imminent 音标拼音: ['ɪmənənt]
a . 即将来临的,逼近的
即将来临的,逼近的
imminent adj 1 :
close in time ;
about to occur ; "
retribution is at hand ";
"
some people believe the day of judgment is close at hand "; "
in imminent danger "; "
his impending retirement "
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synonym : {
at hand (
p )}, {
close at hand (
p )}, {
imminent },
{
impendent }, {
impending }]
Imminent \
Im "
mi *
nent \,
a . [
L .
imminens ,
p .
pr .
of imminere to project ;
pref .
im -
in minere (
in comp .)
to jut ,
project .
See {
Eminent }.]
1 .
Threatening to occur immediately ;
near at hand ;
impending ;
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said especially of misfortune or peril . "
In danger imminent ." --
Spenser .
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2 .
Full of danger ;
threatening ;
menacing ;
perilous .
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Hairbreadth scapes i '
the imminent deadly breach .
--
Shak .
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3 . (
With upon )
Bent upon ;
attentive to . [
R .]
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Their eyes ever imminent upon worldly matters .
--
Milton .
Syn :
Impending ;
threatening ;
near ;
at hand .
Usage : {
Imminent }, {
Impending }, {
Threatening }.
Imminent is the strongest :
it denotes that something is ready to fall or happen on the instant ;
as ,
in imminent danger of one '
s life .
Impending denotes that something hangs suspended over us ,
and may so remain indefinitely ;
as ,
the impending evils of war .
Threatening supposes some danger in prospect ,
but more remote ;
as ,
threatening indications for the future .
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Three times to -
day You have defended me from imminent death .
--
Shak .
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No story I unfold of public woes ,
Nor bear advices of impending foes . --
Pope .
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Fierce faces threatening war . --
Milton .
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108 Moby Thesaurus words for "
imminent ":
about to be ,
abusive ,
advancing ,
alarming ,
already in sight ,
anticipated ,
approaching ,
approximate ,
approximative ,
at hand ,
attracted to ,
awaited ,
bludgeoning ,
blustering ,
brewing ,
browbeating ,
bulldozing ,
bullying ,
close ,
close at hand ,
coming ,
comminatory ,
denunciatory ,
desired ,
destinal ,
destined ,
determined ,
drawn to ,
due ,
emergent ,
eventual ,
expected ,
extrapolated ,
fatal ,
fated ,
fatidic ,
fear -
inspiring ,
foreboding ,
foreseen ,
forthcoming ,
future ,
futuristic ,
gathering ,
going to happen ,
hectoring ,
hereafter ,
hoped -
for ,
immediate ,
impendent ,
impending ,
in danger imminent ,
in prospect ,
in reserve ,
in store ,
in the cards ,
in the offing ,
in the wind ,
in view ,
ineluctable ,
inescapable ,
inevasible ,
inevitable ,
instant ,
intimidating ,
later ,
likely ,
long -
expected ,
looming ,
lowering ,
lurking ,
menacing ,
minacious ,
minatory ,
momentary ,
near ,
near at hand ,
nearing ,
nigh ,
ominous ,
on the horizon ,
oncoming ,
overdue ,
overhanging ,
pending ,
planned ,
plotted ,
possible ,
predicted ,
preparing ,
presumed ,
probable ,
projected ,
promised ,
prophesied ,
prospective ,
proximate ,
sinister ,
terroristic ,
terrorizing ,
that will be ,
threatening ,
threatful ,
to come ,
to -
be ,
ultimate ,
unavoidable ,
upcoming ,
waiting
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IMMINENT Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster The meaning of IMMINENT is ready to take place : happening soon —often used of something bad or dangerous seen as menacingly near How to use imminent in a sentence
IMMINENT Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com Imminent definition: likely to occur at any moment; impending See examples of IMMINENT used in a sentence
IMMINENT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary IMMINENT definition: 1 coming or likely to happen very soon: 2 coming or likely to happen very soon: 3 (esp of… Learn more
imminent adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage . . . Definition of imminent adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more
Imminent - definition of imminent by The Free Dictionary 1 likely to occur at any moment; impending: Her death is imminent 2 projecting or leaning forward; overhanging
IMMINENT definition in American English | Collins English Dictionary 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
imminent - Wiktionary, the free dictionary imminent (comparative more imminent, superlative most imminent) About to happen, occur, or take place very soon, especially of something which won't last long quotations
American Heritage Dictionary Entry: imminent About to occur; impending: in imminent danger [Middle English iminent, from Old French imminent, from Latin immin ē ns, imminent-, present participle of immin ē re, to overhang : in-, in; see IN-2 + -min ē re, to jut, threaten; see men- 2 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots ]
Imminent - Definition, Meaning Synonyms | Vocabulary. com Something that is imminent is just about to happen: if you light a firecracker and then stick it down your pants, a very bad situation is imminent
IMMINENT - Definition Meaning - Reverso English Dictionary imminent definition: happening very soon, sometimes in a threatening way Check meanings, examples, usage tips, pronunciation, domains, and related words Discover expressions like "imminent abortion", "imminent loss"