IMMINENT


Meaning of IMMINENT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈi-mə-nənt ]

adjective

Etymology: Latin imminent-, imminens, present participle of imminēre to project, threaten, from in- + -minēre (akin to Latin mont-, mons mountain) — more at mount

Date: 1528

: ready to take place ; especially : hanging threateningly over one's head

was in imminent danger of being run over

• im·mi·nent·ly adverb

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.