Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective About to occur; impending.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Overhanging; fixed pendently or so as to overlook; projecting from above.
- Hence Threatening or about to fall or to occur; impending threateningly; hanging over one's head.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Threatening to occur immediately; near at hand; impending; -- said especially of misfortune or peril.
- adjective Full of danger; threatening; menacing; perilous.
- adjective rare (With
upon ) Bent upon; attentive to.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective
about tohappen ,occur , ortake place verysoon , especially of something which won't last long.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective close in time; about to occur
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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He used the term imminent because that is the legal requirement in the UN Charter, to which the US is a signatory and which is based upon the Nuremberg Charter established at the end of the Second World War.
White House Lied About Iraqi Yellowcake Buy, But That's Not the Biggest Scandal 2008
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Ever since the shooting we have heard a lot about mental illness, and specifically the term imminent danger.
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With the new term imminent, the school's website says its location has yet to be finalised.
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Since the federal government has failed absolutely to deal with the issue of illegal immigration and border security, my next guest proposes his own plan to handle what he calls the imminent invasion from Mexico.
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For days, the military has publicized what they call the imminent start of Operation Mushtarak, the Dari word for Together.
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For days, the military has publicized what they call the imminent start of Operation Mushtarak, the Dari word for Together.
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The Communist governments of Hungary, Poland, and East Germany were in imminent danger of collapse.
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Keep an eye on this one ... apparently Obama gave the order to shoot if the hostage was in "imminent danger".
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I asked Dave Gallo, the director of special projects at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, whether the oceans are in imminent danger of sponge-related desertification.
What's Your Problem? 2009
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And one hardly has to believe that Social Security is in imminent crisis to understand that it needs its revenue, and probably a bit more, to keep up promised payments starting in the 2040s.
Dan337 commented on the word imminent
Please follow the link for handy mnemonics and more usage notes.January 1, 2011