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21imminent — 01. When there is [imminent] danger, many people pray to God. 02. Analysts believe that an announcement of the company s bankruptcy is [imminent]. 03. When we saw the dark clouds gathering, we knew that rain was [imminent]. 04. The [imminence] of …
22imminent — imminently, adv. imminentness, n. /im euh neuhnt/, adj. 1. likely to occur at any moment; impending: Her death is imminent. 2. projecting or leaning forward; overhanging. [1520 30; < L imminent (s. of imminens), prp. of imminere to overhang,… …
23imminent — im|mi|nent [ˈımınənt] adj [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: , present participle of imminere to stick out, threaten ] an event that is imminent, especially an unpleasant one, will happen very soon imminent danger/threat/death/disaster etc ▪ He… …
24imminent — [[t]ɪ̱mɪnənt[/t]] ADJ If you say that something is imminent, especially something unpleasant, you mean it is almost certain to happen very soon. There appeared no imminent danger... They warned that an attack is imminent. Derived words: imminence …
25imminent — adjective an event that is imminent will happen very soon: A declaration of war now seemed imminent. | The company is now in imminent danger of collapse. compare immanent imminence noun (U) imminently adverb …
26imminent — adjective Etymology: Latin imminent , imminens, present participle of imminēre to project, threaten, from in + minēre (akin to Latin mont , mons mountain) more at mount Date: 1528 ready to take place; especially hanging threateningly over one s… …
27imminent — im|mi|nẹnt 〈Adj.〉 drohend, nahe bevorstehend [<lat. imminens „hineinragend, drohend“, Part. Präs. zu imminere „hineinragen, drohen“] * * * im|mi|nẹnt <Adj.> [frz. imminent < lat. imminens (Gen.: imminentis), 1. Part. von: imminere …
28imminent — See eminent and immanent. See eminent, imminent See immanent, imminent …
29imminent — im|mi|nent [ ımınənt ] adjective likely or certain to happen very soon: Mussina s imminent departure is another blow for the team. Many species of animal are in imminent danger of extinction. ╾ im|mi|nent|ly adverb …
30imminent peril — Such peril under humanitarian doctrine means certain, immediate, and impending, and not remote, uncertain, or contingent; and likelihood or bare possibility of injury is not sufficient to create imminent peril. Hastings v. Coppage, Mo., 411… …
