Imminent

From Fresh Dictionary

Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Usage note 1.3.2 Synonyms 1.3.3 Derived terms 1.3.4 Related terms 1.3.5 Translations 2 French 2.1 Adjective

English

Etymology

From the present participle of Latin imminere, "to overhang", from minere, "to jut out".

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈɪmɪnənt/ or /ˈɪmənənt/

Adjective

imminent

1. about to happen, occur, or take place very soon, especially of something which won't last long.

Usage note

Imminent and eminent are very similar sounds, and are weak rhymes; in some dialects, these may be confused. A typo of either word may result in a correction to the wrong word by spellchecking software.

Synonyms

1. immediate, impending

Derived terms

• imminence
• imminently

Related terms

• eminent
• prominent

Translations

• Finnish: tuleva
• German: bevorstehend (1)
• Ido: minac-anta

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French

Adjective

imminent

1. imminent

et:imminent fr:imminent id:imminent ru:imminent zh:imminent