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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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final
English
Etymology
From Middle English final, fynal, fynall, from Old French final, from Latin f?n?lis (“of or relating to the end or to boundaries”), from f?nis (“end”); see fine. Replaced native English endly (“final”)
Pronunciation
- enPR: f?'n?l, IPA(key): /?fa?.n?l/, [-n??]
- Rhymes: -a?n?l
- Hyphenation: fi?nal
Noun
final (plural finals)
- (US, Canada) A final examination; a test or examination given at the end of a term or class; the test that concludes a class.
- (sports) The last round, game or match in a contest, after which the winner is determined.
- A contest that narrows a field of contestants (finalists) to ranked positions, usually in numbered places (1st place/prize, 2nd place/prize, etc.) or a winner and numbered runners-up (1st runner-up, etc.).
- (phonology) The final part of a syllable, the combination of medial and rime in phonetics and phonology.
- (music) The tonic or keynote of a Gregorian mode, and hence the final note of any conventional melody played in that mode.
Descendants
- ? Japanese: ????? (fainaru)
Translations
Adjective
final (comparative more final, superlative most final)
- Last; ultimate.
- 1671, John Milton, Samson Agonistes
- Yet despair not of his final pardon.
- 1671, John Milton, Samson Agonistes
- Conclusive; decisive.
- Respecting an end or object to be gained; respecting the purpose or ultimate end in view.
- (grammar) Expressing purpose; as in the term final clause.
- (linguistics) Word-final, occurring at the end of a word.
Synonyms
- (last, ultimate): dernier (dated), endly, terminal
Antonyms
- initial
- early
- first
Translations
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- final in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- final in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Anagrams
- alfin, flain
Catalan
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA(key): /fi?nal/
Adjective
final (masculine and feminine plural finals)
- final
Synonyms
- darrer, últim
Derived terms
- finalment
Related terms
- finalitat
Noun
final m (plural finals)
- end (last point or moment of something)
- finale (chronological conclusion of a series of narrative works)
Synonyms
- (end): fi
Derived terms
- finalisme
- finalitzar
Noun
final f (plural finals)
- (sports, competitions) final, final round
Derived terms
- finalista
Further reading
- “final” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Crimean Tatar
Etymology
From Italian finale, from Latin f?n?lis, from f?nis (“end”).
Noun
final
- a final
Declension
Adjective
final
- final
References
- Mirjejev, V. A.; Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajins?ko-kryms?kotatars?kyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]?[1], Simferopol: Dolya, ?ISBN
French
Etymology
From Latin f?n?lis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fi.nal/
Adjective
final (feminine singular finale, masculine plural finaux, feminine plural finales)
- final (last)
- (linguistics, grammar) expressing purpose
Derived terms
Related terms
- finale
- finalement
- finaliser
- finaliste
- finalité
Further reading
- “final” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
German
Etymology
18th century, from Latin fin?lis, perhaps in part through French final. Recently revived to some degree by influence of English final.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fi?na?l/
- Rhymes: -a?l
Adjective
final (not comparable)
- (grammar) final; expressing purpose
- (solemn) final; conclusive; irrevocable (that which will not or cannot be changed anymore, sometimes implying death)
- (rare, pompous, chiefly anglicism) final; last
Declension
Synonyms
- (conclusive, irrevocable): endgültig; abschließend; unwiderruflich; entscheidend
- (last): letzter
Related terms
- Finale
Italian
Adjective
final (invariant)
- Apocopic form of finale
Noun
final m
- Apocopic form of finale
Ladin
Adjective
final m (feminine singular finala, masculine plural finai, feminine plural finales)
- final
Old French
Adjective
final m (oblique and nominative feminine singular finale)
- final, definitive, last
Declension
Descendants
- English: final
- French: final
Portuguese
Etymology
From Late Latin f?n?lis, from f?nis.
Pronunciation
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /fi.?na?/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /fi.?naw/, [f?.?n?ä??]
- Hyphenation: fi?nal
Adjective
final m or f (plural finais, comparable)
- final, ultimate, last
- Synonyms: derradeiro, último
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:final.
Noun
final m (plural finais)
- an end
- Synonyms: fim, término
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:final.
Noun
final f (plural finais)
- (sports) final
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:final.
Related terms
- fim
- finalista
- finalizar
- finalmente
Romanian
Etymology
From French final, from Latin finalis.
Adjective
final m or n (feminine singular final?, masculine plural finali, feminine and neuter plural finale)
- final
Declension
Related terms
- finalitate
- finaliza
Serbo-Croatian
Noun
final m (Cyrillic spelling ?????)
- (linguistics) final (last letter of word)
- (sports) final
Declension
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fi?nal/, [fi?nal]
- Hyphenation: fi?nal
- Rhymes: -al
Adjective
final (plural finales) (superlative finalísimo)
- final
Derived terms
Noun
final m (plural finales)
- an end
- Synonyms: fin, término
- (sports) final
Derived terms
Related terms
- fin
- finalista
- finalizar
- finalmente
Swedish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /f??n??l/
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Italian finale and French final from Latin fin?lis, from f?nis + -?lis.
Noun
final c
- a finale
Adjective
final (not comparable)
- (grammar) final, expressing purpose
Etymology 2
Borrowed from English final.
Noun
final c
- (sports) a final
Declension
Derived terms
See also
- kval
- turnering
Anagrams
- flina
Turkish
Etymology
From French final.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /final/
Noun
final (definite accusative finali, plural finaller)
- the end
- (education) the final exam
- (music) finale
- (sports) in tournaments: the last contest
Declension
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