Wednesday, April 12, 2017

Imminent basicallly means "About to occur"

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    Imminent - definition of imminent by The Free Dictionary

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    im·mi·nent (ĭm′ə-nənt) adj. About to occur; impending: in imminent danger. [Middle English iminent, from Old French imminent, from Latin imminēns, imminent ... 




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    im·mi·nent

     (ĭm′ə-nənt)
    adj.
    About to occur; impending: in imminent danger.

    [Middle English iminent, from Old French imminent, from Latin imminēns, imminent-, present participle of imminēre, to overhang : in-, in; see in-2 + -minēre, to jut, threaten; see men-2 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]

    im′mi·nent·ly adv.
    im′mi·nent·ness n.
    American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

    imminent

    (ˈɪmɪnənt)
    adj
    1. liable to happen soon; impending
    2. obsolete jutting out or overhanging
    [C16: from Latin imminēre to project over, from im- (in) + -minēre to project; related to mons mountain]
    ˈimminence, ˈimminentness n
    ˈimminently adv
    Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

    im•mi•nent

    (ˈɪm ə nənt)

    adj.
    1. likely to occur at any moment; impending: Her death is imminent.
    2. projecting or leaning forward; overhanging.
    [1520–30; < Latin imminēre to overhang]
    im′mi•nent•ly, adv.
    im′mi•nent•ness, n.
    Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.

    imminent

    , immanent - Imminent is "about to happen" and immanent is "inherent" or "pervading the material world."See also related terms for inherent.


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