imminent
Syllables: im·min·ent/ˈɪmɪnənt/
imminent adjective: about to happen, occur, or take place very soon, especially of something which won't last long.
Adjective
imminent (comparative more imminent, superlative most imminent)
- About to happen, occur, or take place very soon, especially of something which won't last long.
- To courageous, self-reliant men, with confidence in the power of free and fearless reasoning applied through the processes of popular government, no danger flowing from speech can be deemed clear and present unless the incidence of the evil apprehended is so imminent that it may befall before there...1927, Whitney v. California
- The Second World War was reaching fever pitch, with the entire Allied effort in top gear for the imminent invasion of Europe, while later that month buzz bombs would start falling on London.2022 January 12, Benedict le Vay, “The heroes of Soham...”, in RAIL, number 948, page 42
- Synonyms:
- inevitable, immediate, impending, around the corner, at hand, forthcoming, impendent, in the offing, in the wind, instant
imminent meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Malayalam
imminent in Tamil
- உடனடியாக நிகழக்கூடிய, உடன் நிகழ உள்ள, நெருங்கிவர உள்ள
imminent in Urdu
- قریب, سر پر لٹکا
imminent in Bengali
- imminent, approaching
- নিকট nikoṭ, নিকটবর্তী
imminent in Malayalam
- ഉടൻ ഉണ്ടായേക്കാവുന്ന, അടുത്തെത്തിയ, ആസന്നമായ, ആപൽസൂചകമായ
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- imminent in Kannada
- ಕೂಡಲೇ ನಡೆಯಲಿರುವ, ಹತ್ತಿರ ಬಂದ, ಸನ್ನಿಹಿತ, ಆಸನ್ನ
- imminent in Odia
- ଆସନ୍ନ
- imminent in Sanskrit
- भविष्य bhaviṣya
- imminent in Arabic
- وَشِيك wašīk
- imminent in Persian
- قریبالوقوع qarib-ol-voqu'
Examples of imminent in a sentence
- The guard blew his whistle to indicate imminent departure.
- The present stock tailspin proves bankruptcy is imminent.
- Despite many rounds of talks, a solution to the problem does not seem imminent.
Synonyms of imminent
Forms of imminent
| comparative | more imminent |
|---|---|
| superlative | most imminent |
Origin of imminent
From the present participle of Latin imminēre (“to overhang”), from mineō ("to project, overhang"), related to minae (English menace) and mons (English mount). Compare with eminent.
Words formed from imminent
Phrases with imminent
Questions about imminent
- What does imminent mean?
- Imminent means about to happen, occur, or take place very soon, especially of something which won't last long.
- What is imminent in Tamil?
- Imminent in Tamil is உடனடியாக நிகழக்கூடிய, உடன் நிகழ உள்ள, நெருங்கிவர உள்ள. See Imminent meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is imminent?
- Imminent is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce imminent?
- Imminent is pronounced /ˈɪmɪnənt/.
Words near imminent in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: imminent (page history and authors); imminent (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); imminent (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); নিকট (Bengali) (page history and authors); imminent (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); imminent (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); imminent (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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