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imminant
French
Verb
imminant
- present participle of imminer
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imminent
English
Etymology
From the present participle of Latin immin?re (“to overhang”), from mine? ("to project, overhang"), related to minae (English menace) and mons (English mount). Compare with eminent.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??m?n?nt/ or /??m?n?nt/
Adjective
imminent (comparative more imminent, superlative most imminent)
- about to happen, occur, or take place very soon, especially of something which won't last long.
Usage notes
- Imminent and eminent are very similar sounds, and are weak rhymes; in dialects with the pin-pen merger, these become homophones. A typo of either word may result in a correction to the wrong word by spellchecking software. Imminent is also sometimes confused with immanent.
- Said of danger, threat and death.
Synonyms
- inevitable, immediate, impending; see also Thesaurus:impending
Derived terms
- imminence
- imminently
Related terms
- eminent
- prominent
Translations
Further reading
- imminent in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- imminent in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- imminent at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams
- miniment
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin immin?ns (“projecting, overhanging; threatening, menacing”).
Adjective
imminent (masculine and feminine plural imminents)
- imminent
Derived terms
- imminentment
Related terms
- imminència
Further reading
- “imminent” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “imminent” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “imminent” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “imminent” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
French
Etymology
From Latin immin?ns.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /i.mi.n??/
Adjective
imminent (feminine singular imminente, masculine plural imminents, feminine plural imminentes)
- imminent
Derived terms
- expérience de mort imminente
- imminemment
Further reading
- “imminent” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Latin
Verb
imminent
- third-person plural present active indicative of immine?
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