Imminent definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

Examples of 'imminent' in a sentence. imminent ; The scarlet phone that warns emergency staff of imminent arrivals. Times, Sunday Times · 2014 ; The end of the war ... EnglishDictionary Thesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Korean Definitionof 'imminent'    WordFrequency Share× Credits× imminent (ɪmɪnənt ) adjective Ifyousaythatsomethingisimminent,especiallysomethingunpleasant,youmeanitisalmostcertaintohappenverysoon. Thereappearednoimminentdanger. Theywarnedthatanattackisimminent. Synonyms:near,coming,close,approaching MoreSynonymsofimminent imminence uncountablenounTheimminenceofwarwasoneveryone'smind.[+of] COBUILDAdvancedEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Video:pronunciationof imminent Youmayalsolike EnglishQuizConfusables Synonymsof'imminent' LanguageLover'sBlog FrenchTranslationof'imminent' Translateyourtext PronunciationPlaylists Wordoftheday:'myrrh' HindiTranslationof'imminent' NEWfromCollins! EnglishGrammar CollinsApps WordFrequency imminentinBritishEnglish (ˈɪmɪnənt ) adjective1. liabletohappensoon;impending 2. obsolete juttingoutoroverhanging CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Derivedformsimminence(ˈimminence) orimminentness(ˈimminentness)noun imminently(ˈimminently)adverb WordoriginC16:fromLatinimminēretoprojectover,fromim-(in)+-minēretoproject;relatedtomonsmountain WordFrequency imminentinAmericanEnglish (ˈɪmənənt ) adjective likelytohappenwithoutdelay;impending;threateningsaidofdanger,evil,misfortune Webster’sNewWorldCollegeDictionary,4thEdition.Copyright©2010by HoughtonMifflinHarcourt.Allrightsreserved. Derivedformsimminently(ˈimminently) adverb WordoriginLimminens,prp.ofimminere,toprojectover,threaten