent

/ ˈɪɪəԳ /

adjective

  1. liable to happen soon; impending
  2. obsolete.
    jutting out or overhanging
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈԱԳ, noun
  • ˈԱԳٱ, adverb
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ··ԱԳ· adverb
  • ··ԱԳ·Ա noun
  • ܲ···ԱԳ adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of imminent1

First recorded in 1520–30; from Latin imminent- (stem of ŧԲ ), present participle of ŧ “to overhang,” equivalent to im- im- 1 + -min- from a base meaning “jut out, project, rise” ( eminent, mount 2 ) + -ent- -ent
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of imminent1

C16: from Latin ŧ to project over, from im- (in) + to project; related to mons mountain
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Synonym Study

Imminent, Impending, Threatening all may carry the implication of menace, misfortune, disaster, but they do so in differing degrees. Imminent may portend evil: an imminent catastrophe, but also may mean simply “about to happen”: The merger is imminent. Impending has a weaker sense of immediacy and threat than imminent : Real tax relief legislation is impending, but it too may be used in situations portending disaster: impending social upheaval; to dread the impending investigation. Threatening almost always suggests ominous warning and menace: a threatening sky just before the tornado struck.
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Now, the charity fears the dry start to 2025 means the canal could run start to run dry in days without imminent rainfall.

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Illuminated by a single spotlight on a stage she has performed on many times before, she tells me she plans to die here "within months" of her imminent 40th birthday.

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“Nonetheless, this doesn’t do away with the profound blow to foreign investment following the U.S. government threats and the imminent economic slowdown — or crisis.”

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Bonta’s office called the order “unconstitutional, antidemocratic, and un-American,” and said it would cause California and other states “imminent and irreparable harm.”

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So members of the Black creative community were shocked and disappointed when Black Image Center recently announced on Instagram its imminent physical closure.

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