imminent

== English == === Etymology === 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. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɪmɪnənt/, /ˈɪmənənt/ Homophones: eminent, immanent (pin–pen merger) === 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. ==== Usage notes ==== Imminent and eminent are very similar sounds, and are weak rhymes; in dialects with the pin-pen merger, these become homophones. A typo of either word may result in a correction to the wrong word by spellchecking software. Similarly imminent is not to be confused with immanent (“intrinsic and related concepts”) or immanant (“a certain type of scalar property of a matrix”). Imminent often implies imminence of adverse effects: urgency, danger, threat, or death, rather than desirable prospects. ==== Synonyms ==== inevitable, immediate, impending; see also Thesaurus:impending ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== eminent prominent ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === “imminent”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “imminent”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “imminent”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. === Anagrams === miniment == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin imminentem (“projecting, overhanging; threatening, menacing”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central) [im.miˈnen] IPA(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [im.miˈnent] === Adjective === imminent m or f (masculine and feminine plural imminents) imminent ==== Derived terms ==== imminentment ==== Related terms ==== imminència === Further reading === “imminent”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “imminent”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “imminent” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. “imminent” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962. == French == === Etymology === From Latin imminentem. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /i.mi.nɑ̃/ === Adjective === imminent (feminine imminente, masculine plural imminents, feminine plural imminentes) imminent ==== Derived terms ==== expérience de mort imminente imminemment ==== Related terms ==== imminence === Further reading === “imminent”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Latin == === Verb === imminent third-person plural present active indicative of immineō