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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

/ 藞瑟尘瑟苍蓹苍迟 /

adjective

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

  • 藞颈尘尘颈苍别苍肠别, noun
  • 藞颈尘尘颈苍别苍迟濒测, adverb
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 颈尘路尘颈路苍别苍迟路濒测 adverb
  • 颈尘路尘颈路苍别苍迟路苍别蝉蝉 noun
  • 耻苍路颈尘路尘颈路苍别苍迟 adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of imminent1

First recorded in 1520鈥30; from Latin imminent- (stem of 颈尘尘颈苍脓苍蝉 ), present participle of 颈尘尘颈苍脓谤别 鈥渢o overhang,鈥 equivalent to im- im- 1 + -min- from a base meaning 鈥渏ut out, project, rise鈥 ( eminent, mount 2 ) + -ent- -ent
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of imminent1

C16: from Latin 颈尘尘颈苍脓谤别 to project over, from im- (in) + -尘颈苍脓谤别 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 鈥渁bout to happen鈥: 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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Example Sentences

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There is growing international pressure on Israel to lift its blockade, with warnings that mass starvation could be imminent and that intentionally starving civilians is a war crime.

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Having said this, the imminent election may be one of the most unpredictable there has ever been.

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But the reality is there are not many contests this year, not least because some have been postponed because of an imminent shake-up in local government structures in some places.

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He also teased that a radio comeback is imminent.

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But that only makes it more apparent that a potential reunion with Ramsey might be imminent.

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