imminent
adjectifattesté dans les dialogues
- //ˈɪmɪnənt//
- /[ˈɪmɪnənt]/
- //ˈɪmənənt//
- /[ˈɪmənənt]/
About to happen, occur, or take place very soon, especially of something which won't last long.
adjectif
- 1
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 is opportunity for full discussion.
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.
“Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation, and it is clear that we started this war due to pressure from Israel and its powerful American lobby.”
Étymologie
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.
Formes
- comparatif
- more imminent
- superlatif
- most imminent
imminent · About to happen, occur, or take place very soon, especially of something which won't last long.
immoral · Breaching principles of natural law, rectitude, or justice,…immortal · Not susceptible to death; living forever; never dying.immortality · The condition of being immortal. Never dying